Microsoft today released Windows
Vista
SP1 RC Release Candidates via the Microsoft Connect network, and will be available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers tomorrow, and will be fully available through the Download Center next week. public.
From Beta to RC means that the basic stereotypes, performance and stability of the test software have been guaranteed, and there will be no major changes. The future work will mainly eliminate bugs.
Microsoft said that the Vista
SP1 RC version has the following features:
1, the size of the independent installation package is greatly reduced. The stand-alone installation package, which includes 36 languages and supports x86/x64, is 50% smaller than before, while the original version is only 5 languages, and the same x86/x64 version is 30% smaller.
2, the previous test version will leave a useless directory in the installation partition, taking up about 1GB of space; RC version will automatically clean the disk after the installation is complete, remove the 1GB of the abandoned directory.
3, according to Beta test user bugs, code feedback improved the stability of the installation package, the probability of successful installation is higher.
4, improved the user experience of installing SP1 through Windows
Update, now will display a series of detailed prompt information, similar to the situation of independent installation.
5, other guaranteed functions and features of the basic implementation, including:
Full support DirectX 10.1
Support SD Advanced DMA, can effectively reduce CPU usage
Support SSTP (Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol) ), VPN tunnel connection is more smooth
BitLocker encryption can choose other non-system partitions
Disk defragmentation can choose other non-system partitions and disks
Copy, move progress bar to estimate remaining time faster
Accelerated sleep Recovery speed...
As for the final RTM version, Microsoft said it will be released in the first quarter of 2008 and will be divided into two phases: First, the first stand-alone installation package that will be released soon after RTM supports English and French. , Spanish, German, and Japanese. After 8-12 weeks, all languages supported by Vista
will appear in a separate installation package; of course, both packages support both x86 and x64.
In addition, Microsoft has opened a lab for independent software vendors near its headquarters to help them develop and test drivers for Vista
SP1.
In fact, many testers have already got this Vista
SP1 RC version a few days ago. Vista
Official blogger Brandon LeBlanc installed the patch on multiple machines. The results are as follows:
1. Daily desktop, running Vista
Ultimate x64, installing SP1 RC successfully.
2, work, test desktop, run Vista
Business, install SP1 RC successfully.
3, Dell Vostro 1500 notebook, running Vista
Ultimate, installed SP1 RC successfully.
4, Samsung Q1 UMPC, running Vista
Home Premium, SP1 RC installed successfully.
5, Digital CableCard PC, running Vista
Home Premium, SP1 RC installed successfully.
The installation method includes automatic update and installation of the stand-alone upgrade package through Windows
Update. Of course, any method needs to uninstall any previous Beta test version.
After the installation is completed, the first feeling of Brandon LeBlanc after restarting the login is that the previous "Discover Device Driver" dialog box no longer pops up, and the graphics card can be used as usual. Next, look at the daily application, no incompatibility, the following software and games can run:
Sony Vegas 7
New Zune software
Visual Basic 2008 Expression
Windows
Live suite Of applications
Windows
Live OneCare
Smart FTP
ImgBurn
Yahoo! Messenger 9 Beta
Virtual PC 2007
Paint.Net
Shadowrun
Halo 2< Br> Brandon LeBlanc released his own Windows
Home Server experience documentary, which is the HP MediaSmart Server server. Now, PCs with Vista
SP1 RC have made great progress in terms of network, and the performance of transferring files is amazing, and the connection with the home server is very smooth.
For this reason, Brandon LeBlanc has found D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit router and D-Link DGS-2205 Gigabit switch, and then on Windows
SP1 RC PC to Windows
Home Server The recorded TV program was transmitted, and the result was quite fast.
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As for laptops and UMPCs after installing Vista
SP1 RC1, the improvements are also obvious. For example, recovery from hibernation is faster and can be reused immediately without waiting.
After three days of experience, Brandon LeBlanc said that the Vista
SP1 RC version is very satisfying.