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Vista SP1 unofficial

It looks legit to me. No viruses at least. Always found it to be a pain in the ass to have to call MS to get the hotfixes.

I suppose it couldnt hurt to make an image and give it a shot if you have any bugs.
 
Well, my system hasnt imploded after installing all of the hotfixes that went forward, so I suppose theres no harm in trying. Time will tell if its solved the remaining bugs that affect me.
 
Originally posted by: BD2003
Well, my system hasnt imploded after installing all of the hotfixes that went forward, so I suppose theres no harm in trying. Time will tell if its solved the remaining bugs that affect me.
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so you installed it?
 
Originally posted by: BD2003
It looks legit to me. No viruses at least.
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Just to be the Devil's Advocate... how do you know it contains no malicious code, exactly? Don't tell me "because my antivirus software didn't detect anything," because that is flawed reasoning. I see malware that is given a clean ticket by most or all of the ~30 virus scanners at VirusTotal.com, and it's still malware.

The Vista EULA states that you may only get patches and updates from Microsoft (or their authorized sources). I think it would be wise to stick with the official sources. Maybe stash can quote the applicable sections of the 10 Immutable Laws for us here... 😀

(5)d. You may only obtain updates or upgrades for the software from Microsoft or authorized sources.
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Originally posted by: mechBgon
Originally posted by: BD2003
It looks legit to me. No viruses at least.
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Just to be the Devil's Advocate... how do you know it contains no malicious code, exactly? Don't tell me "because my antivirus software didn't detect anything," because that is flawed reasoning. I see malware that is given a clean ticket by most or all of the ~30 virus scanners at VirusTotal.com, and it's still malware.

The Vista EULA states that you may only get patches and updates from Microsoft (or their authorized sources). I think it would be wise to stick with the official sources. Maybe stash can quote the applicable sections of the 10 Immutable Laws for us here... 😀

(5)d. You may only obtain updates or upgrades for the software from Microsoft or authorized sources.
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Guess I like to ride on the wild side then...
 
I installed it too.

It's actually a collection of individual hotfixes so you install them one by one, but it all seemed legit to me. They were all packed correctly, some wouldn't install because I already had them so I was told the update was not applicable, the rest installed as I would expect. No sign of malware yet, I have an image though if something goes wrong.

Certainly not the most dangerous thing I ever installed.😉
 
There probably isn't anything malicious in the package, but it's a bad habit to get into. Especially with the website I linked above, there's really no reason to get these bits from third parties.
 
Try http://autopatcher.com/
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Installing a big batch of hotfixes for problems you may or may not have is not a good idea. The #1 reason MS wants you to contact them before getting a hotfix is to be sure the hotfix applies to you. Hotfixes are not regression tested (they may introduce new problems). When service packs are released they fixes get regression testing. If you have one of the problems described, just get the hotfix for that individual issue. Wait for the official service pack.

Also, as always, a link on teh intarnets + "I accept" UAC prompt = not your computer anymore.
 
This hotfix is to be included in Next Tuesday patches, not tomarow, NEXT week. It is Legit, it also speeds up file transfer to XP levels finally, copy 98gigs of movies to 2nd Hardrive now is 4min FASTER than before the patch.
 
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