Beta Vista Compatibility, Performance and Reliability Packs

Mak 2.0

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Microsoft has released two beta hotfix`s for windows vista which are recommended to all gamers and desktop users. However they are not recommended to companies since they are in a beta state.

938194 Vista Compatibility and Reliability Pack
This update resolves a number of individual issues which may be affecting some computers running Windows Vista. These issues have been reported by customers using the Error Reporting service, product support, or other means. Installing this update will improve the reliability and hardware compatibility of Windows Vista in a variety of scenarios. Some examples of the improvements contained in this update are:
* Improved reliability and compatibility of Vista when used with newer graphics cards in several specific scenarios and configurations.
* Improved reliability when working with external displays on a laptop.
* Increased compatibility with many video drivers.
* Improved visual appearance of games with high intensity graphics.
* Improved quality of playback for HD-DVD and Blue-Ray disks on large monitors.
* Improved reliability for Internet Explorer when some third party toolbars are installed on Vista.
* Improved Vista reliability in networking configuration scenarios.
* Improved the reliability of Windows Calendar in Vista.
* Improved reliability of systems that were upgraded from XP to Vista.
* Increased compatibility with many printer drivers.
* Increased reliability and performance of Vista when entering sleep and resuming from sleep.

Windows6.0_KB938194_x86.msu
Windows6.0_KB938194_x64.msu

938979 Vista Performance and Reliability Pack
This update resolves a number of individual issues which may be affecting some computers running Windows Vista. These issues have been reported by customers using the Error Reporting service, product support, or other means. Installing this update will improve the performance and responsiveness for some scenarios and improves reliability of Windows Vista in a variety of scenarios. Some examples of the improvements contained in this update are:

* Improves performance in resuming back to the desktop from the Photo and Windows Energy screensaver.
* Resolves an issue where some secured web pages using advanced security technologies may not get displayed in Internet Explorer on Windows Vista.
* Resolves an issue where a shared printer may not get installed if the printer is connected to a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 system and User Access Control is disabled on the Vista client.
* Resolves an issue where creating AVI files on Vista may get corrupted.
* Improves the performance in calculating the ‘estimated time remaining' when copying/moving large files.
* Improves performance in bringing up Login Screen after resuming from Hibernate.
* Resolves an issue where synchronization of offline files to a server can get corrupted.
* Resolves a compatibility issue with RAW images created by Canon EOS 1D/1DS Digital SLR Camera which can lead to data loss. This only affects RAW images created by these two specific camera models.
* Resolves an issue where a computer can lose its default Gateway address when resuming from sleep mode.
* Improves the performance when copying or moving entire directories containing large amounts of data or files.
* Improves the performance of Vista's Memory Manager in specific customer scenarios and prevents some issues which may lead to memory corruption.

Windows6.0_KB938979_x86.msu
Windows6.0_KB938979_x64.msu

>> Source: HotFixShare | techPowerUp
 
Hey Mak, thanks for the links.

I've been using the x86 patch since it was released (on Connect), had my first BSOD after installing it! :frowning:

Vista isn't noticeably faster, but it fixed the "estimated time remaining" bug!
I always thought that one was ridiculous: it took longer to calculate how long it would to delete a file than it did to actually delete it... I just abhor that "calculating time remaining" dialog.
 
Yeah that one bugs me as well. I know that most people dont know fo these patches so i figured i would give some links. I will post up aboutanother bunch as soon as i finish my research on all of them.
 
It's far wiser to wait until they actually issue these things, which should be next Tuesday. By which time they may have modified them somewhat.

I hope noone has downloaded the so-called Vista SP1 which has been floating around.
 
The hotfixes dont get changed all that much. Plus these are the ones that were released with the Server 2008 update done recently. They due the updates teh 2nd Tuesday of the month. So it wouldnt be for 2 weeks that they would be out. Not next week. :wink:

Either way i installed them only cause some of the bugs they fix are major ones. Like the file move bug. I hate the fact i can not move a file more than a few kb in size without hampering Vista for 5 minutes or more.
 
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