Update For Vista: Not Available At Automatic Update:

[Guest Reimar]

This 2 Updates available via direct download only and need Validation.

Compatibility, Reliability, and Stability of Vista Update

About 2 months ago Microsoft released a couple of hotfixes that improved the stability and reliability of Windows Vista, these were not made available on Automatic Updates.

That aside, Microsoft has released an update to the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista fix that further improves the reliability of your system.

The original fix improved annoyances such as file copy calculation & speed from within windows to other (local or network) drives.

This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista. This update includes the following improvements:

• It extends the battery life for mobile devices.

• It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).

• It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a startup application.

• It improves the stability of wireless network services.

• It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing structure.

• It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period of inactivity.

• It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen saver.

• It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.

This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:

• A compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software applications.

• A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses certain network driver configurations.

Download: Update for Windows Vista x86-based versions (KB941649) package validation required

Download: Update for Windows Vista x64-based versions (KB941649) package validation required

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[wpcoe]

In Vista, where/how can I check to see if certain updates are installed? In XP there was a listing in the C:\Windows directory of the uninstall items bearing the MSKB number, like "$NtUninstallKB888302$"

This past week, due to a mobo replacement (and new processor), I had to resintall Vista and ran Windows Update. How can I verify whether what updates are already installed?

There were three similarly-announced updates a few months ago (KB932406, KB938194, and KB93879) which at the time were not included in Automatic Updates, and would like to see if they are already installed -- wondering if they were later included in Windows Updates.

[Guest Reimar]

In Vista, where/how can I check to see if certain updates are installed? In XP there was a listing in the C:\Windows directory of the uninstall items bearing the MSKB number, like "$NtUninstallKB888302{:content:}quot;

This past week, due to a mobo replacement (and new processor), I had to resintall Vista and ran Windows Update. How can I verify whether what updates are already installed?

There were three similarly-announced updates a few months ago (KB932406, KB938194, and KB93879) which at the time were not included in Automatic Updates, and would like to see if they are already installed -- wondering if they were later included in Windows Updates.

Click on the Windows Sign (lower left corner), point your Mouse on Computer and right click there, click on Properties to open the Control Panel, click on Windows Updates (lower left in that windows) and you've 2 choises: View Update History (upper left) and Installed Updates (lower left)!

That's all. May this is the info you're looking for.

[wpcoe]

Click on the Windows Sign (lower left corner), point your Mouse on Computer and right click there, click on Properties to open the Control Panel, click on Windows Updates (lower left in that windows) and you've 2 choises: View Update History (upper left) and Installed Updates (lower left)!

That's all. May this is the info you're looking for.

Bingo! Thanks -- that is exactly what I was looking for, and yes, two of the earlier updates from a few months ago are already installed. I installed the third one and the one from the OP just now.

[george]

Great stuff. Thanks Reimar.