Vista Annoyances Resolved

[djt]

An interesting write up on Vista -

http://www.tweakguides.com/VA_1.html

[xxmikexx]

djt,

Thanks for posting that link. If you start another (clean) thread under your name giving that same link I'll pin it and lock it. Now ...

I may need to buy another computer, specifically for Vista test purposes. How confident can I be that the Vista it would come with will be SP1? And is Vista SP1 yet available in boxed versions that say SP1?

I'm asking these questions because the Vista machine I purchased in February of 07 came with what I immediately recognized as Vista RC2, my having been a member of the Vista beta test. I had to evict it and install a copy of retail XP SP2 in its place. I don't want to have to repeat this experience with another new machine.

[djt]

http://www.tweakguides.com/VA_1.html

[djt]

djt,

How confident can I be that the Vista it would come with will be SP1? And is Vista SP1 yet available in boxed versions that say SP1?

Mike,

I purchased a retail copy of Vista Ultimate at the beginning of the summer that had SP1 already incorporated into it. The other retail copy I purchased late in 2007 was the final release obviously without SP1.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116473

I grabbed the retail version because they come with both a 32 Bit version and a 64 Bit version, two separate DVD’s.

Even the OEM version is now available with SP1 incorporated.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116493

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116490

[loki]

I agree that link should be stickied to the top if this forum. It may not be a bad idea for the newcomers and hardware forum as well. The section about UAC is something many people should read. It may be a little annoying at times, but it does do more than "protect you from yourself", as many assert.

Mike,

I'm asking these questions because the Vista machine I purchased in February of 07 came with what I immediately recognized as Vista RC2, my having been a member of the Vista beta test.

I'm pretty sure this was because Vista RTM is basically RC2. It has been a while, but I seem to remember reading that there were few, if any, changes between the two, at least nothing major.

[baddadnv]

Here's one I recieved in my E Mail from Microsoft .

The "Mojove Experiment" ...... Linked here > http://www.mojaveexperiment.com/html/?fbid=BigXqn


Randy Burton

[xxmikexx]

loki,

As you can see Randy Burton has backed in with still more useful info. (Thanks, Randy.) How about we hold off for a bit to see what else comes in?

Then how about you compose a suitable thread-opening post incorporating all the resulting info. I can pin/lock it here. You're a mod in Newcomers so you could pin/lock it there. Then you could post it to Hardware and send an email to nels@flightsim.com asking webmaster Nels Anderson to pin/lock it.