Vista SP1

Damian · 12/12/2007, 02:11 PM

You can download the release candidate now.

Windows Vista Service Pack 1

sogo · 12/12/2007, 02:14 PM

Thanks I'll try.

Inferno · 12/12/2007, 02:26 PM

I've looked through another forum's opinions and benchmark of SP1 RC, and it seems to fix a lot of network issues, and made the OS generally more responsive. No improvement on gaming performance unfortunately.

FLiPMaRC · 12/12/2007, 03:11 PM

Will try it at home tonight.

Adam110102 · 12/13/2007, 02:35 PM

So, how do I get rid of this stupid crap that SP1 plastered on my desktop?

Quote:

Windows Vista (TM)
Evaluation Copy. Build 6001

I have Vista Business x64, fully legal and activated. I don't want this crap on my desktop!

Damian · 12/13/2007, 04:30 PM

uninstall it. It's a release candidate, not the final build.

Joker23 · 12/14/2007, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inferno

I've looked through another forum's opinions and benchmark of SP1 RC, and it seems to fix a lot of network issues, and made the OS generally more responsive. No improvement on gaming performance unfortunately.

A friend of mine has his laptop and 2 desktops set up for a local network but can't get the laptop with Vista to play nice. Will this help him be able to use shared files and printers on his network with the XP machines?

dazed1 · 12/14/2007, 10:15 AM

It seems its handling memory and resources much better. I've got it at work, and at home. Work is vista ultimate, and home is vista business.

Adam110102 · 12/14/2007, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damian

uninstall it. It's a release candidate, not the final build.

Right, but I want to keep it installed to see how it's working. I'd just like to get the stupid crap off my desktop!

sogo · 12/15/2007, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam110102

So, how do I get rid of this stupid crap that SP1 plastered on my desktop?

I have Vista Business x64, fully legal and activated. I don't want this crap on my desktop!

Did you read the install files, it takes a couple restarts for it to be gone.

Adam110102 · 12/16/2007, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sogo

Did you read the install files, it takes a couple restarts for it to be gone.

Uh, it's still installed.

It would be nice to keep it installed AND get rid of the stupid text on my desktop.

sogo · 12/16/2007, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam110102

Uh, it's still installed.

It would be nice to keep it installed AND get rid of the stupid text on my desktop.

No, after the install the "Read-me file" said you would have to restart your computer a couple of times, after the install, for all their spam to disappear.

I haven't been able to install this, so I am not sure but thats what I read.

sogo · 12/16/2007, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vista Service Pack 1 Read-Me File

• Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate is Time-Limited software. It will no longer operate after June 30, 2008 and should be uninstalled prior to that date. Note: After installation your desktop will show the text “Evaluation Copy”. This does not mean that your system is no longer “Genuine”. It means that you have installed a test version of software which is time-limited.

• The “Evaluation Copy” text will show up on the 2nd boot after installing the service pack. Likewise, the Evaluation Copy text will remain during the first boot after uninstall, but will disappear after the next reboot.

Looks like I read it wrong, it's there until you uninstall it.

sogo · 12/16/2007, 07:44 PM

Did some research and found this way to get the evaluation watermark off your desktop. I was able to install sp1 and this method worked for me.

Patched user32.dll.mui to Remove Evaluation Copy Text on Desktop of Vista SP1 RC1 » My Digital Life

Adam110102 · 12/18/2007, 08:57 PM

After some experimentation and searching, seems this method doesn't work for 64-bit. Apparently, people have tried modifying the multiple copies of this file on 64-bit and it doesn't help.

Hopefully someone figures it out.

Adam110102 · 12/18/2007, 09:18 PM

Tried it once more, used the manual method. Removed the indicated strings from both of these and rebooted. Still there. Verified with the Resource Editor app that the strings were indeed gone and my edited files were not replaced.

Hacked these two files so far.

C:\Windows\System32\en-us\user32.dll.mui
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-us\user32.dll.mui

Next...?

FLiPMaRC · 12/21/2007, 07:49 AM

Finished installing SP1 RC last night

1 - I didn't see any watermark text on my desktop saying it's an evaluation copy

I have Home Premium.

2 - It fixed the issue I was having

The svchost.exe process tied with the Windows Audio Endpoint Builder service was constantly running in the background using 50% of the cpu. Now, it's no more

3 - It freed up exactly 25GB of my hard drive

I'm guessing it was the page file or something

Jar · 12/21/2007, 10:02 AM

I'm going to load up my wife's PC during the holiday break with Vista, so it's good to know the SP helps.

sogo · 12/21/2007, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLiPMaRC

Finished installing SP1 RC last night

1 - I didn't see any watermark text on my desktop saying it's an evaluation copy

I have Home Premium.

2 - It fixed the issue I was having

The svchost.exe process tied with the Windows Audio Endpoint Builder service was constantly running in the background using 50% of the cpu. Now, it's no more

3 - It freed up exactly 25GB of my hard drive

I'm guessing it was the page file or something

Have you restarted your pc after it was all installed? It will pop up.

FLiPMaRC · 12/21/2007, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sogo

Have you restarted your pc after it was all installed? It will pop up.

I guess I'll find out later on tonight

FLiPMaRC · 12/24/2007, 08:47 AM

Okay, the watermark is there

Something weird happened last night. Windows prompted me to "Activate Vista" again. When I said yes, it said my product key was already in use

Well duh! I'm using it, and activated it back in April when I installed Vista.

Has this happened to anyone else that installed SP1 RC?

sogo · 12/24/2007, 01:41 PM

Nope, not here.

Adam110102 · 12/26/2007, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sogo

Nope, not here.

Not here either. Everything works fine, I just have the annoying "Evaluation copy" crap on my desktop.

Damian · 12/27/2007, 09:03 AM

I didn't have to reactivate - however, I began getting a ridiculous number of BSOD's and other random problems. SP1 RC has been uninstalled (which takes forever, fyi).

FLiPMaRC · 12/27/2007, 02:46 PM

No BSOD so far

and I haven't seen that prompt to reactivate Vista since.

ED · 12/27/2007, 03:52 PM

How is the SLI Support? Will it read all 4GB of RAM I have?

FLiPMaRC · 12/27/2007, 05:50 PM

I got the Windows Activation prompt again just a now.

scoliosis · 12/27/2007, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ED

How is the SLI Support? Will it read all 4GB of RAM I have?

If it's the 64bit version.

dazed1 · 12/31/2007, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLiPMaRC

I got the Windows Activation prompt again just a now.

Same. And i'm kinda fucked now

FLiPMaRC · 12/31/2007, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dazed1

Same. And i'm kinda fucked now

Why are you fucked?

I've been getting it more frequently now. I don't see a message anywhere on how much longer I can run Vista. I'll probably uninstall SP1 RC soon

It's been great except for the Windows Activation issue.

dazed1 · 12/31/2007, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLiPMaRC

Why are you fucked?

I've been getting it more frequently now. I don't see a message anywhere on how much longer I can run Vista. I'll probably uninstall SP1 RC soon

It's been great except for the Windows Activation issue.

For me, it wouldnt let me login. Saying my key is invalid

I was able to get in somehow, run the paradox hack, and get it back to normal again

FLiPMaRC · 01/02/2008, 07:10 PM

The paradox hack doesn't work with my computer. I tried it about three times, and then decided to just uninstall SP1 RC.

dazed1 · 01/03/2008, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLiPMaRC

The paradox hack doesn't work with my computer. I tried it about three times, and then decided to just uninstall SP1 RC.

The one I downloaded works, it still shows on my desktop that this copy is not authentic, but it works fine. So i'm not bothering

Ryda101 · 01/04/2008, 03:40 PM

i'm contemplating downgrading back to XP..

Inferno · 01/14/2008, 03:49 PM

For all you brave souls out there.

DailyTech - Microsoft Opens Vista SP1 RC Refresh to the Public

Quote:

All legal Windows Vista users can now try out the SP1 RC Refresh

Last week, Microsoft released the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Refresh to 15,000 beta testers. In an effort to get even more feedback from customers, the SP1 RC Refresh is now open to the general public.

Microsoft routinely offers up test software to the general public, so this move shouldn't come as a surprise. In early December, Microsoft provided Vista users with the initial release candidate version of SP1.

As reported in previous articles, Windows Vista SP1 brings new anti-piracy measures, faster file copying, improved networked performance, enhancements to ReadyBoost and support for hotpatching.

Microsoft provides the following cautionary notes for those that wish to install this latest update to Windows Vista:

Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh is pre-release software and will change before the final release. Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh is for individuals, organizations, and technical enthusiasts who are comfortable evaluating pre-release software and is provided for testing purposes only. Microsoft does not recommend installing this software on primary or mission critical systems. Microsoft recommends that you have a backup of your data prior to installing any pre-release software.
Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh is time-limited software.
Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh will no longer operate after June 30, 2008 and should be uninstalled prior to that date. After installation your desktop will show the text "Evaluation Copy". This does not mean that your system is no longer genuine but that you have installed a test version of software which is time-limited. The "Evaluation Copy" text will appear on your desktop after the second reboot after installing the service pack. Likewise, the "Evaluation Copy" text will remain on your desktop during the first reboot after uninstall the service pack, but will disappear after the next reboot.
If you install Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh it is strongly recommended that you install the final version of Windows Vista SP1 when it is released. To do this, you will be required to uninstall this RC version of Windows Vista SP1.
Assisted support (phone, email and online chat) is not available from Microsoft Help and Support for this RC release of Windows Vista SP1. Self-help and peer support is available through the Windows Vista SP1 forum.
You must have a genuine copy of Windows Vista installed prior to installing Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh.

For those that don't mind dabbling with test software, the Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate Refresh can be obtained directly from Microsoft.

FLiPMaRC · 01/14/2008, 03:56 PM

sogo · 01/14/2008, 05:52 PM

I can't uninstall sp1 beta. I uninstall it and it come back.

Damian · 01/14/2008, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLiPMaRC

dazed1 · 01/15/2008, 10:30 AM

I uninstalled RC1 from mywork PC.mainly because its not a geniuine copy and it disabled aero etc

I'm still using it at home. I might install the refresh

FLiPMaRC · 01/15/2008, 01:00 PM

My home PC has a genuine copy Vista (upgrade - if that's has any importance), but for some reason, SP1 RC kept telling me I needed to buy a new product key.

So I uninstalled it.

12/12/2007, 02:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Damian hookers and blow Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: New York-ish. Vehicle: 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 Posts: 7,640	Vista SP1 You can download the release candidate now. Windows Vista Service Pack 1

12/12/2007, 02:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
sogo R.I.P Shavana :( Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: .org Aug 2001 Vehicle: magnum Posts: 2,764	Thanks I'll try.

12/12/2007, 02:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Inferno Rotary Hell Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Carrollton, TX Vehicle: 2004 Mazda RX-8 Posts: 12,848	I've looked through another forum's opinions and benchmark of SP1 RC, and it seems to fix a lot of network issues, and made the OS generally more responsive. No improvement on gaming performance unfortunately.

12/12/2007, 03:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
FLiPMaRC Fa Kin Su Pah Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: NJ Vehicle: 2001 Silver GS Posts: 24,904	Will try it at home tonight.

12/13/2007, 04:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Damian hookers and blow Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: New York-ish. Vehicle: 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 Posts: 7,640	uninstall it. It's a release candidate, not the final build.

12/14/2007, 10:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
dazed1 Huh ? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA Vehicle: 08 G35 Sedan Posts: 5,052	It seems its handling memory and resources much better. I've got it at work, and at home. Work is vista ultimate, and home is vista business.

12/16/2007, 07:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
sogo R.I.P Shavana :( Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: .org Aug 2001 Vehicle: magnum Posts: 2,764	Did some research and found this way to get the evaluation watermark off your desktop. I was able to install sp1 and this method worked for me. Patched user32.dll.mui to Remove Evaluation Copy Text on Desktop of Vista SP1 RC1 » My Digital Life

12/18/2007, 08:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
Adam110102 selective avoidance Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Woonsocket, RI Vehicle: 2006 Infiniti G35x Posts: 1,252	After some experimentation and searching, seems this method doesn't work for 64-bit. Apparently, people have tried modifying the multiple copies of this file on 64-bit and it doesn't help. Hopefully someone figures it out.

12/18/2007, 09:18 PM	#16 (permalink)
Adam110102 selective avoidance Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Woonsocket, RI Vehicle: 2006 Infiniti G35x Posts: 1,252	Tried it once more, used the manual method. Removed the indicated strings from both of these and rebooted. Still there. Verified with the Resource Editor app that the strings were indeed gone and my edited files were not replaced. Hacked these two files so far. C:\Windows\System32\en-us\user32.dll.mui C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-us\user32.dll.mui Next...?

12/21/2007, 07:49 AM	#17 (permalink)
FLiPMaRC Fa Kin Su Pah Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: NJ Vehicle: 2001 Silver GS Posts: 24,904	Finished installing SP1 RC last night 1 - I didn't see any watermark text on my desktop saying it's an evaluation copy I have Home Premium. 2 - It fixed the issue I was having The svchost.exe process tied with the Windows Audio Endpoint Builder service was constantly running in the background using 50% of the cpu. Now, it's no more 3 - It freed up exactly 25GB of my hard drive I'm guessing it was the page file or something

12/21/2007, 10:02 AM	#18 (permalink)
Jar Excellent mediocrity Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: WACO, TEXAS foo! Vehicle: '93 S-10 Posts: 9,085	I'm going to load up my wife's PC during the holiday break with Vista, so it's good to know the SP helps.

12/24/2007, 08:47 AM	#21 (permalink)
FLiPMaRC Fa Kin Su Pah Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: NJ Vehicle: 2001 Silver GS Posts: 24,904	Okay, the watermark is there Something weird happened last night. Windows prompted me to "Activate Vista" again. When I said yes, it said my product key was already in use Well duh! I'm using it, and activated it back in April when I installed Vista. Has this happened to anyone else that installed SP1 RC?

12/24/2007, 01:41 PM	#22 (permalink)
sogo R.I.P Shavana :( Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: .org Aug 2001 Vehicle: magnum Posts: 2,764	Nope, not here.

12/27/2007, 09:03 AM	#24 (permalink)
Damian hookers and blow Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: New York-ish. Vehicle: 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 Posts: 7,640	I didn't have to reactivate - however, I began getting a ridiculous number of BSOD's and other random problems. SP1 RC has been uninstalled (which takes forever, fyi).

12/27/2007, 02:46 PM	#25 (permalink)
FLiPMaRC Fa Kin Su Pah Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: NJ Vehicle: 2001 Silver GS Posts: 24,904	No BSOD so far and I haven't seen that prompt to reactivate Vista since.

12/27/2007, 03:52 PM	#26 (permalink)
ED vBulletin Admin Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Jacksonville, FL Vehicle: 2007 Ford Fusion Posts: 16,720	How is the SLI Support? Will it read all 4GB of RAM I have?

12/27/2007, 05:50 PM	#27 (permalink)
FLiPMaRC Fa Kin Su Pah Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: NJ Vehicle: 2001 Silver GS Posts: 24,904	I got the Windows Activation prompt again just a now.

01/02/2008, 07:10 PM	#32 (permalink)
FLiPMaRC Fa Kin Su Pah Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: NJ Vehicle: 2001 Silver GS Posts: 24,904	The paradox hack doesn't work with my computer. I tried it about three times, and then decided to just uninstall SP1 RC.

01/04/2008, 03:40 PM	#34 (permalink)
Ryda101 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Waycross,GA Vehicle: 2001 Galant V6 Posts: 80	i'm contemplating downgrading back to XP..

01/14/2008, 03:56 PM	#36 (permalink)
FLiPMaRC Fa Kin Su Pah Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: NJ Vehicle: 2001 Silver GS Posts: 24,904

01/14/2008, 05:52 PM	#37 (permalink)
sogo R.I.P Shavana :( Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: .org Aug 2001 Vehicle: magnum Posts: 2,764	I can't uninstall sp1 beta. I uninstall it and it come back.

01/15/2008, 10:30 AM	#39 (permalink)
dazed1 Huh ? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA Vehicle: 08 G35 Sedan Posts: 5,052	I uninstalled RC1 from mywork PC.mainly because its not a geniuine copy and it disabled aero etc I'm still using it at home. I might install the refresh

01/15/2008, 01:00 PM	#40 (permalink)
FLiPMaRC Fa Kin Su Pah Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: NJ Vehicle: 2001 Silver GS Posts: 24,904	My home PC has a genuine copy Vista (upgrade - if that's has any importance), but for some reason, SP1 RC kept telling me I needed to buy a new product key. So I uninstalled it.