Vista SP1 is now available

Download the full install here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6d-5ebb-413b-89c9-cb3d06d12674&DisplayLang=en

A smaller, customized download will be available via Windows Update later today.

 

I just saw this in the Alienware and in the Windows section.

 

Is it available though windows update?

 

I wonder if someone could compare this with the one we downloaded few weeks ago and was supposed to be final. Just to make sure there is no change!

 

anyone has used this on SZ780 ? wondering if any problem encountered for Sony drivers / applications on Vista SP1 ..

 

See here :

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=2968589#post2968589

 

Just installed official SP1 x64 via Windows Update on my AR.
WU said ~121 MB. I noticed it worked with lots of bits and pieces instead of downloading a single big file. Therefore I could not grab the file for offline usage.
Installation took about 30 minutes, everything fine, though I don't use any Sony drivers & utils at all.
Copying a ~1 GB file from one internal HDD to the other one is roughly 1.5x faster
My optical drive is now labeled "BD-RE Drive" instead of DVD something.

No bad things discovered yet but I had do a little work after install because:
*) it enabled some devices (I don't use IDE Channel #2, modem etc. so I had these things disabled in Device Manager).
*) it enabled a couple of startups (Realtek driver)

 

is there a site that states exactly what fixes was done with sp1?

 

It does not show up under Windows Update on my PC, apparently sparing me the agony of defeat.

 

btw, I read somewhere (might have been here) that some computers, due to driver issues may not be able to download the sp1 release. Which brings up akajohndoe issue. If he doesnt see the update, should he dload the full version from the link that was listed above?

 

why vista sp1 update wont how up in my windows update ??? i have a FZ290.

 

thanks for the info, should we download the full version from the link that was listed above?

 

starstreak-
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/90a564b9-34af-4a6b-937f-324e1862244b1033.mspx?mfr=true

will show you "Notable Changes...."

 

This article has a list of the specific drivers. If you have one of these get it updated. You should NOT try the full installer. It does not do a driver check and MAY give you headaches after the install.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=400

Gary

 

No see the message right above this.

Gary

 

i am downloading it right now

 

I installed SP1 from windows update in my FZ-190E. I had an updated sigmatel driver before downloading SP1. Updated drive can be found here : ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/STDAUD-01487701-US.EXE

The exe is for FZ-190E. I think this should work for any sigmatel audio device in vista.

 

SP1 will not be widely available via Windows Update until mid-April. However, links provided in this and other threads allow you to download it now.

 

No, it is available in Windows update TODAY. It will not be part of AUTOMATIC updates until mid April. It is out today as a optional update.

Gary

 

Unfortunately, that does not work on my FE series.

 

SP1 will not be widely available via Windows Update until mid-April. However, links provided in this and other threads allow you to download it now.

 

So i check for update from WU on my SZ780N5 which installed by P1 Clean Install DVD (not the BLOATWARE version) ... nothing for SP1 ..
So i download directly from the link provided ... 434MB it is .. but can't wait to see what it is ... Download complete .. time for installation ... i wait and wait for 1 to 1 and half hour ... and finally completed ...
So i check :
- Sound check ... OK
- VGA Intel Express 965 check ... OK
- VGA switch to Speed NVIDIA 8400M GS ... OK (encountered issue with wireless .. restart issue resolved)
- Device Manager check ... no errors ... OK
- Fingerprint ... i still can swipe my fingers ... OK
- Motion Eye ... immediatelly open and can see myself ... OK
- Wireless Net ... OK
- Battery Care ... still functioning at 80% ... OK
- Touchpad .. click and scroll .. work as a charm ... OK
- Processor previously known as 2.4GHz .. now it is 2.5Ghz on device manager ... OK
- Bluetooth ... OK

Apps Check ... OK
- IE been changed ..
- Windows Mail been changed ..
- Kaspersky AV (not default package) ..
- VAIO Camera capture utility ...
- Sony Baterry Care Function ...
- VAIO Control Center ..


What else ???
So far so good for me .. performance as fast as from P1 DVD Clean install .. nothing to complain about ...
will post if anything come up after the SP1 upgrade ...

OVERALL EXPERIENCE : HAPPY ...

 

Installed the SP1 in the TZ through Windows Update:
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (KB936330)

Installation date: ‎3/‎18/‎2008 10:00 PM

Installation status: Successful

Update type: Important

So far I don't notice any difference, but I will run some test later on. Drivers are all working.

 

hey guys can you help me out, i wanna get sp1 but its not showing up in WU, i checked the microsoft site with all the driver versions that are needed, and i found out that my intel display driver is not up to date (i have version 7.14.10.1244 and need 7.14.10.1403). so here is my problem, ive been trying to update it using device manager but it says its up to date, and if I go to the intel website and download it, it tells me its not authorized for this computer. btw i have an sz680. any help is appreciated, thanks in advance

 

NO! That is NOT true. It is widely available via Windows Update right now. It will not be available via AUTOMATIC updates until April.

Gary

 

strange

it still does not show up for my vaiosz430n/b having vista business

 

You probably need to update your Sigmatel audio and fingerprint sensor drivers.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=230979

See post #10.

 

That's because Gary is wrong in above post, Microsoft has said that it would not be widely available until mid-April. I just checked Windows Update myself and it's also showing that Vista is "up-to-date." It may be a matter of semantics, but as I stated above, you can manually download the update, if you like.

 

No, it has NOTHING to do with semantics. Have you not bothered to read any of the threads here about folks who have already downloaded it from Windows Update starting on Tuesday?? Microsoft said it would not be available for AUTOMATIC updates until April. There is big difference in it being widely available and it being available via Automatic updates. And the difference is not semantic. It is widely available to anyone today who wants to use Windows Update and has the prerequisites installed and up to date drivers.

Here is a link to Ed Bott's article on ZDnet about how to get it through Windows update so that you don't have to load the huge standalone installer and can instead get an instance tailored to your specific needs. He also tells why it might not show up in Windows Update. Which has ALSO been talked about in these threads, had you bothered to read them before you told folks that it was not available via Windows Update. Here is a direct quote from Ed's article:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=400

Gary

 

I have this problem with an SZ61WN. I guess Sony need to update the driver? Perhaps they customised it?

 

I guess Vista is "functionally stabilized" on my PC.

 

ok. i hit a problem with the sigmatel audio driver.

My vista ultimate clean installed FZ21S..currently has all sound working fine with SP1..
i got a notification from vaio update to do the update..downloaded..tried to install and i get this error

" ExitError:Error=Device object not present, restart system and run the setup again"

Did this and same bloody thing..
reinstalled the driver from the recovery partition...still didnt do the job...

now i downloaded gary's upload of the file, and i got the same damn error, then i press OK..seconds later i get a dialog saying its successfully......
god knows if its installed correctly..

Thats my 2cents for anyone that may come across this...

 

Download the latest sigmatel driver (IDT) from esupport.sony.com for your model.

 

didnt you read what i wrote? I said iv downloaded now 3versions..and no they do the same thing.>>error.

+ i cant download that from the US servers since iv got a european model of the FZ...

 

Sorry for the post.

 

Apparently not so.

 

AKAJohnDoe, based on what? All the online magazines are reporting it as being available if you have updated Windows with the prerequisites and do not have one of the problematic drivers installed.

Gary

 

I believe the online magazines are wrong. Based on the criteria here.

Of those criteria I only have Chdart.sys, but at the 4.33.1.60 level and the criteria specifies a problem with version 4.32.0.0 or earlier.

Still, I get no Vista SP1.

UPDATE: I do have one pending optional update in Windows Update. However, if SilverLight (KB946609) must be installed in order to install SP1, SP1 will NEVER be installed.

 

Did you "hide" that update? Apparently if there are ANY pending ones that are not hidden, you will not see the SP1 offering.

Gary

 

Yes. It is hidden.

Still. No SP1.

 

Well it is FUBAR then. ...big ol' grin...

Silverlight is not that big might be worth a shot to install it and see if you get SP1. You can always uninstall Silverlight latter. (Although I kinda like some of the silverlight enabled sites I have visited. It's just another form of Flash.)

Gary

 

I refused to install Silverlight too and was never able to see SP1 in Win Update. (Did a manual install.) I find it very hard MS would make you install a completely unnecessary update in order to see SP1 but you never know...

Benjamin

 

I downloaded the stand-alone install of SP1. I might let SP1 cook out there for a few days and try an install from the stand-alone sometime after my weekly full backup this Sunday ... unless SP1 stays raw or overcooks, that is...

 

i updated both......still no SP1 via windows update

 

I was able to see and download SP1 via WU after I did the touchpad and audio drivers. I ran into some serious issues with the install though.

All went well through the install and the first two stages during shutdown, but when the system went to reboot for Stage 3 it would not boot the OS. The error message is "missing or corrupt ntoskrnl.exe (0xc0000098)", and the only "fix" is to to boot your Vista DVD and do a repair install to get you back to where you were. You do have a Vista DVD don't you? (Thanks Sony )

Tried this three times with the same result, and Googled this error with no help (seems to be a common error). (Thanks, MS )

I did see one poster that had to remove his firewall and AV to do the install, so I uninstalled Zone Alarm Free and Spybot S&D) and tried again, and this time I was successful.

So, if you're going to install SP1:
- make sure you have a system backup or a Vista install DVD
- you may want to uninstall your Firewall / AV during the SP1 install.

 

It is pretty much a given that anytime you apply a major update like a service pack that you not only should, you MUST disable or uninstall any third party software that has embedded itself into the operating system at such a low level like antivirus, anti spyware and firewalls.

Glad this worked out for you!

Gary

 

I've decided to persist at the Vista base level and eschew Vista SP1.

 

Why is that? Come on in the water is fine. I've been running it since it was made available to MSDN partners and have had zero issues.

Gary

 

Microsoft won't let me, and pre-SP1 seems to work fine, unlike many of the reports on SP1

 

Perhaps a visual?