Today I installed Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 on a MSI S270 notebook. I had already installed a Business Edition on the laptop that worked fine, but slowly and with one anoying problem. The laptop often froze at shutdown.
Installation
I used the Windows Update installation method. After running the downloaded script, Windows Update found two new updates. Both updates had to be installed (with one reboot), before the actual Service Pack 1 RC1 Refresh became available.
Changes
Besides some minor changes such as no Search in the start menu and volume selection at Disk Defragmenter no big changes are visible. Under the hood, there are probably more changes. Of course a lot of bug fixes but also performance improvement during boot and shutdown. Even my shutdown problem was solved. Others also experience faster file transfers. This improvement probably has to do with the fixes in VSS.
I will start using the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Refresh for the next few days and keep you informed about new findings. So far, less bugs and a faster OS.
If you want to try Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Refresh yourself, go here.
