Vista SP1 RTM

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: QuixoticOne
Thanks, Microsoft, another dissatisfied customer; I'm sure "WOWed" that I've spent hundreds of dollars and hours on Vista since one year ago and STILL can't even get all the CURRENTLY RELEASED fixes you've had kicking around for MONTHS, but sit waiting for another MONTH for you to deign to dole out the patches.

You should already have all of the fixes not unique to SP1 which apply to your installation via Windows Update. There are some hotfixes which MS doesn't release through Windows Update but they usually only affect the minority of customers.

 

[Aberforth]

guys, let me know if installting SP1 RTM deactivates your license as I do not want to waste my $400 retail copy of vista. Just want to be sure ....

 

[QuixoticOne]

Originally posted by: Aberforth
guys, let me know if installting SP1 RTM deactivates your license as I do not want to waste my $400 retail copy of vista. Just want to be sure ....

Ok I'm confused.

Yes,
I know WGA sucks,
I know WGA makes mistakes and says valid licenses aren't,
but most commonly, even if installing SP1 somehow corrupted your activation status, or even if your HDD crashed and you had to reinstall / reactivate, generally you should be able to reactivate the same key on the same machine without an unusual amount of difficulty (which is NOT to excuse the USUAL amount of difficulty they inflict on their customers).

SP1, AFAIK, DOES have things inside it to DEACTIVATE (or at least DISABLE) things like the OEM preactivation / fake OEM BIOS hacks, stop grace timer hacks, etc. It probably also blacklists a bunch of known compromised OEM or other keys I'd guess.

So basically if you KNOW you're running a version that was hacked to prevent your needing to activate it, or with a hacked key, yes, installing SP1 may 'deactivate' a previously working system.

Otherwise the worst that'd likely happen is that SP1 is unstable on your system, it crashes your hard drive, you lose your time / data, but -- don't panic, you can be reassured that you can always REINSTALL GENUINE MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA, reactivate, be WOWed by the great new experience, and enjoy all the advantages of running a fresh install of your WGA / DRM spyware while you have a few stiff drinks trying to forget all the data / money / time you lost due to their instability.

Personally I've been running SP1 RC0 X64 for a few weeks, and haven't had too many problems other than that subsequent updates don't work, and that VISTA is.....VISTA. Oy.

Personally if I was going to have lots of PAIN and LOSS if SP1 hosed my system / activation / whatever, I'd spend $99 on a 2nd hard disk, ghost my full partition(s) onto the backup drive, THEN install SP1.

 

[Aberforth]

huh? I've seen office XP or 2003 used to deactivate itself if you install it prior to the release date, I am not sure whether it will blacklist your key - it depends on what type of license you have. Right now I have Ultimate x64 retail with SP1 RC but I want to be completely sure about this before installing SP1 RTM.

 

[QuixoticOne]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

You should already have all of the fixes not unique to SP1 which apply to your installation via Windows Update. There are some hotfixes which MS doesn't release through Windows Update but they usually only affect the minority of customers.

I wish that were so, but It doesn't seem that way from the following document. It looks like there are TONS of MAJOR problems that can affect virtually anyone with VISTA (e.g. problems with USB, sleep/hibernate, media center, audio, networking, drivers, etc...) with very mature hotfixes that have been out for months, but those hotifixes aren't available for dowload or via WU.

Installing SP1 is the ONLY (AFAIK) way to get these and dozens of other effectively essential fixes that make the difference between VISTA being categorically unusable (even relative to XP's feature set) versus it
being MAYBE usable.

Thus it's a slap in the face to all their paying customers that they'd withhold not JUST SP1, but ALSO all the hundreds of hotfixes that've been released for months previously.

q.v.

Hotfixes and Security Updates included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Microsoft Corporation
Published: December 2007
Abstract
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 includes all previously released updates for Windows Vista. Many of these updates are available to the public on the Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update, while others are only available to specific customers or partners. It is standard practice to include all of these updates in a Service Pack and as such they are included in Longhorn.

...which lists the VAST MAJORITY of hotfixes in SP1 (as of the RC0 timeframe when that document was published) as "Publically Available: NO" status. These are HUNDREDS of hotfixes, and comprise well over 90% of SP1's total content.

e.g.:

939677
An application that is packaged by a version of InstallShield that is earlier than InstallShield 12 cannot be installed under the system account context in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Applications
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939677

870853
Office 2003 and 2007 Office documents open read-only in Internet Explorer
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870853

928870
FIX: An exception is not handled correctly when you use a try-catch block to handle an exception from multi-threads in the .NET Framework 2.0
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928870

929916
Description of the security update for the .NET Framework 2.0 for Windows Vista: July 10, 2007
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929916

930261
You randomly receive a "Stop 0000000xA" error in Storport.sys when you start Windows Vista
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930261

930618
You cannot access files on a memory card in a networked printer's built-in memory card reader, and you receive an error message in Windows Vista or in Windows XP SP2: "\\<IP_Address>\memory_card refers to a location that is unavailable"
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930618

930917
An optical disc appears to be blank after you format the disc by using the Live File System component on a Windows Vista-based computer
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930917

930979
You may receive a "Stop 0x0000007E" error message after you enable the BitLocker Drive Encryption feature in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930979

931619
When you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in Windows Vista, the device in question may not be removed as expected
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931619

931654
Error message when you format a disc by using the Live File System component on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Windows was unable to complete the format"
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931654

931674
You may be unable to use a WSD-based scanner driver to transfer scanned data in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931674

932045
Error message when you use a network connection to copy a large file from one Windows Vista-based computer to another Windows Vista-based computer: "The connection has been lost"
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932045

933207
You may be unable to read from DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL discs that were recorded in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933207

933595
Error message when you try to install a hotfix on a Windows Vista-based computer in a domain: "Installer encountered an error: 0x8007177f. This machine is disabled for file encryption"
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933595

933771
Windows Explorer stops responding or the Svchost.exe process stops responding when you try to copy encrypted files to a WebDAV resource in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933771

934202
You experience slow performance on a Windows Vista-based computer after you establish a VPN connection
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934202

934429
The "Allow hybrid sleep" option is intermittently missing from the Advanced Settings tab of the Power Options dialog box in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934429

934637
You may be unable to install a device on a computer that is running a non-English version of Windows Vista
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934637

935366
Access may stop responding when you open a remote database
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935366

935427
When you transfer a file between a Windows Vista-based client computer and a file server, Windows Vista stops responding
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935427

935606
Backup system files are not restored as expected when you use third-party system restore applications on a Windows Vista-based computer
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935606

935663
Changes to an offline file are not saved to the server when files are synchronized in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935663

935755
You cannot access a shared network resource that is hosted by a Windows Vista-based computer if the SMB request packet exceeds the MTU size
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935755

936205
Files are corrupted if the computer switches to suspend mode while you synchronize offline files in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936205

937187
Error message when you try to install a new hardware device in Windows Vista: "Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device"
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937187

937381
Error message when you try to shut down Windows Vista: "The instruction at 0x77f05148 referenced memory at 0x96ac3ce4. The memory could not be written"
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937381

938091
After you resolve an offline files synchronization conflict by using the "Keep both versions" option, the conflict occurs again on a Windows Vista-based computer
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938091

938475
Error message when you use a Windows Vista-based computer to try to access files on a Windows Vista-based file server: "<DriveLetter>:\ is not accessible. Insufficient system resources exist to complete the API"
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938475

939008
Error message when you start a Windows Vista-based computer on which Windows ReadyBoost is running: "STOP: 0x0000006F SESSION3 INITIALIZATION FAILED"
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939008

939720
Error message when you start a Windows Vista-based computer: "STOP: 0x00000050 PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA"
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939720

941492
Stop error message when the computer resumes from hibernation in Windows Vista: "STOP 0x0000000A"
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941492

942365
On a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot view the pop-up menu when you try to access a DVD-VR format DVD that was created by using a consumer electronics DVD recorder
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942365

942682
Error message when you try to use the Computer Management tool on a Windows Vista-based computer that has a USB card reader or a built-in card reader: "Windows - No Disk"
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942682

943412
You may experience delays when an operating system shuts down if the computer is running a managed service together with the .NET Framework 2.0
Hotfix
Base Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943412

933251
FIX: Internet Explorer may use a high percentage of the CPU resources when error code 404 is returned
Hotfix
Data Services
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933251

941179
FIX: The MSXML 6.0 old parser does not convert line feeds to spaces as expected
Hotfix
Data Services
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941179

934056
Error message when you try to print a picture from the Search window in Windows Vista: "Windows can't find this picture"
Hotfix
Desktop Shell
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934056

935415
The original file is overwritten when you select a file name from the history list in the Save As dialog box in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Desktop Shell
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935415

936054
Error message when you try to move a folder to a mount point folder that is located on the same disk in Windows Vista: "Access Denied"
Hotfix
Desktop Shell
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936054

938062
A red "X" appears in the icon for a mapped network drive in Windows Vista, even though you can successfully access the drive
Hotfix
Desktop Shell
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938062

940508
In Windows Vista, a USB device may lose data if you right-click the device in Windows Explorer and then click Eject
Hotfix
Desktop Shell
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940508

942435
Error message when you try to copy files from a Windows Vista-based computer to another computer by using Windows Explorer: "Out of memory There is not enough memory to complete this operation"
Hotfix
Desktop Shell
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942435

942869
The read speed of the DVD-R/RW drive is much slower than the expected speed on a Windows Vista-based computer
Hotfix
Desktop Shell
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942869

943805
An item that you copy to a Windows Vista desktop does not appear on the desktop even though it appears in the Desktop folder
Hotfix
Desktop Shell
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943805

925255
Power consumption increases when you run a WPF-based program that runs an animation in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925255

925832
FIX: Error message when you browse a file that uses a custom MIME type in Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7: "The file you are downloading cannot be opened by the default program"
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925832

928387
Internet Explorer stops responding after you click a link on a Web site
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928387

932044
A Web site cannot set a cookie if the Domain attribute is in uppercase characters and has an odd number of characters in Internet Explorer 7
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932044

932471
FIX: Error message when you try to open or to create a protected XPS document by using the XPS viewer that is included with the .NET Framework 3.0: "Cannot open this document because your permissions have expired"
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932471

932539
The screen may go blank when you try to upgrade the video driver on a Windows Vista-based computer
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932539

932562
When you try to open an FTP site by using a Web proxy in Windows Internet Explorer 7, you cannot open the FTP Web site
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932562

932653
The pointer for a high performance mouse does not move correctly in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932653

933006
A Web page is blank in Internet Explorer 7
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933006

933133
When you try to use Internet Explorer 7 to download a file from a Web page, the file name changes
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933133

934275
You cannot watch streaming video or download a file after you install Windows Internet Explorer 7
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934275

934376
You may be unable to use an FTP application to upload a file to a remote server on a computer that has Internet Explorer 7 installed
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934376

935544
FIX: Windows Internet Explorer 7 may crash when you use it to visit a Web site
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935544

935575
FIX: When you try to use Windows Internet Explorer 7 to display a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file on a local computer, Internet Explorer 7 cannot display the SVG file
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935575

935579
FIX: When you access an external document by using a link in an inline frame in Internet Explorer 7, the value of the document object is returned as "undefined"
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935579

935607
The CopyImage function may fail in Windows Vista if you use this function to copy a large bitmap
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935607

935729
You cannot open a Web page by using Windows Internet Explorer 7 if the URL of the Web page contains non-ASCII characters
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935729

936950
FIX: Windows Internet Explorer 7 may exit unexpectedly when an application calls the GetAcceptLanguages function on a computer that is running Windows Vista
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936950

936955
FIX: Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 may not find the text even though the Web page contains the text
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936955

938660
Performance for a WPF-based program that uses the layered windows feature may be less than expected in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938660

939805
The logon screen is not available after you remove a second monitor when Windows Vista is asleep or in hibernation
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939805

939940
A site does not run in the expected security zone in Internet Explorer 7 if the site address in the security zone uses a wildcard character
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939940

939941
Problems may occur when you try to use POST method or the GET method to pass Form data in a Web page in Internet Explorer 7 or in Internet Explorer 6
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939941

942836
Stop error message when you try to print content that includes a bitmap on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Stop 0x00000001"
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942836

943245
When you use Internet Explorer 7 to visit a Web page that contains IFRAME elements, the contents of an edited IFRAME element are not rendered correctly
Hotfix
Desktop Technologies
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943245

928135
A Windows Vista-based computer stops responding when you resume the computer from hibernation
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928135

928631
A USB device may no longer work correctly after Windows Vista resumes from sleep or from hibernation
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928631

929478
After you use the Safely Remove Hardware option to remove a built-in optical drive from a portable Windows Vista-based computer, you may be unable to reconnect the drive
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929478

929577
A Bluetooth device may no longer work correctly when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929577

929734
You may experience problems after you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929734

930495
An IEEE 1394 device is no longer available when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or after you reconnect the device
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930495

930568
Error message when you try to put a Windows Vista-based computer to sleep or into hibernation: "STOP 0x000000FE BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER"
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930568

930570
Error message in the Usbhub.sys process when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation: "STOP 0x00000044"
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930570

930819
Windows Image Acquisition imaging software may stop responding in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930819

933262
Some USB audio devices and some USB audio TV tuners do not work correctly together with a Windows Vista-based computer
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933262

933433
Recording quality is poor when you use a USB microphone on a Windows Vista-based computer that has 4 GB of RAM or more
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933433

933454
Changes to a printer's device configuration are not applied until the computer restarts or the Print Spooler service restarts in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933454

934314
Performance is slower than you expect when you read from or write to an IEEE 1394 hard disk that uses a VIA Technologies 1394 host controller in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934314

934633
When you connect a USB multifunction printer device to a Windows Vista-based computer, a second instance of the printer object is created, and the first instance no longer works
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934633

934796
Error message on a Windows Vista-based computer that is running a USB composite device: "STOP 0x000000FE"
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934796

935782
A USB device takes a long time to resume from "selective suspend" mode on a Windows Vista-based computer that uses UHCI USB controllers
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935782

935783
When you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep, you may experience unexpected behavior from a USB device
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935783

936003
Cumulative update rollup for Windows Vista
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936003

936515
You do not receive notification when the USB bus is overloaded on a Windows Vista-based computer
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936515

937454
An external USB storage device may not appear in the Safely Remove Hardware list in the notification area in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937454

937500
A Windows Vista-based computer that uses a PCI-E graphics device may stop responding when you wake the computer from sleep
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937500

938101
A WSD scanner may not retrieve an image in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938101

939772
Some Secure Digital (SD) cards may not be recognized in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939772

941507
Stop error message when you start a portable Windows Vista-based computer that has the lid closed: "STOP: 0x0000000A"
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941507

941858
You receive a Stop error message when you put a Windows Vista-based computer to sleep or into hibernation, or when you resume the computer from sleep or from hibernation: "0x0000009F DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE"
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941858

941996
A USB device may not work when you start a Windows Vista-based computer or when you wake the computer from sleep
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941996

941997
A Bluetooth device no longer works correctly, and you receive a Code 43 error in Device Manager when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941997

942732
An exclamation mark (!) may appear next to a USB device in Device Manager after you resume a Windows Vista-based portable computer from standby (S3)
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942732

943599
The audio from a USB speaker is distorted after you connect an additional USB device to a Windows Vista-based computer
Hotfix
Drivers
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943599

932538
When you print an e-mail message in either Office Outlook 2003 or Outlook Express, the printed message is so small that it is unreadable
Hotfix
Internet Explorer
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932538

927084
Error message when you try to watch live TV in Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Restricted Content - Display Driver"
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927084

929011
Windows Media Center does not correctly configure a combo TV tuner that supports both ATSC and NTSC signals on a Windows Vista-based computer
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929011

930883
Programs that play audio stop working and duplicate entries appear in the Default Format audio format list in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930883

931967
You cannot hear the audio in Live TV or on a DVD in Windows Media Center after you wake a computer that is running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931967

932390
FIX: The encoder cannot use the Windows Media Audio 9 Voice codec after you install Windows Media Player 11 on a computer that uses Windows Media Encoder 9 Series
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932390

932753
When you resize the Windows Media Center window in Windows Vista, video playback may stop
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932753

932757
When you play a Windows Media High Definition Video DVD in Windows Media Center in Windows Vista, the video may not be synchronized with the audio
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932757

933245
A handle leak in Lsm.exe may occur every time that Windows Media Player 11 plays an audio file in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933245

935333
When you play a Windows Media High Definition Video DVD in Windows Media Center in Windows Vista, the video may not be synchronized with the audio
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935333

935901
The screen may be black or the menu screen may be unresponsive in Windows Media Center in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935901

936225
You do not hear any audio when you use a 32-bit program to play a DVD movie in a 64-bit version of Windows Vista
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936225

936316
Error message when you run a program that uses the "waveOutWrite" function on a Windows Vista-based computer: "MMSYSERR_NODRIVER"
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936316

937188
When an Adobe RGB profile-embedded TIFF image is printed to the Windows XPS Document Writer on a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows XP SP2-based computer, the colors may be incorrect
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937188

938927
You lose channel listings for some channels and the recordings that you schedule cannot run when you configure Windows Media Center to use a digital TV tuner in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938927

938928
Error message when you start a Windows Vista-based computer that has more than one TV tuners: "Windows Media Center Receiver Service stopped working and was closed"
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938928

938929
Windows Media Center stops responding when you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from hibernation
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938929

939331
A Windows Vista-based computer may stop responding if a USB camera is connected
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939331

941102
When you watch Live TV or Recorded TV in Windows Media Center on a computer that is running Windows Vista, the picture may appear distorted or pixilated
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941102

941234
Error message when you use Windows Media Center to play music in Windows Vista: "Audio Error: An unknown audio error has occurred"
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941234

941282
FIX: An application does not receive clipboard viewer messages if Windows Media Player 11 is running, or Windows Media Player 11 does not share .dvr-ms files
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941282

943195
The TV screen appears as solid green or as blocky pixels when you use Windows Media Center to watch HDTV content on a Windows Vista-based computer
Hotfix
Multimedia
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943195

927546
You see only four available wireless network connections when you use a USB-based wireless network adapter in Windows XP or in Windows Vista
Hotfix
Networking
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927546

931365
Error message when you use an IPsec tunnel mode connection to communicate from a Windows Vista-based computer to another computer: "STOP 0x000000D1 DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL"
Hotfix
Networking
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931365

931770
The copy process may stop responding when you try to copy files from a server on a network to a Windows Vista-based computer
Hotfix
Networking
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931770

932063
Several problems occur on a Windows Vista-based computer when you work in a wireless network environment
Hotfix
Networking
No
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932063

....etc...etc...etc...

 

[Modelworks]

I really can't fault MS for not releasing sp1 to the public.

If they release it and some people have driver issues, forums will be flooded with post "How can they call this a service pack, it screwed up my pc, blah blah blah"

Even if they put a disclaimer, there will still be those that complain "yeah , they warned me but still......"

Its the 'point finger at anyone else but me' mindset.


edit:

And I still can't find a comprehensive list of the actual drivers causing problems with sp1.
If you found it on technet, please post the url. I got tired of searching the site.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: Aberforth
guys, let me know if installting SP1 RTM deactivates your license as I do not want to waste my $400 retail copy of vista. Just want to be sure ....

Your good.
No need to worry.

I've been reading forums dedicated to vista 'hacks' and its so funny.
You got people that are so desperate they are flashing their bios's with modified ones so they can run vista without paying for it. Lots of people there are screwing up their motherboards to the point they have to rma them, just to run vista for free.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: QuixoticOne
Bah.

What's the latest credible build # that anyone has gotten from whatever source?

The x64 link on the page
http://winvistaforums.com/blog...p1-upgrade.html?page=2
seems to go to a file that contains among other things...:
"...
6.0.6001.17028 (lh_core2_spinstall(ghilios).070607-1802)
..."

...which one might naively assume means that it's build 17028 or 1802.

Since I've heard comments about ....1840 being obsolete and 2040 being
the real RTM build, I'm suspicious that aforementioned link isn't RTM.

As it stands, anything with 6.0.6001.18000 as a version number is most certainly intended as a RTM build. Whether it is or not the actual final build, it's something Microsoft intended to ship and is of shipping quality (any further bugs notwithstanding). Now there have been rumors that the 2040 sub-build is the final SP1, however no one has been able to prove this. What we do know is that this is the version number of a number of SP1-related tools, and the version number of Windows Server 2008, which uses the same kernel. It is exceedingly likely that this is the real SP1.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: QuixoticOne
I wish that were so, but It doesn't seem that way from the following document. It looks like there are TONS of MAJOR problems that can affect virtually anyone with VISTA (e.g. problems with USB, sleep/hibernate, media center, audio, networking, drivers, etc...) with very mature hotfixes that have been out for months, but those hotifixes aren't available for dowload or via WU.

There are hundreds of fixes available, whether they apply to you or not is debatable. If you had any serious problems using Vista, you would have reverted back to XP or got hold of the fixes through support.

Installing SP1 is the ONLY (AFAIK) way to get these and dozens of other effectively essential fixes that make the difference between VISTA being categorically unusable (even relative to XP's feature set) versus it being MAYBE usable.

Now you're exaggerating.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
As it stands, anything with 6.0.6001.18000 as a version number is most certainly intended as a RTM build. Whether it is or not the actual final build, it's something Microsoft intended to ship and is of shipping quality (any further bugs notwithstanding). Now there have been rumors that the 2040 sub-build is the final SP1, however no one has been able to prove this. What we do know is that this is the version number of a number of SP1-related tools, and the version number of Windows Server 2008, which uses the same kernel. It is exceedingly likely that this is the real SP1.

I am getting ready to install a RTM of Vista x64 I downloaded off msdn, the version number is 6001.18000.080118-1840, md5 sum for the file is
e4ce0b193d94279e4dce1098d6b5afeb


There is a slight bug in the build and thats where the 2040 number came from.
On the msdn forums I read a post where one person says they are going to release a new build, only to oem's with the fix that will be 2040 and another person who says no they are sticking with 1840 and just going to make it a knowledge base entry.

 

[Modelworks]

Well its installed, activated and running ok so far.
The one thing I noticed immediately is the lack of nagging from uac.
It only ask once now instead of several times.

screenshot for the curious:
http://imgfreehost.com/out.php?i17244_sp1.jpg

Now I got to install some more drivers, etc and see what breaks

 

[Modelworks]

Well after a couple hours of major frustration I managed to get all my hardware installed.
Surprisingly it did Bsod on me once while doing a driver install.

It did not like my tv tuner card, a leadtek winfast, and on install it bsod with a page fault .
It took a couple hours to find the problem and it was driver related so I can't blame vista directly.

Leadtek had a bad address setting in the inf file that caused the problem.
I sent leadtek all the info and the crashdump so hopefully they will pull the drivers and correct it.

Otherwise its running well. I got it set up with dual monitors, with tv on the second monitor and the tv tuner output actually looks better in vista than it did in xp x64.

Its still in the testing stage for me, I'm not ready to put it on all the other pc's just yet.

 

[pcslookout]

Had it installed here sense yesterday but didn't really care. I can post a screenshot if need be. Everything worked fine.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: QuixoticOne
I couldn't care less about the rolled up SP1, all I want are the historically released security patches and hotfixes that ARE all now officially released ones. But apparently those aren't easily to be found (windows update does NOT install all of the ones documented to exist AFAICT).

Windows Update NEVER installs Hotfixes. Hotfixes have had limited testing and should only be installed when the problem they solve is worth the risk of installing the hotfix.

When you install a RTM Service Pack, it's a (hopefully) fully-tested package that includes many changes, that, among other things, incorporate fixes for the problems that the Hotfixes "fixed" temporarily.

 

[corkyg]

I installed and used SP1 RC1 for over a month. It definitely speeded things up in Vista.

Now, to be ready for the RTM version, I uninstalled RC1 according to instructions. It is a lengthy process - took almost an hour to complete all phases and stages with reboots.

But - we're now ready for RTM and will not hesitate to get it through Windows Update when the time comes.

As for "sleep," . . . I have always regarded it as an abomination.

 

[stash]

As for "sleep," . . . I have always regarded it as an abomination

Man, I can't imagine using a laptop without sleep. I have a Thinkpad t61p and x61t as well as a Dell d620 and they all go into and come out of sleep super fast. I spend a lot of time going to different offices in DC, so when I pack up, I just close the lid, shove it in my bag and go. When I get to the next place, I open it up and I'm back where I was before. They all generally sleep in 5 seconds or less and wake up in 5-10.

The only time I reboot is for Patch Tuesday and the occasional app install the requires a reboot. I hate rebooting. And hibernating (with 4GB of RAM)

 

[nerp]

I'm the same, Stash. I do it with all my desktop machines and am slowly convincing everyone else I know to do it too. It saves quite a bit of power when you have a few boxes around and they're smart enough to sleep and hibernate automatically.

I like to set my machines to sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity and hibernate after 1 hour. Fortunatley, none of my machines have issues sleeping and waking up properly. It's nice lining up a few encodes or downloads or something and going to bed knowing that the box will be off and cold when everything is done.

In the BIOS, setting wake options to "any key" if possible is great too. I just tap the spacebar and in a couple seconds I'm right where I was. I love only rebooting once a month.