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    Anyone running Vista Service Pack 2??

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Ice Cold, Jun 26, 2009.

  1. Ice Cold

    Ice Cold Notebook Deity

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    My DELL 1737 has been running like a champ, only today do I realize that Microsoft has released Vista SP 2 64-bit, But failed to tell anyone about it, or at least I missed the news.


    Who is running it, any improvements slow downs etc??
     
    Ice Cold, Jun 26, 2009
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  2. Kocane

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    Just a pack of updates i guess.. havent noticed any slow downs..
     
    Kocane, Jun 26, 2009
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  3. Soviet Sunrise

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    Yeah, what REB! said. SP2 is nothing more than a cumulative release of all the updates published since SP1. In other words, SP2 is just the latest version of SP1.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Jun 26, 2009
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  4. atbnet

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    I am using it, nothing spectacular, just regular fixes.
     
    atbnet, Jun 26, 2009
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  5. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Jayayess1190, Jun 26, 2009
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  6. Relativity17

    Relativity17 Notebook Evangelist

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    It is not a bad upgrade. I'd say just let Windows Updates take care of it for you.
     
    Relativity17, Jun 26, 2009
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  7. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    Installed it the other day on my Boss's computer. 64Bit OS too...haven't seen any real issues. But hey it's Vista :p

    But nevertheless very nice link from Jayayess1190.
     
    makaveli72, Jun 26, 2009
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  8. S.SubZero

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    It's been out a few weeks, and was in various beta and RC stages for months. It's a rollup of fixes since SP1, and has some additional new hardware technology support. If you want precise details, Google it. I'm sure you'll find something.
     
    S.SubZero, Jun 26, 2009
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  9. Ice Cold

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    Update: took about an hour to install, even with a 80GB SSD from Intel

    But overall, on my 1737 Studio, T9400 2.53Ghz, with 6MB cache and 4GB of DDR2 800

    It is running great, Improved start up and shut times noticeably. Overall a bit snappier

    weird that it was not showing up when I hit Windows Update.


    Overall great (so far) 64-Bit is the only way to go in 2009.
     
    Ice Cold, Jun 26, 2009
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  10. JohnnyFlash

    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

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    I clean installed when it came out. Fixed icon issues I had before and a few other things.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Jun 26, 2009
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  11. tuηay

    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    Same here Ice Cold, better startup time and overall performance...
     
    tuηay, Jun 27, 2009
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  12. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Vista SP2 was release two months ago or so. SP2 doesn't really do much other than provide a bunch of fixes. It's an improvement over SP1, but there is nothing earth-shattering about it.
     
    crash, Jun 27, 2009
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  13. Clutch

    Clutch cute and cuddly boys

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    We just put it on our Dell laptop and now it takes forever to boot, and the Toshiba I got recently also takes an incredibly long time to boot, I leave the room get food and come back and it is still not booted (I have gotten rid of all bloat ware and ran Glary Utilities)
     
    Clutch, Jun 28, 2009
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  14. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Something is not right. Our Vista SP2 comps are quick to boot up and quick to shut down. Review your background processes and see which one is holding the starting back.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jun 28, 2009
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  15. DarkSilver

    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    It does fix something from SP1.
    It slowdown my boot-up and fasten my start-up.
    It also fix the RMclock shuttering bugs when start-up from a boot.
    Run CMD and type compcln.exe and then press Y. SP2 would stay permanent and clean up your SP1 remains.
     
    DarkSilver, Jun 28, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    :confused:
     
    qhn, Jun 28, 2009
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  17. DarkSilver

    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    Really.
    SLOW BOOT-UP!
    FAST START-UP!
    Windows takes longer time to logon to DESKTOP.
    BUT the icons, services, and so on load a lot faster on the DESKTOP.
     
    DarkSilver, Jun 28, 2009
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  18. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm running SP2, no problems whatsoever.
     
    usapatriot, Jun 28, 2009
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  19. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Ouch. Cannot replicate on my comps so far. I did set one up with password sign-on as well just to try out.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jun 28, 2009
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  20. beige

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    i ruined my IDT sound card driver i just reinstalled windows with SP1 , rolling back drivers didn't help me
     
    beige, Jun 28, 2009
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  21. sweetStyles

    sweetStyles Notebook Consultant

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    I haven't even received SP2 yet. Nothing from MU, can't standalone, because of my chinese installed language. Pretty lame IMO, where is my share M$?

    edit: well lil' bit of research says all language coming July 21st. Isn't that almost two months after first wave? man...
     
    sweetStyles, Jun 28, 2009
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  22. Zaraphrax

    Zaraphrax Notebook Consultant

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    Just (finally) updated a few days ago. Haven't really noticed anything different. Hasn't given me problems either on this machine (Ultimate x64). I'll update the parent's machine later (Ultimate x86) and see how that goes.
     
    Zaraphrax, Jun 28, 2009
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  23. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    I installed it on my Dell E4300 a few days ago (specs in sig).

    Everything is running great so far. No driver or application conflicts thus far.
     
    Matt is Pro, Jun 28, 2009
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  24. KingRaptor

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    SP2 finally showed up on my Win Update this morning...Installing now. Dual booting Chinese-Simplifed Vista x86 with English Vista x64. The English Vista was SP2 patched a few weeks back.

    Edit: It finished installing...
     
    KingRaptor, Jun 30, 2009
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  25. davepermen

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    you must have missed the news, then..
    Windows Vista SP2 Now Available - Notebookreview.com

    1 - 10 from about 28'000 with Google in this Forum

    1 - 10 from about 145 with Google on the Main Page

    Just had to do it :)

    I'm running it, and it works great. But so did it before sp2.. still nice to have. The WLAN bugfix really works, and that in itself is reason enough to install sp2.
     
    davepermen, Jul 1, 2009
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