Vista updates to address 'big' issues
updated 12:55 pm EDT, Mon July 30, 2007
Vista performance fixes
Microsoft is said to be working on updates that may address some of the most common complaints about Windows Vista, without requiring the highly-anticpated Service Pack 1. According to sources at nV News, testers in the Windows Server 2008 beta are eligible to download early versions of new "Performance and Reliability" and "Compatibility and Reliability" packs, for both the 32- and 64-bit editions of Vista. The former should improve speeds when copying large file folders, an issue that has made Vista problematic for many modern computing demands. It should also reduce the time needed to reach the Login screen from Hibernate.
The Compatibility pack may be most important to gamers and others users of intense graphics, since it should increase compatability with a number of video drivers, and recent cards "in several specific scenarios and configurations." Likewise, games with "high intensity graphics" should receive visual improvements, along with Blu-Ray and HD DVD movies viewed on larger displays. Entering and exiting sleep mode is said to be faster and more reliable.
It had been expected that these changes would only come with the first, cumulative Service Pack for Vista, which is due in 2008. Sales of the operating system have slowed considerably however since its debut in late January however, and now average approximately 10 million per month. This may be prompting Microsoft into making the software a safer proposition.
a duh moment
07/30, 01:25pm reply
"This may be prompting Microsoft into making the software a safer proposition."
While the OS does put a big drain on the older hardware, this is the main reasons stores are offering XP pre-installed on the newer, more powerful machines that could otherwise handle Vista. But lets not forget software incompatibility...
danviento
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It will fix Vista
07/30, 02:01pm reply
I've seen the updater and it's called Mac OS X 10.4.11 Updater (Intel)! It migrates over all of your documents (excluding viruses) and then does an Archive and Install. Way to go MS!
mgpalma
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brilliant!
07/30, 02:28pm reply
"... download early versions of new "Performance and Reliability" and "Compatibility and Reliability" packs"
So, basically you have to choose between "Performance" or "Compatibility", but get "Reliability" with both packs? You can't have all three, no?
This is brilliant, classic MS humor.
Jeronimo2000
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doesnt happen
07/30, 02:48pm reply
well you dont need to do that so much on a mac. its nice
dom2cool
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?
07/30, 06:05pm reply
Are they going to make it so that it doesn't suck?
Mr. Strat
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seen this movie before
07/30, 06:16pm reply
MS comes out with a bandaid to a problem that needs stitches.
fell sorry for all the vista migrators out there, its your own fault though.
Herod
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WTF ?
07/31, 08:59am reply
How is this related to Apple or Mac based news ?
Why doesn't MacNN start adding in articles on Self Breast Exams and Everything Pokemon - since these too obviously are as connected to Mac related news_
MacNN Retards_
UberFu
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re ManNN Retards
07/31, 12:09pm reply
I'm sure the engineers and editors of this site are far from retards. Please note that these articles are also posted on elctronista.com, so they do not have to be Mac related.
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