My friend and I were discussing Vista SP1’s performance since we both run Vista for our rigs. We’re on both ends of the spectrum though, with me running on Home Basic, and he, running on Ultimate. Not the same specs though since his rigs a juiced up gaming box and mine’s a workhorse lappie. One thing we’ve noticed is the memory consumption of physical memory. It’s taking up 1+ GB on a fresh boot. So we’re still running tests on whether this is just normal behavior or a classic Microsoft up.
Anyway, this post is about cleaning up after Vista SP1 has finished installing in your PC. The thing with service pack installations ever since XP SP1 and SP2 is that they don’t really mop up after changing all of your files. In XP, you can see do the clean up via Disk Cleanup and Add/Remove Programs but with XP, there’s no obvious process.
However, SP1 has a cleanup program. All you have to do is to press the Windows key or hit the Start Orb and in the Start Search line, enter: vsp1cln.exe. Run the program to clean up old and replaced files. No screencast for this one since it’s a pretty straightforward process.
Caveat: Only do this if you’re dead sure that you’re satisfied with SP1. This is almost an irreversible process unless of course you reformat and do a fresh install of Vista straight from the installer.
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Written by Jason on April 11th, 2008 with no comments.
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Well - in regards to Hotfixes and Security Updates, check out this TechNet article. To get the complete overview, read this one. The "notable changes" can be found here.
That should be enough info to get safely through Eastern 
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Written by Jakob H. Heidelberg on March 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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The final version has been released:
Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1 - download here.
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Overview
Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (WSUS 3.0 SP1) delivers important customer-requested management, stability, and performance improvements, while incorporating further enhancements to local publishing of drivers and the Client Servicing API addition.
WSUS 3.0 SP1 delivers new features that enable administrators to more easily manage and deploy updates across the organization. This package installs both the WSUS 3.0 Server and WSUS 3.0 Administration Console components, for all Windows Server 2003 SP1 supported languages. Additionally, the WSUS 3.0 SP1 client is included in all supported client platform languages. You must install the server components on a computer running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later. You may install the Administration Console on a remote computer running Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 SP1, or Windows XP SP2.
Supported Operating Systems:
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2008
- Note: there’s a special guide for SBS 2003 environments…
Additional information:
Release Notes for Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1 Overview
Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1
Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started with Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1 Operations Guide
Installing Windows Server Update Services 3.0 on Windows Small Business Server 2003
Enjoy!
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Written by Jakob H. Heidelberg on February 8th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Microsoft now has made available to the public the latest beta build of Vista Service Pack 1. Although still not a final version of Vista SP1, the latest release is said to be on track with the estimated first quarter 2008 release date for the final first service pack for vista.
There are two ways to install the service pack, first, as a pop-up notification that the service pack is ready to be installed (this is the method in which most users will install the service pack) and using multiple manual installations from Windows Update. The first method is the simplest, but may take up to four days for the Windows Update Automatic Update feature to deliver each of the 3 prerequisites and the service pack.
Detailed instructions from Microsoft are available here for the update.
This update requires previous versions of SP1 to be uninstalled first, and there are several updates you’ll need to apply to your existing Vista install which can’t be removed later should you want to downgrade to a stable version of Vista.
Microsoft officials said the Vista SP1 RC includes changes that streamline setup and installation. It also includes all previously released updates since RTM, performance and reliability improvements such as file copy, network browsing and improved response time to resume from sleep, and change to administration features, including changes to BitLocker that allow encryption for multiple volumes.
Written by PCWizKid on January 14th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate has been made available to the general public. Use the Windows Update to access this download. First you have to download a tool from
here . You will also be required to uninstall any previous versions of Windows Vista SP1 preview updates before installing Windows Vista SP1 RC.
Windows Vista SP1 RC requires the installation of either two or three prerequisite updates prior to installing the service pack itself. Also prepare for several reboots before you actually install the SP1 RC update. This entire process could take from 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on your hardware. Instructions and 2 methods of installation are outlined on the
Microsoft support site.
Microsoft has also released a detailed roster of the contents of its forthcoming service pack for Windows Vista, and the list includes more than 300 hot fixes covering everything from data protection to video performance.
The list, recently posted on Microsoft's Web site, can be downloaded as a 47-page document that the company says is not exhaustive. Microsoft plans to add more fixes and patches to Windows Vista SP1 before a final version is released to the public early next year.
Written by PCWizKid on December 13th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Microsoft has just posted a Blocker tool on its download site (Dec 6,07) that will block automatic installations of several upcoming service packs, including Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP SP3.
The download includes three versions of the tool -- an executable, a script and a group policy template -- that prevents the service packs from reaching PCs via Windows Update, Microsoft's default update service.
The tool blocks Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 for varying lengths of time. Vista SP1 and XP SP3 can be blocked for as long as 12 months after the service packs are released in final form, while the Server 2003 SP2 blocker bars the download only through March 2008.
Microsoft says its "a blocking tool is available for organizations that would like to temporarily prevent installation of Service Pack updates through Windows Update. "
This tool can be used with:
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (valid through March, 2008)
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 (valid for 12 months following general availability)
- Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (valid for 12 months following general availability)
However dont worry this tool lets all other updates, including monthly security patches, pass through Windows Update without modification.
Download the SPBlockerTools.exe directly from Microsoft.
Written by PCWizKid on December 7th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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From the Vista Team blog:
Today we’re making available the release candidate (RC) of Windows Vista SP1 via Microsoft Connect, and tomorrow subscribers to TechNet and MDSN will have access to those RC bits too. In addition, the RC will be available to the public next week via Microsoft’s Download Center.
Check out the Vista Team blog here!
Go get it!
/Jakob
Written by Jakob H. Heidelberg on December 5th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Hi!
Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Virtual Server 2005 R2 - Enterprise Edition!
It can be downloaded here! More info available here!
Now all we need is 64bit support for the Guest OS
Written by Jakob H. Heidelberg on June 12th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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