New Vista updates available for compatibility and reliability issues

Miner it being made by Microsoft is suspicious. But seriously i'm not really the DIY type of person. I just expect WU to update my comp whenever there is an update and that's that, no extra DLing. It just seems like too much hassle to me. Then again, i barely need these updates for what i use my comp to do.

 

I wonder how long this will take to get on Automatic Updates... I'm still weary of installing WGA.
Does anyone know if it still sends out information about your system to Microsoft?

 

You don't have to DL WGA for vista, i'd be weary too because WGA is a spyware/adware/trojan/virus combo. Also i'm pretty sure it does, to confirm your OS's legality.

 

same here

 

I'm not so certain, as I've just run across a hotfix that I initially downloaded off of the MS site almost two month ago that now appears with a newer release date (KB938979). I assume that what I got was an earlier revision of the same patch........

 

i don't trust ms...i'll wait until it's available through windows update...ms is known to come out with hotfixes prematurely, and then fix them and have later revisions available for the same hotfix

 

^Then just re-download it.

 

^^my history with my notebook has been nothing but bsod's and freezes, I finally have it stable, so i do not want to mess around with it by applying patches prematurely

 

make a complete backup and give it a try.

 

sorry..not messing with it till it is finalized....im not making the mistake of assuming ms is reliable...i've had nothing but problems with vista and my turbo memory

 

when i install these new window updates, should i delete the old updates that have already been downloaded?

 

No. Why would you do that?

 

u never have to delete old updates

 

Ok thanks for the help.

 

installed all.. been working on laptop for quite some time.. installed some more programs, re booted a number of times, used usb devices (usb modem, ipod, mouse, flash drive).. no problem noted as of now..

battery improvement: none noticed. may be some micro seconds.. who knows! shut down seems to be faster somehow.. not yet measured the time..

 

can anyone please comment on the sleep issue?

 

Does anyone know if this update fixes compatibility with U3 because my new flash drive has U3 and if it works then it'll be easier for me to uninstall directly from inside the program.

 

Sorry for the delayed response. I have an integrated sound card in my notebook, and I am using a modded 163.44 nvidia drivers from laptopvideo2go.com.

 

OK I installed these updates and now I get the stuck with a black screen after wakeup problem.

There was a fix for this problem but I forget what. Anyone remember?

 

A lot of updates but, I think SP1 will have to have 3x this.

 

I installed these updates and they are shown as important updates.

 

darthsat: I know that Nvidia has been responsible for many sleep problems on Vista. If you want, I'd suggest you to try the latest drivers from nvidia, something like http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_163.69.html

 

I see a black screen for like 20 seconds when turning it on. And by black I mean it looks as if it were off.

 

That something that happens to me too calot, and a couple of other people have said it happens to them too, i don't know why but it's not a virus (since it has been on my computer since i set it up) and it barely slows down startup.

 

I don't remember where but I've seen the solution to this black screen during boot...

 

Flamenko posted something that helped reduce the amount of time it appeared in his vista tweaks thread but didn't get rid of it completely. Also thanks Jonn B for the NVIDA update, which i will install right now.

 

But i dont have nvidia.... Please help me get rid of that, it pissesm e off

 

Look at the first tweak here. It should lower the amount of time the black screen shows. It needs a reboot so if your running any live apps then pause them, or finish up before doing it.

 

calot: the nvidia sleep problem is not the same as the black screen during boot process

 

I've just found something interesting. According to this article, these updates may be available to windows update as soon as Tuesday, or at least were getting some kind of update Tuesday.

 

i randomly get the black screen after resuming from sleep like 1/50 resumes...my comp just ends up restarting on its own..its quite annoying b/c you can't trust your computer before you sleep and have to make sure everything is saved

 

For me this update has messed up my computer and now i have to use windows restore, don't install this update people.

 

enable hybrid sleep. if it crashes then it loads at hibernation restore

+1 vista

 

Except that when you are seeing situation like this, sometimes the hiberation information(mainly for the boot loader) also lost.

I have occasionally seen this under XP as well. So I don't think this is a real solution but may be able to reduce it from 1/50 to 1/100.

 

Strange after install new vista update I don't have any problem with sleep mode. No black screen after wake up.

 

I tried the 163.69 as well as the 163.74 drivers yesterday, and neither fixed the sleep problem.

 

I was just informed by vista of 8 updates. Hopefully these are the big updates:

KB939653
KB941202
KB933729
KB890830
KB941833
KB905866
KB941651

 

I had a bunch today as well, but they all seemed to be security updates.....

 

Yea, I installed them, but my sleep problems and my file transfer problems persist. Disappointing.

 

or maybe 7.

 

i know 1 was def a vista update...others were security

Update for Windows Vista (KB941651)

Installation date: ‎10/‎9/‎2007 3:51 PM

Installation status: Successful

Update type: Recommended

This is a reliability update. Install this update to improve the reliability of Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista in certain scenarios. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

More information:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941651

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com

 

I didn't include the last one because it was an office 2007 update.

 

hey guys i installed the update KB941649 and now my computer takes much longer to startup. is there anyway i can remove the update? i used to take 50-55 seconds to start up in my event viewer. now it says around 4 mins. hmm

 

go into add/remove programs and it should be listed there. right click and click on uninstall