I heard it was coming but I haven't heard any reviews .... so I have to ask...

I heard it was coming but I haven't heard any reviews .... so I have to ask...
Yes it is. Toshiba's selling computers with Vista SP1, but I haven't seen iot avaliable for download.

It's out and I've installed it with no problems. You can download it from here:

Download details: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone (KB936330) (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B0C7136D-5EBB-413B-89C9-CB3D06D12674&displaylang=en)

It 434 mb hope you have a fast connection.

It's out and I've installed it with no problems. You can download it from here:

Download details: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone (KB936330) (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B0C7136D-5EBB-413B-89C9-CB3D06D12674&displaylang=en)

It 434 mb hope you have a fast connection.

434 Mb.... that's not an upgrade, that's a replacement OS.....

I heard it was coming but I haven't heard any reviews .... so I have to ask...

You mean the service pack right?

434 Mb.... that's not an upgrade, that's a replacement OS.....

:snort: I just spewed coffee all over the place.

Remember when O/S's were on 5 1/4" disk's or cassette tape? :lmao:

You mean the service pack right?



:snort: I just spewed coffee all over the place.

Remember when O/S's were on 5 1/4" disk's or cassette tape? :lmao:


Yeah I meant the service pack....

And I remember punch cards, hanging tapes, tape running up and down in the tubes... oh and a disk... that was the size of a round bistro table and took a man to pick it up....

I worked for NSA in the early 70's... I remember the 3620 printers.... when they were state of the art... and only took up an 8X8 space

You mean the service pack right?



:snort: I just spewed coffee all over the place.

Remember when O/S's were on 5 1/4" disk's or cassette tape? :lmao: Yup. Just threw out DOS 3 on 5.25 disks.

Yeah I meant the service pack....

And I remember punch cards, hanging tapes, tape running up and down in the tubes... oh and a disk... that was the size of a round bistro table and took a man to pick it up....

I worked for NSA in the early 70's... I remember the 3620 printers.... when they were state of the art... and only took up an 8X8 space
Yup. I had a version of Star Trek on punch cards in FORTRAN. 4 boxes worth. It was a big deal when I was able to copy it all to a 9 track tape. "Tape Hanger".. that was my first job.

What's the update for?

What's the update for?

Microsoft Corporation (http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/b984ce70-701b-4565-868e-51d1ba47555d1033.mspx?mfr=true)
Everything.....

Now all I have to do is install right?

434 Mb.... that's not an upgrade, that's a replacement OS.....
:lol: seriously!

Now all I have to do is install right?

I strongly recommend that you back all your personal data up first, and set a System Restore Point before applying the upgrade.

I strongly recommend that you back all your personal data up first, and set a System Restore Point before applying the upgrade.


Well then... that sounds like a weekend project :flowers:

Thank you:huggy:

Well then... that sounds like a weekend project :flowers:

Thank you:huggy:

Depending on the speed of your machine should take about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. It's pretty much automatic...will reboot itself a few times then tell you it successfully installed. It's painless.

Did anyone notice this on the DL screen?? :popcorn:

DO NOT CLICK DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE UPDATING JUST ONE COMPUTER: A smaller, more appropriate download is available on Windows Update.

You mean the service pack right?



:snort: I just spewed coffee all over the place.

Remember when O/S's were on 5 1/4" disk's or cassette tape? :lmao:



Commodore 64 / 128 .... the OS was Built in .....

Yup. Just threw out DOS 3 on 5.25 disks.


Yup. I had a version of Star Trek on punch cards in FORTRAN. 4 boxes worth. It was a big deal when I was able to copy it all to a 9 track tape. "Tape Hanger".. that was my first job.



How about this:

Core Memory (http://www.psych.usyd.edu.au/pdp-11/core.html)

Magnetic core memory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_core_memory)

Depending on the speed of your machine should take about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. It's pretty much automatic...will reboot itself a few times then tell you it successfully installed. It's painless.

so has it really made any noticeable improvements? ie. is your pc running faster?

so has it really made any noticeable improvements? ie. is your pc running faster?

It has improved some wireless problems..i.e. wireless usb nic doesn't lose connection and can now synch between outlook and mobile phone. Can't see any change in overall performance.