Download and Install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Final Standalone!
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Download Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Final Standalone (32-bit)
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Description:
SP1 for Vista is finally ready for
download. Microsoft is already delivering the big Vista update over the
automatic update function.
In fact, Microsoft had already completed SP1for Vista by the beginning of February, but it was only intended for selected groups. But now it is ready. Starting now, anybody who wants to can download SP1 in both 32-bit and 64-bit installations from Microsoft’s Download Center.
What is available is the initial "Wave 0" version of SP1, which is
only in the English, German, Spanish, and French languages. A second
variant, known as "Wave 1", which will update Vista in all of its other
language versions will be released at a later time — the exact date is
not yet clear. The installation packets update all versions of Vista
from Starter to Ultimate. The 32-bit variant is 434 MB and the x64
packet is 726 MB.
The Windows update function, on the other hand, downloads a
significantly leaner version, which only contains data for the version
and language installed on the system; depending on how current the
updates for the existing installation are, the download should be
around 70 MB. Installing SP1 can take several hours and requires, at
least temporarily, several GB of free space on the hard drive.
SP1 does not perform any fundamental upgrades, but rather it mainly
fixes faults and problems. Once the update is complete, Vista is
supposed to be faster at copying and unpacking files and the user
account manager will not require so many confirmations. Microsoft
provides an overview of the updates in Service Pack 1 in a white paper.
The reason for Microsoft’s delay in releasing SP1 for download was, among other things, that it wanted to give hardware and software vendors time to make their products compatible with SP1 and to work out any errors, which in some cases was desperately needed. Microsoft had to concede, for example, that certain drivers prevented SP1 from being installed — specifically, it was the setup programs for the drivers which began running during the SP1 installation. Microsoft has not revealed yet which drivers were affected, so it is not clear if the problem is been corrected yet. Certain applications also cause problems, but Microsoft has already released a list of these.
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