also @ TechSpot: Bill Gates is once again the richest person in the world

› ›

Microsoft makes Vista SP1 RC1 available to general public

By

On December 11, 2007, 11:11 PM

For those who have been have been anxious to get their hands on the first release candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the time has finally come as Microsoft today began distributing the package through its Windows Update system.

SP1 brings numerous bug fixes and reliability updates that directly address customer complaints, including one of the most common: slow file copying. In fact, Microsoft is now promising 25% to 50% faster file copying operations. Further details about changes and additions in this update are available in Microsoft’s final change log for Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

To get the update, you first need to download and run a script so that Windows Update will detect your system configuration and offer some prerequisite packages before actually sending the RC1 to you – it may require as many as three updates before SP1 can be installed. So if you’re one who enjoys testing out early software releases, you can get started here.

No tags on this story

4 comments

User Comments: 4

Got something to say? Post a comment
  1. December 12, 2007 10:25 AM
    canadian said:
    Where do you go to get the official download site? (I dont want to waste this sites bandwidth )
    Reply
  2. December 13, 2007 7:17 AM
    Mictlantecuhtli said:
    [url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid
    2FA54665-7716-47D9-B9B7-5CFDF71198CB&displaylang=en]32-bit SP1 at Microsoft's download site[/url][url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.as
    x?FamilyID=88128a77-6107-46df-89d8-b93c248496e3&DisplayLan
    =en]64-bit one[/url]
    Reply
  3. December 14, 2007 4:44 AM
    Crazy said:
    Any feedback on how good/bad it is?I really could use the 25% to 50% faster file transfer(move allot of files), but I'm a bit hesitant to install it(don't fix what ain't broken)
    Reply
  4. December 17, 2007 12:49 AM
    Mictlantecuhtli said:
    It works here. No visible differences in my daily use.
    Reply

Recently commented stories

Post a new comment

Social Login & Guest Posting TechSpot Members
Login here or sign up for free,
it takes about a minute.
Get complete access to the TechSpot community. Join thousands of technology enthusiasts that contribute and share knowledge in our forum. Get a private inbox, upload your own photo gallery and more.
TechSpot on:

Most Popular

Trending Featured
More Trending Topics

Featured on Mice

Downloads and Drivers

Downloads   Drivers  

J. River Media Center 18.0.187

ComicRack 0.9.169

Ashampoo UnInstaller 5.03

Files Terminator Free 2.5.0.11

Advanced Host Monitor 9.50

More Downloads

Latest Discussion

Steam trading zone 113 replies on Gaming

Vertex shader 1.1 and Pixel Shader 1.1 28 replies on Audio and Video

No monitor signal 61 replies on Audio and Video

AMD Radeon HD 6550D Driver Issue 5 replies on Device Drivers

Toshiba L745 says plugged in charging but battery continues to drain 7 replies on Mobile Computing

More Recent Discussion

Subscribe to TechSpot

Get free exclusive content, learn about new features and breaking tech news.