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Old 04-02-2008, 06:33 PM
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Default Vista service pack 1
Just installed it but am I supposed to notice a difference in performance?
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Old 04-02-2008, 06:36 PM
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Nothing noticeable unless you do some heavy number crunching or gaming. Some people lose performance, some gain.
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Old 04-02-2008, 07:04 PM
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supposedly better hardware compatibility too.
 
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Old 04-02-2008, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Allmachtige
Some people lose performance, some gain.
I gained quite a bit of performance last night...by deleting vista and reinstalling XP.
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Some people lose performance, some gain.
I gained quite a bit of performance last night...by deleting vista and reinstalling XP. :P
So I have been told
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i have vista 32 bit ultimate and i havent seen service pack 1 yet i wonder why?
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i had to go and update it manually, but maybe its not out yet for all versions of vista... :?:
 
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i have vista 32 bit ultimate and i havent seen service pack 1 yet i wonder why?
I had to download it from somewhere and then install it.
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Microsoft is not uploading SP1 to Windows Updates until later this month, but you can still go to their website to download it. Just an FYI.
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It is on Windows update for 32bit, I'm not sure about 64 bit.
There are some prerequisite updates that must be installed before it will show up.
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