Windows Vista Sp 1 Public Available At End Of The Week

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Install and Uninstall procedure of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC!

Microsoft is planning to release the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC to the public at end of this week.

One of the importand steps before installing that release is to uninstall all previous builds of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 incl. all Beta Versions.

Caution: After the uninstall procedure is finish you should wait min. 30 minutes before start installing the new SP.

You can run a check for to clear the status from the Command Line. The required command is as following: reg query HKLM\Components\DerivedData\Components | findstr /i /c:"-ntdll_" | findstr 6001.170

If a older version is listed prior to 6001.17047 you need to give the system more time for clearup.

The installation of the new SP 1 is an easy task. You need to start the installation from the command prompt with elevated privileges. Just type CMD in the Search box under the Start Menu and right click on Run as Administrator from the upcoming Menu. Type in the following command: start /w pkgmgr /up: VistaSP1-KB936330~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.0. which is for 32 Bit computer. For 64 Bit replace the x86 with amd64. For to confirm the installation use the command winver from the Run dialog box.

This procedure is the most secure one insteade of using the automated installation which was failed sometimes according to the infos I've get.

[Guest Reimar]

New cool feature enabled in Vista SP1: Hotpatching

Windows Vista SP1 enables support for hotpatching, a reboot-reduction servicing technology designed to maximize uptime.

It works by allowing Windows components to be updated (or "patched") while they are still in use by a running process. Hotpatch-enabled update packages are installed via the same methods as traditional update packages, and will not trigger a system reboot.

Other changes:

* Improves patch deployment by retrying failed updates in cases where multiple updates are pending and the failure of one update causes other updates to fail as well.

* Enables reliable OS installation by optimizing OS installers so that they are run only when required during patch installation. Fewer installers operating results in fewer points of potential failure during installation, which leads to more robust and reliable installation.

* Improves overall install time for updates by optimizing the query for installed OS updates.

* Improves robustness during the patch installation by being resilient to transient errors such as sharing violations or access violations.

* Improves robustness of transient failures during the disk cleanup of old OS files after install.

* Improves the uninstallation experience for OS updates by improving the uninstallation routines in custom OS installation code.

* Improves reliability of OS updates by making them more resilient to unexpected interruptions, such as power failure

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