Improving reliability and performance: Update preview release available today

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rpatnaik — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:35:25 GMT

Hi All,

I have some questions on using the "hybrid sleep" option and its affect on WiFi associations. Based on the white paper I read I presumed that when I went into this hybrid sleep the information passed between the router (Wifi) and the Wifi client adapter would resume after a minute or so.

In this state, the user must often intervene and perform a "re-association" with the WiFi. What is this the expected result for placing the laptop in "sleep" vs "hibernation" in Vista? Can we modify it? Is this in combination with the Wifi adapters default behaviour?

Thx.

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alcomonc — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:46:54 GMT

ricgetzeld

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msauaf — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:34:54 GMT

Hi, was already fixed in rev. 5 of KB943899 (fev 2008) those known cyclic-rebootings in certain sata systems (dell etc)?

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Nick White — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:41:54 GMT

Hey neilm: SP1 performance questions are better directed to the Windows Vista SP1 forum here: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1992&SiteID=17.

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neilm — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:24:53 GMT

I have Vista on a couple of machines and 2 versions of Server 2008 (build 6001) running. I just applied SP1 to the vista boxes, they no longer talk SMB2 with Server 2008. The 2 S2008 boxes negotiate SMB2 when talking to each other as do the vista boxes. But now they do not talk SMB2 between Vista and S2008. The question is this deliberate ?

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sobayJim — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:00:43 GMT

I absolutely HATE the update process in Vista. It invariably decided that the best time to do the update is when I'm in the middle of working on somthing. With absolutely no warning or option to postpone, it takes control of the machine, shuts all applications without saving the data and reboots.

This is a vanilla Dell installation with only McAfee virus software installed post purchase. This has happened about once per month since purchasing the laptop last March. I use this computer as little as possible.

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wanderer_3 — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:28:41 GMT

Okay... try this one on for size (and Merry Xmas BTW...)

While the Windows Updates download just fine, when I go to install them, they take several hours to do so, or at times, do not install at all and do not have an error message as to why they failed!

Why do the updates take so long to install?

I installed Windows Visa Home Premium on a new clean PC. What could be the problem?

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interlofer — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:14:00 GMT

IE quit working! I spent two days trying to fix it - uninstalling M'soft updates, changing configs, etc, etc. I live chatted with HP for an hour. No help.

THEN: I remembered that I had installed ENCARTA 2004. THEREIN lay the problem! I find it unbelievable that MS would permit installation of ITS product that would BREAK my machine! A pop-up, at least, is warranted - mandatory, like I get for many non-M'soft programs!

MICROSOFT, PLEASE send me a fix for Encarta 2004 or a working version. AFTER ALL, It is YOUR product, and there is NO excuse for it not running under VISTA via an update or comp'ed newer version.

This has been an awful experience. Simply unbelievable.

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Nick White — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:27:30 GMT

Hey shivani: It was definitely included in both the RC and Beta releases, so if you're not benefiting from it, you may be experiencing a slowdown based on something else. I would visit our public newsgroups to seek help.

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shivani — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:03:17 GMT

Was the following performance fix mentioned in the SP1 whitepaper included in the RC?

"Improves the performance of domain-joined PCs when operating off the domain; in the current release version of Windows Vista, users would experience long delays when opening the File dialog box."

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Meridian — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:06:57 GMT

Update to my previous post directly above. Vista SP1 fixed the ReadyBoost issues. Things are running great now!

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Meridian — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:06:25 GMT

This update disabled readyboost on my SDHC card (with Vista Ultimate on an x61t). Maybe I'll try the SP1 RC and see if that enables it again.

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mcsteve — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:42:25 GMT

Hope this isn't off-topic, but my system was updated (via Windows Update) today and, after rebooting, the multi-monitor setup no longer worked. I rolled back via system restore and multi-monitor works again. couldn't find any reports of similar problems, so didn't know where else to go to report and/or resolve the issue. If someone can point me in the right direction...

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Kura — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:50:33 GMT

I installed.

System hung when trying to shutdown (configuring updates....)

On re-boot, system worked but it doesn't look like the update was installed.

I have all the latest updates.

When I tried to reinstall got message "this update doesn't apply..."

So the systems seems to think it was sort of installed. Any way to confirm it was or delete it so I can try again?

I have always had a lot of shutdown problems.

thanks

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dovella — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:23:39 GMT

@pmollica@zdtnetworks.com

very well