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Windows Vista Service Pack 1

James240
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Okies whose downloaded it then? :D i did on Saturday and after downloading it it took !!!!!!!' 4 hours to install itself :eek: i wouldnt mind but i thought it might be slightly faster than that :rotfl:
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  • sjc_2
    sjc_2 Posts: 685 Forumite
    4 Hours :eek: what you installing it on !!!

    Update 2 PC's 1 x 32Bit & 1 x 64Bit and a Laptop 32Bit all took around 40 Mins, all however had the latest updates and were installed from the pre downloaded Service Pack.
    Cheers
    Steve
  • Ben_Doone
    Ben_Doone Posts: 561 Forumite
    James240 wrote: »
    Okies whose downloaded it then? :D i did on Saturday and after downloading it it took !!!!!!!' 4 hours to install itself :eek: i wouldnt mind but i thought it might be slightly faster than that :rotfl:
    I'm on dial up ... on the Microsoft webpage it says the download alone will take 17 hours - needless to say I gave it a miss. The write up about the SP1 is not so good, doesn't sort all the glitches in Vista, I've got all me glitches in hand now so I don't think I'll bother with it in the future. :D

    17 blinkin' hours, gawwwwd.!!!!
  • wonka
    wonka Posts: 484 Forumite
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    I downloaded it last week, took about 1.5 hrs.
    Of course, I may just be talking b****cks!
  • PeteMc
    PeteMc Posts: 567 Forumite
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    Downloaded it today when it appeared on my updates, about 15mins to download and 15mins to install. No problems so far.
  • bookduck
    bookduck Posts: 1,136 Forumite
    You brave beta testers! :)

    I'd at least wait a month with any product unless my problem was too severe, or I wanted to fiddle.

    Sayiing that nt4 got to sp6, win 2k got to sp4, looks like xp will go to sp3
    GOOGLE it before you ask, you'll often save yourself a lot of time. ;)
  • robt_2
    robt_2 Posts: 3,401 Forumite
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    bookduck wrote: »
    You brave beta testers! :)

    I'd at least wait a month with any product unless my problem was too severe, or I wanted to fiddle.

    Sayiing that nt4 got to sp6, win 2k got to sp4, looks like xp will go to sp3

    :rolleyes:

    It was released OEM over a month ago, and several weeks before that as a RC Refresh. So that rubbishes your comment ;):D
  • bookduck
    bookduck Posts: 1,136 Forumite
    Robt, I tried the pre-release sp3 for xp some months back and it was much faster, but the important stuff just did not work like tcpip and uninstalling sp3 :(
    GOOGLE it before you ask, you'll often save yourself a lot of time. ;)
  • robt_2
    robt_2 Posts: 3,401 Forumite
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    bookduck wrote: »
    Robt, I tried the pre-release sp3 for xp some months back and it was much faster, but the important stuff just did not work like tcpip and uninstalling sp3 :(

    So your installed beta software that didnt work and are comparing that with a finished, released product?
  • mr_fishbulb
    mr_fishbulb Posts: 5,224 Forumite
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    Installed it.

    Doesn't seem to have broken anything.

    Doesn't seem to have made any difference.

    :)
  • Aiadi
    Aiadi Posts: 1,840 Forumite
    This was discussed in more details earlier........ Pretty old news by now and far from being Beta testing as well......
    Do I want it? ......Do I need it? ......What would happen if I don't buy it??????
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