Windows Vista SP1 (Beta) Released
Microsoft announced on the official Windows blog that they are releasing the beta version of Windows Vista service pack 1. SP1 will be available for selected beta testers. Once the later beta versions are public, you can install SP1 using Windows update.
For installing Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft says, you need to install upto 3 prerequisites. These installs include updates to the Windows servicing stack, some secret update to Windows and an update to BitLocker, the disk encryption technology that’s part of Vista Ultimate and Vista Enterprise. These prerequisites will be automatically installed with Windows update in coming months. Thus once the final release of SP1 arrives, you won’t need to install these prerequisites.
Average users won’t notice much change after installing this SP1 beta. However, there are reports of few cosmetic changes after install. They include :
1. Removal of search option from start menu
2. New option to select hard drive volumes for scheduled de-fragmentation.
It is also reported that with SP1, Windows Vista is more responsive and hibernation / sleep works much faster than earlier.
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