Thursday, October 25th 2007

Windows Vista Compatibility, Reliability, and Stability Patch Released

Following the DirectX 9.0C November patch, Microsoft has also released a new update for Windows Vista that improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of the OS. Download links for Vista 32-bit and Vista 64-bit.

This update includes the following improvements:
  • It extends the battery life for mobile devices.
  • It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
  • It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a startup application.
  • It improves the stability of wireless network services.
  • It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing structure.
  • It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period of inactivity.
  • It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen saver.
  • It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.
This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:
  • A compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software applications.
  • A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses certain network driver configurations.
Source: Microsoft
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6 Comments on Windows Vista Compatibility, Reliability, and Stability Patch Released

#2
Unregistered
I'm hoping that after this my pc won't try to renew a dial-up connection every ten minutes over my cable modem.
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Easy Rhino
Linux Advocate
it would be nice if they released a patch that would lower the price.
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#4
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
starting to look really good now.
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#5
Giletus
Well I would try this patch out but vista ran so horrible on all my games put xp back on. :slap:
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#6
newconroer
Hmm, interesting. It says it does not apply to my system, bleh.
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