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Mullet Frequent Visitor
Joined: Dec 12, 2005 Posts: 1051
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 7:16 pm Post subject: Vista Service Pack 2 |
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Released today.
Anyone feeling brave? Anyone tried it?
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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Brave or stupid?
I downloaded it earlier and put it on the PC, 348MB download and you must have SP1 installed first as SP2 dosn't have all the files from the previous update - Bear this in mind as it could add considerable time to the job.
Download took just over a minute which isn't too bad, installation was finished when I came back from the pub so I didn't time that, unless a two mile walk and three pints can be classed as a measure?
Anything broken? Well nothing as yet, all seems to be fine - Mike |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14893 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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C'mon Mike, three pints is more than a measure, it's excessive!! _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
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Pocketgps Lifetime Member
Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 2145 Location: Midlands, UK
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 2:12 am Post subject: |
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Yes. But the 348MB download got me confused, mine only downloaded about 60MB then went through the install process. Presume that if you keep up to date with the normal updates then it only downloads what's needed. All seems okay |
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Mullet Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 11:11 am Post subject: |
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I have been watching the Vista forums and the reception is good. Typically the installation is taking about one hour with upto three restarts. |
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Pocketgps Lifetime Member
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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All seems to be okay as I said before. My download arrived via Windows Update, so not sure what the fixes are. But here is a comment from another web site:
Quote: | Despite the massive file size, however, there's not much to get excited about. The update mainly includes all of the bits and bobs that have been released since Service Pack 1, although this doesn't include Internet Explorer 8.
Microsoft says that the Service Pack will also bring you native writing to Blu-Ray discs, improved Wi-Fi performance when resuming from Sleep mode and support for Bluetooth 2.1.
The Service Pack will also include the ID and vendor strings for VIA's 64-bit CPUs. It's not exactly a must-have download, but Microsoft says that, "while most updates contained in SP2 are available as individual downloads, the roll-up convenience of SP2 is a major benefit for administrators. |
Hence my small download size. Took about 45 mins from start to finish |
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Mullet Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 1:01 am Post subject: |
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No major issues reported across several forums so did the SP2 update, like Pocketgps it also took 45 mins with 2 re boots.
First attempt failed. My AV reported Mal/MDrop-Gen. Not related, looks like a dose I picked up previous and sprung to life during the installation activity.
There is nothing that stands out so far apart from the changes to bluetooth devices in the control pannel.
Boot time and general speed are the same.
Two fixes listed are the Zone Alarm and Spysweeper integration with email accounts. SpySweeper for me is still broken for email attachments.
Resuming wireless from sleep was only ever an issue for me when using a remote VPN connection to my employers server. I will reinstall and try this again soon. |
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