Microsoft releases Vista update bundles

Robert Hallock 8 Aug, 2007 at 3:00pm ET Article published in Tech

Microsoft, acknowledging Vista’s shameful performance, has introduced two big update packages preceding the Q4 release of SP1. Some notable highlights include:

-Fixed hibernation and suspend
-MANY fixes for video card issues
-Fixes for poor memory management
-Offline sync fixed

Read more at Ars and hit up their links to the release notes for the patches themselves. Word has it they’ll be shoved down the pipe on the upcoming patch tuesday.

Comments

8 Aug 2007 ~ 3:22pm CB Sould we be expecting another article telling us if Vista is ready yet?
8 Aug 2007 ~ 3:24pm Thrax I don't know. I'll revisit my article after SP1, if that's what you're referring to.
8 Aug 2007 ~ 3:43pm primesuspect The most important fix I've found is that file copy/move speed is GREATLY increased o.O
8 Aug 2007 ~ 5:23pm mtrox Interesting news Prime, I've seen that one. But I'm still trying to figure out how to do a ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew on the damn thing.
9 Aug 2007 ~ 5:27pm Sledgehammer70 I have heard memory management is vastly improved and Vista now only takes 5% more than Norton
9 Aug 2007 ~ 5:36pm shwaip

Sledgehammer70 wrote:

I have heard memory management is vastly improved and Vista now only takes 5% more than Norton

so I'll still need 4 GB to play solitare?
9 Aug 2007 ~ 6:49pm mtrox

shwaip wrote:

so I'll still need 4 GB to play solitare?

Solitare is only a 1 gig process....but you have to click "confirm" and "yes" after you move every stack of cards.
9 Aug 2007 ~ 6:58pm Sledgehammer70 I would say 1.5GB min....
11 Aug 2007 ~ 4:53pm Qeldroma Getting caught up a little but-

Maybe a couple of article ideas are in order if SP 1 does't pan out:

"Vista: The best thing that ever happened to Linux and Mac-OS"

or maybe

"Why did I pay $400US to hack Vista to run like XP?"
12 Aug 2007 ~ 12:05am Leonardo

Maybe a couple of article ideas are in order if SP 1 does't pan out:

Or, we could just fake it and write the article(s) now. Make up all kinds of outrageous stuff. Put in weird and vague references to "invisible, private sources in Redmond," and of course, some jacked up screenshots (possibly a graphic of File Manager from Windows 3.11?)

We would definitely get attention, and probably LOTS of it. Of course, the backfire a few days later might blow us off our wheels.

Redmond? Really! Why yes, Mr. Arstechnica Anand! Our very slippery sources in Redmond, Arkansas.
13 Aug 2007 ~ 10:30am Thelemech Vista should have been service pack 3 for XP.
13 Aug 2007 ~ 11:33am Sledgehammer70 Well I installed the updates and did notice much better response time in file transfers... If anythign else was fixed I haven't seen it or noticed it.