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1. dovella

   
   Posted on: April 09, 2008 at 11:55AM  

   wave 1 500mb  not ready??
2. Ceinach

   
   Posted on: April 09, 2008 at 12:34PM  

   eponymousnyc,

   None of the versions make much sense. For example, I find it absolutely hilarious that the "business" edition doesn't include bitlocker. Who else is going to need drive encryption if not businesses? Why wasn't it made available as an option at the very least without spending another $100 to upgrade to ultimate is still a mystery. Also the "premium" edition doesn't include RDP support and "Ultimate" contains almost no extras.

   What a confusing mess of a marketing program and is hopefully a great lesson on how NOT to do OS marketing in the future.

   :)
3. Joe Hendrix

   
   Posted on: April 09, 2008 at 1:11PM  

   I'm in the same boat as Compumind.  I have a 6 month old Intel MB, and one would think, of any manufacturer out there, that Intel would have the latest drivers available.  But... no.  How can this be???  

   Of course, I'm assuming that the SigmaTel drivers are my only road block in receiving the SP1 update.  It would be nice if Microsoft can scan our machines, and let us know which drivers are out of compliance, so we don't have to be guessing what is out of compliance.

   Oh well... still waiting.
4. Compumind

   
   Posted on: April 09, 2008 at 1:20PM  

   Found this at:

   http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/sp1.mspx

   "Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is the complete set of Windows Vista updates Microsoft has issued over the past year plus additional enhancements to improve your PC experience. SP1 doesn't add new features or require you to learn anything new—it simply makes your PC more reliable, run more smoothly, and even more enjoyable to use, all at no charge."

   Oh, how nice! Isn't that the way your PC is supposed to work in the first place?

   ;0)
5. Compumind

   
   Posted on: April 09, 2008 at 1:34PM  

   Joe Hendrix:

   Just to clarify, SigmaTel is not part of Intel.

   http://www.sigmatel.com/support/

   The company was bought by Integrated Device Technology.

   As per Brandon's comment (to me) above, I would hope that they are working with Microsoft (or vice-versa) to resolve the incompatibility issues with SP1, since so much of their audio hardware is out there.

   :0)
6. Brandon LeBlanc

   

   
   Posted on: April 09, 2008 at 4:20PM  

   dovella, the remaining languages for Windows Vista SP1 have not yet been released. More details to follow in the near future.

   eponymousnyc, you should be able to use a logon script to map a network drive just fine in Windows Vista Business. I just tried it out myself on a PC I have running Windows Vista Business and it seemed to work for me. Is there something that says Windows Vista Business isn't suppose to let you use logon scripts to map network drives or is it something you're having issues with? Let me know.

   Compumind and Joe Hendrix, we are continuing to work with partners to provided updated drivers - stay tuned for more information.

   - Brandon
7. dovella

   
   Posted on: April 09, 2008 at 5:05PM  

   OK Doctor Brandon :D

   In Italy (and world) we wait you ;)

   http://www.hwupgrade.it/forum/showthread.php?t=1670238
8. Ceinach

   
   Posted on: April 09, 2008 at 7:21PM  

   eponymousnyc,

   I did some research since we had that same problem with logon scripts awhile back and a customer using Vista Business.

   The gist was that we could only get NET USE logon commands to work with the UAC off, but then the LPT port mappings wouldn't work with it turned off. If you reference the following KB article for the fix. Basically, in Vista "network shares that are mapped by logon scripts are shared with the standard user access token instead of with the full administrator access token"

   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937624

   Now for the fun part...you get to do this on EACH workstation.

   :)
9. shiyabeng

   
   Posted on: April 10, 2008 at 3:42AM  

   Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 contains changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. Windows Vista SP1 also addresses some management, deployment, and support challenges.
10. alt-92

    
    Posted on: April 10, 2008 at 6:53AM  

    @ Ceinach

    "Now for the fun part...you get to do this on EACH workstation."

    Psh. I'd rather use a Group Policy to enable that setting.

    Judging by the key itself chances are you can use GPMC.msc to configure that policy on your domain.