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The editors liked
Improved security. Slick Aero interface. Pervasive search. New APIs and hardware support. Better built-in apps.
Windows Vista Home Basic does improve some features within Windows XP
Fewer system crashes than Windows XP
And Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
Windows Vista SP1 improves the overall upgrade process
Fixes hundreds of tiny problems
And makes it easier for third-party vendors to write stable code for Vista.
Windows Vista Business does improve some features within Windows XP
Windows Vista Home Premium does improve some features within Windows XP
Windows Vista Ultimate does improve some features within Windows XP
Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
The editors didn't like
Hefty hardware requirements. Minor bugs and rough edges in UI. Lack of a killer app to compel adoption. Many features also available for Windows XP users.
Windows Vista Home Basic does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
Within the Start Menu)
No Aero graphics system in Home Basic
No new software yet written exclusively for Windows Vista
Optimized only for the Microsoft Win...
Windows Vista SP1 lacks any compelling "must haves
" and
In most cases
Doesnt significantly improve performance (in some cases
It even degrades performance).
Windows Vista Business does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
Optimized only for the Microsoft Windows ecosystem (for example
RSS feeds fr...
Windows Vista Home Premium does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
RSS feed...
Windows Vista Ultimate does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
RSS feeds from Internet Explorer 7 get preferential treatment)
Abstract: In helping my Dad switch over from AOL to Cox for Internet service, I was forcibly reminded about what messes certain Windows applications can be. Some are infamous for leaving countless traces of themselves behind on Windows PCs, even after you run t...
Abstract: Since I ran the comparisons on the service pack updates for Windows Vista and Windows XP I thought it might be interesting to combine those results into one brief article comparing the two and see how they stand up against each other. I had a few comm...
Somewhat fittingly, Service Pack 1 very much mirrors Windows Vista itself in the way it delivers (or fails to deliver) on users expectations. If you were looking for across-the-board system performance improvements or major new features, prepare to be...
Overall, there are the occasional epic performance improvements and some epic losses, but for the most part the performance is very consistent. Considering all the additional fixes – the compatibility improvements, the security fixes and other tweak...
On the whole then, the benefits of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 from a gamers’ perspective are quite small at the moment – you should see similar performance to what you’re getting with an up-to-date vanilla Vista installation with all of the latest ho...
As far as the Vista user experience is concerned, users shouldn’t expect any significant changes with SP1. In this respect Vista SP1 is much like any other Windows service pack, rather than being another XP SP2. To that extent if you threw a pre-SP1...
Abstract: After more than a year of grumbling from VARs, continued "downgrade-to-XP" offers from OEMs and decidedly mixed reviews for Windows Vista, Microsoft is finally gearing up to make its first service pack for Vista available en masse. The CMP Channel Test...
Published: 2008-02-07, Author: Robert , review by: cnet.com
Windows Vista SP1 improves the overall upgrade process, fixes hundreds of tiny problems, and makes it easier for third-party vendors to write stable code for Vista.
Windows Vista SP1 lacks any compelling "must haves," and, in most cases, doesnt significantly improve performance (in some cases, it even degrades performance).
While its always good to install the latest code for any operating system, installing the Windows Vista SP1 update will require some casual users to spend a few hours without any visible or tangible improvements to their systems. See all products in t...
Abstract: For a few months now any mention of Vista would spark some conversation about its failings, with an addendum asking "where the hell is SP1?" This week then represented a small step forward, with Microsoft finally making the Release Candidate 1 version of ...
