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    Question about "SP1"

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by AznJohnson, Jul 13, 2007.

  1. AznJohnson

    AznJohnson Notebook Guru

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    What exactly does it stand for? Service Pack or something like that? Or is it a whole new OS...? (Where may I find some info about this maybe?)
     
    AznJohnson, Jul 13, 2007
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  2. Jalf

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    Yeah, it's Service Pack, and generally, MS Update will download it automatically when it is released. (And they tend to get enough publicity that you'll know when they're released anyway)

    Microsoft has a page on their website with roadmaps for all their products, showing which service packs are out, and which are in development, and when they're planned for release... But I don't have the url here... ;)
     
    Jalf, Jul 13, 2007
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Personally, I would be curious to know what MS intends to fix in Vista SP1...is there a list of some sorts, because I'd like to give the OS another shot if my issues were supposedly resolved.
     
    Greg, Jul 13, 2007
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  4. ttupa

    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    A Service Pack is basically a collection of updates to various parts of an Operating System (or other software). For instance, instead of buying a new computer and having to download 63 updates (not even a little joking), you could just download 1 service pack and some hardware updates and be done.

    Occasionally, these service packs will include feature updates in addition to hotfixes. A good example is Service Pack 2 for Windows XP including Windows Security Center.
     
    ttupa, Jul 13, 2007
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    I wonder if it'll enable Vista to have the same level of DPI support XP has had for the past seven years.
     
    Overclocker, Jul 13, 2007
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  6. Jalf

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    I don't think there is an official list yet, but someone posted here earlier with an unofficial one. Which sounded a bit fishy to me, but eh... :)
     
    Jalf, Jul 13, 2007
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