http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Another Vista SP1 article en Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:31:30 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/another-vista-sp1-artical#post-13034 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:37:51 +0000 whs 13034@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>jd and Geek, I think you are both right. There is a lot to be said for Windows and Vista. At 55 MLOC it is amazingly stable. With the IBM OS/370 we figured 1 bug per 1000LOC (that was in the 60s to 80s). I think Vista is a lot better than that. But, as jd said, with the new SP1 code new bugs have to be expected. That's why I believe that letting it age a little does not hurt. Only crazes drink Beaujolais Nouveau and pay a lot for it, the connaisseurs wait a couple of years. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/another-vista-sp1-artical#post-13013 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:58:27 +0000 The Geek 13013@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Unfortunately it's popular to bash Windows Vista, so most columnists are going to bash it as much as possible to appeal to their audience.</p> <p>Much less is said about the problems upgrading Ubuntu... every time I have to upgrade it takes me at least a day to get everything working right again... </p> <p>There were a lot of problems with the latest OS X upgrade... but it's not as popular to bash those.</p> <p>When you consider the nearly unlimited hardware configurations that Windows runs on and the amount of software out there that runs on Windows, it's amazing that it works at all. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/another-vista-sp1-artical#post-13003 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:25:49 +0000 jd2066 13003@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I think that article was bit harsh.<br /> SP1 may not have many things make people go wow but it does have a lot of fixes for bugs that have annoyed people.<br /> Like:<br /> 1. Many performance problems have been corrected.<br /> 2. Many bugs that cause crashes have been fixed.<br /> 3. Little features like backing up Encryption Files and only defraging selected drives were added.<br /> 4. Reduced Functionality Mode has been removed. Now for people who's computers get deactivated due to a bug can still use their computer.<br /> The article is also wrong about the UAC prompts. While a lot of prompts are still there it is worth noting that the amount of prompts in some situations are reduced.<br /> "SP1 reduces the number of UAC (User Account Control) prompts from 4 to 1 when creating or renaming a folder at a protected location."<br /> Information From:<br /> <a href='http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_sp1_wga.asp'>http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_sp1_wga.asp</a><br /> <a href='http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071208/vista-sp1-changelog/'>http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071208/vista-sp1-changelog/</a></p> <p>@whs: That maybe true in some cases but I don't think so here.<br /> Parts of Vista RTM are broke and SP1 fixes those things.<br /> Unfortunately, SP1 does bring some bugs with it but that is unavoidable.<br /> No one can write code without bugs as humans are not perfect. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/another-vista-sp1-artical#post-12984 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:37:06 +0000 Santo 12984@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>From my past experiences.. I will never install any Windows updates for few weeks or even months. I agree what whs says. </p> <p>When the computer is working fine.. y do you have to install some thing that is not completely tested. MS wakes up only after the issues. So, wait and watch. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/another-vista-sp1-artical#post-12978 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:10:50 +0000 whs 12978@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Sounds like what we were expecting, doesn't it? I, for my part, will not rush into SP1. What is the old saying: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/another-vista-sp1-artical#post-12967 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:17:20 +0000 Smashpmk712 12967@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Take the time to read. interesting problem the author had.</p> <p><a href='http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2008-03-12-vista-upgrade_N.htm?csp=34'>http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2008-03-12-vista-upgrade_N.htm?csp=34</a> </p>