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Mr Stone

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This is how it went.

1. Had to do windows update three times before it got them all. I had just done the other day the updates for march. The first update had 8 updates in it. Update number two had one update in it. Update number three had one update in it.

2. Had to do the WGA and did pass.

3. Then the SP1 update showed up in the Window Updates and started the download. Size was about 175.mb.

4. Had to reboot after the install. During windows shut down it stop to do some more installing of the SP1 update. It has 3 stages.

A. Stage one went somewhat fast.
B. Stage two went real slow up to about 12% then went fast and stop and stalled at 100% for some time.
C. Never seen Stage three.

5. Os rebooted and during the restart of windows just before the desktop shows up it started installing Stage three and went somewhat fast. After the desktop came on they was a lot of hard drive activity.

6. The first thing that I seen is that AVG did not restart. I just started it my self and all was good.

Things I seen after install and reboot.

I now have this icon in the lower right about some Customer Experience program that want's to run but you have to say yes to turn it on.

Under the Device manager I now have an error under Built-in-Infrared Device. ( No big deal)

Under the Task manager my Processes came back up to 54 and memory is running at 50% up from what I had it dwon to, 41 processes running & Physical Memory is 33% so it looks as if it went back in and turned some things back on or added some things.

I will have to google all the processes to find what is what.

So far this is all I have seen but then have not been running the SP1 but just a few. I will post as I find more things good or bad. I figure it will take a few reboots and some system maintenance to get the boot back up to par.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home made.
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo 2.4GHz.
    Motherboard
    DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-DR.
    Memory
    OCZ 4GB (4 x 1GB) (PC 3200)
    Graphics card(s)
    BFG 7800GTX 256MB 256-bit GDDR3.
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic.
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VX922 19" 2ms LCD.
    Screen Resolution
    1280X1024
    Hard Drives
    X 1Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB. X 2 HITACHI Deskstar 250GB.
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 510W/600W on demand.
    Case
    Antec Performance I P180 Silver Steel.
    Cooling
    4 X 120mm black & white Nexus fans.
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Keyboard
    Saitek Cyborg Gaming board
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10mb
    Other Info
    Heatsink: THERMALRIGHT SI-120 High Performance, with 120mm black & white Nexus fan. Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1 Speakers. Headphones: AudioFX Pro 5+1 gaming headset by eDimensional and BenHeck. Joy Stick: Saitek. AV8R-01. Gaming Pad: Logitect RumblePad 2. Firewall Router: Linksys BEFSX41. Printer: Canon PIXMA MP 830.
My experience: Its runs faster and uses less memory and takes awhile to install if you have been using quite a few programs theres also that driver-reinstall glitch after installing SP1.
 

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I've been running SP1 64bit RTM for over a month on my machine, and noticed that my system performs better and is more stable with the service pack in place.

System performance improved when I switched my SATA controller over to AHCI mode.
 

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  • CPU
    Core 2 Duo E6600
    Motherboard
    Intel 975XBX2
    Memory
    8GB's of DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon 3870X2
    Sound Card
    HT Omega Claro
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2030wm Widescreen LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
    Hard Drives
    120GB 200GB 320GB
    PSU
    ThermalTake Toughpower 700
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    four 120mm fans
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Intellimous Explorer 2.0
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    10MB
    Other Info
    16X LG DVDROM & LG Dual Layer DVD Burner Logitech X-540 speakers
I too have been running SP1, since beta, then onto RTM. Now with the public release, everything is running smoothly.
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Q6600 Quad Core 2.4 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 X 1 GB DDR2 Kingston 800 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 8800 GT 512 MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    3360x1050
    Hard Drives
    320 GB Internal Main 500 GB USB External 160 GB USB External 2TB USB External
    Internet Speed
    DSL 3MB
.Joe said:
I too have been running SP1, since beta, then onto RTM. Now with the public release, everything is running smoothly.
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Me2
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    RJ's Toyz/HOTROD
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9650 @ 3.8GHz
    Motherboard
    DFI LanParty UT P45-T2RS
    Memory
    G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB w/AC Accelero XTREME cooler
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audidy2 ZS w/ Fatal1ty I/O panel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" and 22" Acer LCDs
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 / 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2TB (2 X 1TB) SATA Seagate Barracudas
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 1200W
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF932
    Cooling
    VIGOR GAMING CLT-M2I 92mm TE CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 @28grams
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 Gamer
    Internet Speed
    very very very slow
    Other Info
    3DMARK06 = 23114
It sux for me!

After having a stable OS for almost 7 months!! First time intalling SP1 corrupted my registry resulting in NO chance of repairing and leaving me no choice but re-installing the entire OS...

So dissapointed, I am now re-downloading updates and will install SP1 one more time...Will see how things goes..
 

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Absolutely no installation problems here! Installed via Windows Update download.

First you get this screen:
VistaSp1_1.jpg


Then agree to the usual licence:
VistaSp1_2.jpg


Then Vista warns you it could take over an hour or more and you can't use your PC while you're waiting:
VistaSp1_3.jpg


At this point just before clicking on "Install" I disabled or exited all background applications that were running in the System Tray, via the "Exit" or "Close" options in their icons, including my Anti Virus application. All that were left visible were the "Windows Updates" icon and the standard volume control/Networking icons. I don't whether this helps for a safer or easier SP1 installation, but it can't do any harm!
VistaSp1_4.jpg


Then Windows proceeded to continue the download. First part took about 10 minutes to download just the necessary parts of SP1 I guess. Then a reboot during which the PC went through the 3 stages of the installation over about 15 minutes. Then a normal startup of Vista with about another 15 minutes of major "disk churning" before it finally settled down.

The I went into Windows update and the Welcome Center to find all is okay:
VistaSp1_5.jpg

VistaSp1_6.jpg


No software or hardware issues at present and system seems overall "snappier". So far, I'm impressed! :)
 

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SP1 seems to do better on a fresh install...Or at least mine did.:p
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    RJ's Toyz/HOTROD
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9650 @ 3.8GHz
    Motherboard
    DFI LanParty UT P45-T2RS
    Memory
    G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB w/AC Accelero XTREME cooler
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audidy2 ZS w/ Fatal1ty I/O panel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" and 22" Acer LCDs
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 / 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2TB (2 X 1TB) SATA Seagate Barracudas
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 1200W
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF932
    Cooling
    VIGOR GAMING CLT-M2I 92mm TE CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 @28grams
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 Gamer
    Internet Speed
    very very very slow
    Other Info
    3DMARK06 = 23114
There is one glitch, If you did not select "Microsoft Update" before installing SP1 your unable to search for updates for other Microsoft programs because the link takes you to the XP MicrosoftUpdate site, you also get the same problem before or after SP1 if you decide to leave "Microsoft update" it just takes you to the XP MicrosoftUpdate site and fails to set the correct keys.

The only workaround I have found is using OfficeLive settings to force windowsupdate to check for microsoftupdate`s
 

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Install went fine......I can't I have noticed any difference..Vista seems exactly the same to me. No worse or better.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    system1 (system2)
    CPU
    q9650 3ghz (i7 920)
    Motherboard
    Asus p5q deluxe (p6t deluxe)
    Memory
    16gb ddr2 (12gb ddr3)
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 8800GTS 640mb (285gtx 1gb)
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Eizo CG301w, Dell 2407
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600 + 1920 x1200
    Hard Drives
    Raptor 74gb, Raptor 150gb, 500gb x2, 320gb, 750gb (raptor 150gb, 2x 500gb)
    PSU
    ocz 600w (ocz750w)
    Case
    coolermaster stacker (coolermaster 690)
    Cooling
    many fans
    Mouse
    intellimouse
    Keyboard
    apple slim aluminum jobbie
    Internet Speed
    2mb
    Other Info
    Wacom A3 tablet, Epson 3800
I did SP1 last month using the registry trick - As advised above, I disabled everything in the system tray I safely could, including Anti Virus. The install went smoothly - Had to download and install the mandatory updates prior to SP1 itself, which was something like 860 meg since I had nothing pre-staged. I started it and wandered off to watch a race on TV.

Result?? It was done before the race was over. It didn't like my Video driver (nVidia 169.25, EVGA 8800GTX OC2), so I cleaned it off manually, and then again with the driver cleaner I have. Rebooted and grabbed the latest beta driver - Works fine since. Application ~wise, Norton 360 didn't like it and pulled a bullsh*t fix with a dialog box forcing the uninstall. Went to Symantec's site and find that last year's version isn't there any more and you have to pay for the new one to get your protection back. Never mind that there's still months left on the old subscription. Yeah yeah - I should have learned a long tome ago, but this is the last time I ever use their sh*t. I hit up Eset and bought/installed their smart security package.

Anyways: Else was untouched.

For sure it starts a little quicker than it did before. Can't comment on sleep/hibernation since when I'm done I shut the computer off. Besides that, I haven't noticed any change.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Proudly Built by Me!
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Motherboard
    DFI UT LP P35 T2R
    Memory
    8GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 800 C44GK 4-4-4-12 2T
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon 4870x2
    Sound Card
    AuzenTech Prelude 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 Acer P243 24" and 1 Samsung T260 26" Monitor/HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    Both are running at 19x12
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 7200.11 (Vista x64) Seagate 500GB 7200.11 (Win 7 x64)
    PSU
    OCZ GameXtream 900w
    Other Info
    FSB at 400 (1600) Mhz, CPU Multi @ 8 for 3.2Ghz
Mne failed and came up with error code 80073712 at 13% downloaded, so I found 'Checksur' kb on the MS site as I also had a failed update with KB943302 which gave the error message 8007371B. I thought i had found my solution with the Checksur update but after downloading it and letting it run, I got the message' Not needed for this computer. I have tried to install KB943302 numerous times and each time it fails!

I am not going to be reinstalling Vista

Anyone have any advice? I have been having email conversations with MS help for KB943302 but they have not been succesful in correcting the problem and told me to ring an 0870 number. Why should I pay for something that is not my fault???????

Richard
 

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Mine went smooth with problems, it took about 45 minutes and I download from the site mention, couldn't get it from update, but don't see any change in system
 

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All in all, it was about a 45 minute affair. Did it through Window Update (1/4 download size, plus it's supposedly a more efficient install through WU). Since SP1, all of the little glitchy issues I was having are gone.

I had just re-installed Vista about a week prior, so that probably helped make things go smoothly.

I'm still without a signed x64 audio driver, so I'm still using a hacked XP version and still have to boot in "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement" mode. This is of course HP's fault, not Microsoft's, but at least SP1 seems to have eliminated the clipping and buffer issues I was having before.
 
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP DV8000
    CPU
    AMD Turion 64 Mobile (2.20GHz)
    Motherboard
    HP 430180-001
    Memory
    2GB SDRAM w/ 4GB ReadyBoost, 256MB Video RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon Xpress 200M
    Sound Card
    internal
    Monitor(s) Displays
    internal
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    3 120GB (2 internal, 1 ex.) and a 1TB external (all Western Digital)
    PSU
    internal
    Case
    Black like a stallion with silver trim.
    Cooling
    I tilt my laptop up from the back...
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000
    Keyboard
    internal 104-key Windows QWERTY
    Internet Speed
    um...fast?
    Other Info
    My computer is pretty.
I went to the Windows Update site and SP1 was there waiting for me. I downloaded and installed it, without turning anything off, and have had no problems at all.

Tonight I used the cleanup tool and can now never restore back to pre SP1. I gained a surprising amount of disk space.

If anyone is interested, this is how to do it: Click Start, type "Vsp1cln" (without the quotes), hit enter then press "Y" in the command prompt.

I repeat the warning.....if you do this you will not be able to roll back to a pre SP1 installation.
 

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richingram Try the standalone SP1 update without using windows update.

Download for Vista X64
Download details: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone for x64-based Systems (KB936330)

Download for Vista X86
Download details: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone (KB936330)

richingram said:
Mne failed and came up with error code 80073712 at 13% downloaded, so I found 'Checksur' kb on the MS site as I also had a failed update with KB943302 which gave the error message 8007371B. I thought i had found my solution with the Checksur update but after downloading it and letting it run, I got the message' Not needed for this computer. I have tried to install KB943302 numerous times and each time it fails!

I am not going to be reinstalling Vista

Anyone have any advice? I have been having email conversations with MS help for KB943302 but they have not been succesful in correcting the problem and told me to ring an 0870 number. Why should I pay for something that is not my fault???????

Richard
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Unresolved hangup:

I've been running Vista64 with pre-release SP1 since Dec, no problems! (that's Vista64 with pre-release SP1 on one DVD, not Vista64 with installed windows update of SP1 prerelease)

So everything worked just fine for months.

Got the DVD of Vista64 with SP1 as I'm supposed to. Ran the upgrade path. Just at the very end, after it rebooted and appeared to be installing drivers (I observed the video change from dumb to 1920x1200 and assume it was doing drivers), I got a message box saying "installation failed, restart my computer and do the installation again". Then it said it was restoring my original Vista64 with pre-release SP1, it rebooted, and another dialog said the "installation failed, search microsoft.com for upgrade advisor".

Impressive that it restored to a working OS :) but sad it didn't know everything running was already running on Vista64 with pre-release SP1 :(. And it couldn't tell me that before upgrade began!
 

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You have to uninstall the pre-release SP1 update before installing the release version, after uninstalling the pre-release version leave Vista a good hour or so for the windows installer service time to cleanup all the old system files and configurations.

Then try re-installing the SP1 release update.
 

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Smooth Installation here :) [I Installed it on a FRESH install of Vista X64 tho]
Computer is more responsive now.
Will report back with Issues(if any)
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 9650M GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus N80VN-X1 Laptop
    Screen Resolution
    1280 X 800
    Hard Drives
    1 X 250GB 5200 RPM
    Internet Speed
    11 MBPS
    Other Info
    XBOX 360 Controller | Vista X64 | Simpledrive 500GB
SP1 for x64 went smooth and quick. Nothing abnormal to report. Was stable before and still is.
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Motherboard
    MSI 975x Platinum Power Up
    Memory
    KIngston DDR2 800mhz VR
    Graphics card(s)
    eVGA Geforce 8800GT
    Hard Drives
    2-250GB Seagate running RAID 0
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