Microsoft Yanks Vista SP1 Update File

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Originally Posted by speedyaxon

Could I get a copy? I've been wanting to do the same thing. You guys using vlite? I was a bit intimidated by that program. It didn't seem as user friendly as nlite did, maybe it's just been awhile.

I almost like slipstreaming just for the fact that I'll have another disc in case mine gets scratched. :o

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lol, sure thing. Sent to you! :D

(You are now the fourth person to ask, maybe we should do a slipstreaming thread?)

And yes, I am now using vLite. Originally I slipstreamed my own files. Now it's just a pain. The trick to vLite is not to get too ambitious at once. For example, I integrate patches, then test the disc. Then I will integrate drivers, then test the disc. Then I will tweak features, then test the disc, etc.

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Originally Posted by Steve R Jones

I still haven't forgotten about the 12,287 threads entitled: "SP2 for XP Killed My Machine."

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I still haven't forgotten about the 12,287 MILLION threads claiming that Vista sucks.

Anyone know when Microsoft will put the Vista SP1 back on Windows Update? I just installed Vista Ultimate over the weekend and would really like to see if SP1 speeds things up a bit. A friend of mine gave me a copy of SP1 he got off the msdn website, but I'm not sure if it's a RC or the final RTM version. The filename is Windows6.0-KB936330-X86.exe. I have already run all the updates from WU so I'm wondering if this SP1 he gave me is safe.

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Originally Posted by James

(You are now the fourth person to ask, maybe we should do a slipstreaming thread?)

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Go for it! I'm curious as to the exact methods you use as well. Patching everything up after a re-install is always a pain.

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Originally Posted by MrBrett

Go for it! I'm curious as to the exact methods you use as well. Patching everything up after a re-install is always a pain.

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I'll see what I can put together tonight. Keep in mind that I'm really not an expert of any kind. I just try it out, and if it works, great! If it doesn't, I try again. lol

I too am curious when SP1 will show up again on Windows Update. "Mid march" was last I heard.

I just built a new machine with Vista Ultimate and I think it is great. A couple of things 1) you need enough processor power 2) you need enough memory 3) you need enough disk space.

In 2000 I was an early adoptor of Windows 2000 and there were plenty of patches and service packs and general headaches. But soon things were straightened out and Windows 2000 was and is an outstanding product. I never heard anyone complain and say they were sticking with Windows 98. Operating systems are complicated products, and yes MS really can do a better job with them. Sometimes they shoot themselves in the foot (do they really need 6 different flavors of Vista?). But they are aware that they are producing an international standard and the competition is getting more intense.

Long live Windows XP!