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Thread ID: 88222 2008-03-19 10:06:00 Vista SP1 is officially released beeswax34 (63) Press F1
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650913 2008-03-19 10:06:00 Check on Windows Updates or get it from here:

www.microsoft.com
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beeswax34 (63)
650914 2008-03-19 11:21:00 I claim first post bragging rights (pressf1.co.nz) on this and a couple of others have posted about it too but it does deserve its own thread.

Just to re-iterate a point I think some may come up against, review the Vista SP1 requirements checklist (support.microsoft.com) before asking why SP1 doesn't seem to be offered on your Vista install (or work with the stand-alone) before you post here about it.

I'd also recommend using Windows Update over the stand-alone if you're only updating one or two systems, this way you can be sure the update is going to go through fine on your system.
sal (67)
650915 2008-03-20 08:12:00 Ok, if you guys cannot find it on Windows Update, there is a reason, so do not download it! If you donwload the standalone anyway and get errors, then don't blame Microsoft, blame yourself, if you got it through Windows Update and had problems, call Microsoft, but this hasn't happened yet. (as far as I know...) SPARTAN 860 (2618)
650916 2008-03-21 22:07:00 Finished Installing Windows Vista SP1 ? Now Remove All The Junk Files:

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zqwerty (97)
650917 2008-03-21 23:59:00 Well at 434MB its a rather large download... thank god xnet is fast today, it was only 15 minutes... which is great considering some other software downloads of 20mb take the same amount of time.
Microsoft must have a decent server nearby... in Auckland?
zcc (50)
650918 2008-03-22 02:24:00 Well at 434MB its a rather large download... thank god xnet is fast today, it was only 15 minutes... which is great considering some other software downloads of 20mb take the same amount of time.
Microsoft must have a decent server nearby... in Auckland?

Nope, I think its in Oz but ALL MS servers are absolutely lightning fast, even on wireless Woosh.
beeswax34 (63)
650919 2008-03-22 02:26:00 Why don't you download off Windows Update? Its 66 Mb there, all you have to do is download some Winodws Defender defination updates and you will then see it. SPARTAN 860 (2618)
650920 2008-03-22 02:32:00 Why don't you download off Windows Update? Its 66 Mb there, all you have to do is download some Winodws Defender defination [sic] updates and you will then see it.

That's too general an assumption but you are right. SP1 via Windows Update is a better option if you don't intend to use the standalone multiple times, you can also expect a comparatively lighter update.
sal (67)
650921 2008-03-22 02:35:00 What is the advantage to putting the 434MB version on? More bloat? I am running the 66MB Windows Update version, and despite what people are saying about it, I reckon things are faster. File copying is still slow, but it just seems snappier. wratterus (105)
650922 2008-03-22 02:48:00 I totally agree with you watterus, before SP1 opening the control panel took 3 whole seconds!! now it opens immediately when i click it, as it should :) SPARTAN 860 (2618)
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