Vista Service Pack (SP1) Problems
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There are times when help forums are the first indicators that there are problems. And it seems that Vista SP1 has its problems, if the initial indication are correct. One recurring problem is that there is a unusual memory consumption. Some reports are that the memory spikes slow the system to the point that nothing works.
This is anecdotal data. The sample size is decidedly small. However, Paul McDougall at InformationWeek is reporting similar problems:
“…Iggy33 was just one of dozens of posters complaining about Vista Service Pack 1’s effect on their PCs. “What a disaster,” wrote “SeppDietrich” of the update. “It exiled all my Nvidia drivers to the Bermuda Triangle.”"
link: Windows Vista SP1 Wreaks Havoc On Some PCs, Users Complain
If you are noticing anomalies after installing Vista SP1, you are not alone. This could be an “e-ticket ride”.
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2 Comments
Steve Myers
March 20th, 2008
at 11:51am
Sorry t be the skunk at this garden party, but I’ve been using V SP1 since it was released to the tester group and I’ve not had so much as a gas pain from it.
It’s a bit faster than its predecessor and the universal search capability remains my favorite aspect of Vista.
…And it all works together with a 2005-vintage HP Presario that BOTH HP and Microsoft warned was not robust or powerful enough to handle Vista. The SR1730T tower CPU handles the OS, its own CD/CVD writers, four different flash memory cards, Wi-Fi, two external HD’s (adding 450 GB memory), aDVD dubbing drive, an external TV tuner linked to the Vista Media Center, two 19″ monitors, two photo graphic packages, IBM/s “Smart Suite” Office-clone, five printers, and Office12.
I’ve had one driver ‘issue’ since SP1/eval copy - attributable to operator error.
My only observation is that Office 2007 does not get along with Vista as well as it could; I have to bypass a START invoocation and instead use a “My Docuents” or a “Recent Items” entry.
I am glad I switched from XP - and was particularaly vexed with i ts Office Assistant.” Vista is good….
Steve in PA
adrian southall
May 22nd, 2008
at 6:13am
i had the sp1 full update come down to my machine on sat and guess what it has bust it big time it took well over an hour to come down when it did come down it was fine up to the point when it restarted my machine at this point i lost everything no abilty to recovery nothing i have infact got to the point where my mobo has gone back to the manf for testing as microsoft know there are problems and using us as gineua pigs so dont believe everything you read cause it is proper messed up i work for a tech centre and since sp1 full version (not beta) has gone out its causing more trouble than a little beware