Vista SP1

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Not to impressed with this! Think Microsoft are try to get rid of competition again?

Microsoft warns on Vista update

Microsoft is warning Windows Vista users that a forthcoming service pack for the operating system may stop some third-party programs working.

The software giant has released a list of programs that may be broken by the SP1 update for Vista.

Most of the software hit by the upgrade are security programs that prevent Windows users falling prey to viruses, trojans and booby-trapped webpages.

The Windows Vista update will be released to the public in mid-March.

Update loop

Service Packs are among the biggest updates Microsoft issues for its various operating systems. The software firm said SP1 makes Vista more secure and reliable and introduces some new features.

The list of programs affected by SP1 is divided into three. Some will be blocked by the update, some will not run and others will lose some of their functions.

Of the 12 programs mentioned, six block viruses or keep an eye on the places someone visits online.

Microsoft warned that its list was not "comprehensive" and asked people to get in touch with the maker of any affected software to fix problems.

Although the update will become widely available in March, Microsoft is releasing it to business customers in February.

Microsoft has also been forced to withdraw an update to Vista that was required before Service Pack 1 could be applied.

Writing on the Windows Vista blog, Nick White, Microsoft product manager, said the company had withdrawn the preparatory update while it investigated.

Isolated reports suggest that some machines on which the preliminary update has been applied go into an update loop.

He wrote: "We are working to identify possible solutions and will make the update available again shortly after we address the issue."

PROGRAMS HIT BY SP1

BitDefender AV

Fujitsu Shock Sensor

Jiangmin KV Antivirus 10

Jiangmin KV Antivirus 2008

Trend Micro Internet Security

Zone Alarm Security Suite

Iron Speed Designer

Xheo Licensing

Free Allegiance

NYT Reader

Rising Personal Firewall

Novell ZCM Agent

 

[Rastalovich]

Not exactly a favorable list of quality virus/security programs there that didn`t already have problems running on Vista before the SP.

Contrary to this, they saying the likes of ESET, Outpost and the like work now when they didn`t previously ?

I do honestly believe that this is more of a grouping of stuff u`ll need to install after applying the SP1. To be fair, my desktop had a freezing fit when I applied it to an existing 64bit ultimate pc. However a fresh install I`m using atm seems to be reasonable (existing unfixed known bugs aside).

Some nice little quirk/changes here and there apart from that. No performance gain tho.

 

[w3bbo]

Is it possible to slipstream updates/servicepacks with vista?

 

[Rastalovich]

SP - No.

U can buy or download from m$ a build disk with the 2 combined tho.

 

[nathan]

tbh i could see this coming with the amount of changes that went on under the hood.