[evilfantasy]

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now available.

[mrdaveyk]

downloading now....

is it just a straight install and reboot?

never installed a SP before, never had to

[evilfantasy]

You had SP2 for XP right?

Most likely the same routine. A reboot would be advised even if it doesn't prompt you to.

Go to Windows Updates if you would prefer to do it straight from there.

EDIT: If you have any of the SP1 RC betas be sure to uninstall them prior ti this download.

Before You Install

You must uninstall any previous versions of Windows Vista SP1 before installing Windows Vista SP1 RC

To uninstall previous version of Windows Vista SP1
Open the Programs and Features control panel and select View installed updates. In the Microsoft Windows section, right-click Service Pack for Windows (936330) and select Uninstall.

Your system will now uninstall the previous version of Windows Vista SP1 Beta and may reboot multiple times.

Please wait one hour after uninstalling a previous version of Windows Vista SP1 before installing Windows Vista SP1 RC. The installer service needs to clean up and complete the uninstall prior to installing the RC. Failing to do this can result in installation errors when installing the RC version.

Windows Vista SP1 RC is pre-release software and will change before the final release. Windows Vista SP1 RC is for individuals, organizations, and technical enthusiasts who are comfortable evaluating pre-release software and is provided for testing purposes only. Microsoft does not recommend installing this software on primary or mission critical systems. Microsoft recommends that you have a backup of your data prior to installing any pre-release software.

Windows Vista SP1 RC is time-limited software.

Windows Vista SP1 RC will no longer operate after June 30, 2008 and should be uninstalled prior to that date. After installation your desktop will show the text “Evaluation Copy”. This does not mean that your system is no longer genuine but that you have installed a test version of software which is time-limited. The “Evaluation Copy” text will appear on your desktop after the second reboot after installing the service pack. Likewise, the “Evaluation Copy” text will remain on your desktop during the first reboot after uninstall the service pack, but will disappear after the next reboot.

If you install Windows Vista SP1 RC it is strongly recommended that you install the final version of Windows Vista SP1 when it is released. To do this, you will be required to uninstall this RC version of Windows Vista SP1.

Assisted support (phone, email and online chat) is not available from Microsoft Help and Support for this RC release of Windows Vista SP1. Self-help and peer support is available through the Windows Vista SP1 forum.
You must have a genuine copy of Windows Vista installed prior to installing Windows Vista SP1 RC.

[mrdaveyk]

i most likely didn't have it for XP

i mean i haven't used XP since the day vista was released and i wasn't much into computers then so i didn't care

[mrdaveyk]

i haven't myself downloaded any SP's for vista

and ive just done a windows update now, which i though was on auto update and i haven't had an update since i bought the computer, ive just been getting firewall updates, but it never occurred

Oh my hehe

[mrdaveyk]

just to confirm this is not a beta right?

[evilfantasy]

No beta, it is the final release.

[mrdaveyk]

aye sorry EF didnt fully read ya post

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista

scroll down to SP1,

defragment is mentioned as improved. along with other stuff, just have to wait and see

[samjohnson]

Ah sweet. they finally released it. Hopefully it helps my sisters dell laptop out a bit.

[mrdaveyk]

anyone downloaded this yet?

unzipped the files and now im clueless

i get a run cd option but i can only seem to find windows server 03 and AIK installer and network