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The editors liked
An improvement on installation time and clean up from pervious version
Space required for installation has decreased
You can now use a third-party search technology
Does improve some features within Windows XP
Fewer system crashes than Windows XP
Offers better built-in support options
Improves the overall upgrade process
Fixes hundreds of tiny problems
Makes it easier for more third-party vendors to write stable code for Vista
Makes it easier for more thirdparty vendors to write stable code for Vista
The editors didn't like
Still cant connect from our Windows Vista SP1 RC test machine to any other Vista PCs on the network The Final Word Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC is more internal evolution than user-experience revolution
But it points to a brighter future for Micro...
Does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
Within the Start Menu)
No Aero graphics system in Home Basic
No new software yet written exclusively for Windows Vista
Optimised only for the Microsoft Windows ecosystem (for example...
Lacks any compelling "must haves"
In most cases
Doesnt significantly improve performance
Optimised only for the Microsoft Windows ecosystem (for example
RSS feeds from Internet Explorer 7 get...
Does not put search on the desktop (its buried within applications
RSS feeds from Internet Explorer 7 get preferential treatment)
Does improve some features within Windows XP, Fewer system crashes than Windows XP, Offers better built-in support options
Does not put search on the desktop (its buried within applications, within the Start Menu), Optimised only for the Microsoft Windows ecosystem (for example, RSS feeds from Internet Explorer 7 get preferential treatment), Theres simply too much and not all...
Windows Vista is essentially warmed-over Windows XP. If youre currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use. ...
Windows Vista RC2 build 5744 will more than likely end up being the final testing build of the new OS released to the public by the folks at Redmond before Vista hits shop shelves sometime very soon. Microsoft right now would be actively finishes up t...
Abstract: In helping my Dad switch over from AOL to Cox for Internet service, I was forcibly reminded about what messes certain Windows applications can be. Some are infamous for leaving countless traces of themselves behind on Windows PCs, even after you run t...
Abstract: Since I ran the comparisons on the service pack updates for Windows Vista and Windows XP I thought it might be interesting to combine those results into one brief article comparing the two and see how they stand up against each other. I had a few comm...
Somewhat fittingly, Service Pack 1 very much mirrors Windows Vista itself in the way it delivers (or fails to deliver) on users expectations. If you were looking for across-the-board system performance improvements or major new features, prepare to be...
Overall, there are the occasional epic performance improvements and some epic losses, but for the most part the performance is very consistent. Considering all the additional fixes – the compatibility improvements, the security fixes and other tweak...
On the whole then, the benefits of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 from a gamers’ perspective are quite small at the moment – you should see similar performance to what you’re getting with an up-to-date vanilla Vista installation with all of the latest ho...
As far as the Vista user experience is concerned, users shouldn’t expect any significant changes with SP1. In this respect Vista SP1 is much like any other Windows service pack, rather than being another XP SP2. To that extent if you threw a pre-SP1...
Abstract: After more than a year of grumbling from VARs, continued "downgrade-to-XP" offers from OEMs and decidedly mixed reviews for Windows Vista, Microsoft is finally gearing up to make its first service pack for Vista available en masse. The CMP Channel Test...
