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

will it work on vista sp1? :laugh:

I'm hoping that after this my pc won't try to renew a dial-up connection every ten minutes over my cable modem.

it would be nice if they released a patch that would lower the price.

starting to look really good now.

Well I would try this patch out but vista ran so horrible on all my games put xp back on. :slap:

Hmm, interesting. It says it does not apply to my system, bleh.