SP2 Comments?

Well, I haven't seen any SP2 comments, so...

I've applied SP2 to Server 2008 and Vista machines. Installation went
smooth. Results for me were good with better reliability and speed. In
combination with IE8, even better reliability and speed.

Other experiences?

-Frank

 

"Frankster" <frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message
newsbCdnfW7xs-gab7XnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
> Well, I haven't seen any SP2 comments, so...
>
> I've applied SP2 to Server 2008 and Vista machines. Installation went
> smooth. Results for me were good with better reliability and speed. In
> combination with IE8, even better reliability and speed.
>
> Other experiences?
>
> -Frank


All good here with vista from day one to SP2.
Will get Win 7 as well when released

MS is terrific.
Bill

 

From the lack of activity concerning SP2 I am thinking that the install is
going well for most people. A friend got it on his computer and he doesn't
even know how - it went that smoothly.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Frankster" <frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message
newsbCdnfW7xs-gab7XnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
> Well, I haven't seen any SP2 comments, so...
>
> I've applied SP2 to Server 2008 and Vista machines. Installation went
> smooth. Results for me were good with better reliability and speed. In
> combination with IE8, even better reliability and speed.
>
> Other experiences?
>
> -Frank

 

All went smooth for me also on Vista Ultimate. Rich...

"Frankster" wrote:

> Well, I haven't seen any SP2 comments, so...
>
> I've applied SP2 to Server 2008 and Vista machines. Installation went
> smooth. Results for me were good with better reliability and speed. In
> combination with IE8, even better reliability and speed.
>
> Other experiences?
>
> -Frank
>
>

 

Re: VISTA STILL NEEDS 2 BE RECALLED BY THE U.S.A. GOVERNMENT.

Frankster wrote: > Well, I haven't seen any SP2 comments, so... > >
I've applied SP2 to Server 2008 and Vista machines. Installation went
> smooth. Results for me were good with better reliability and speed.
In > combination with IE8, even better reliability and speed. > >
Other experiences? > > -Frank

 

I launched it on two machines and never noticed anythin different.

"Frankster" wrote:

> Well, I haven't seen any SP2 comments, so...
>
> I've applied SP2 to Server 2008 and Vista machines. Installation went
> smooth. Results for me were good with better reliability and speed. In
> combination with IE8, even better reliability and speed.
>
> Other experiences?
>
> -Frank
>
>

 

What are the major (noticable) change in SP2, right now my Windows Update
refuse to work for some reason because the BITS is no able to start, I do
not know what BITS and Windows update have do to with the other but, I am
hoping that installing SP2 will correct this situation

Any thought about it

"Frankster" <frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message
newsbCdnfW7xs-gab7XnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
> Well, I haven't seen any SP2 comments, so...
>
> I've applied SP2 to Server 2008 and Vista machines. Installation went
> smooth. Results for me were good with better reliability and speed. In
> combination with IE8, even better reliability and speed.
>
> Other experiences?
>
> -Frank

--
Thank You in Advance
Merci a l'avance

Martin

 

Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Martin Racette
said:

> What are the major (noticable) change in SP2, right now my Windows Update
> refuse to work for some reason because the BITS is no able to start, I do
> not know what BITS and Windows update have do to with the other but, I am
> hoping that installing SP2 will correct this situation

BITS is "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" and is used by
Windows Update to download the update files. Windows Update needs this
service turned on, either manually or automatically, when running. Does
not matter if you are attempting to use WU in the automatic mode or
strictly manually on-demand.

In Vista, click on Start and then type "Services" in the search box.
Launch the Services application and make sure that "Background
Intelligent Transfer Service" is running, then try Windows Update
again.

--
Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
Double ROT13 encoded for your protection

"In terms of timetables, as quickly as possible - whatever that
means." - George W. Bush, March 2005 re: passing Social Security
legislation

 

When I try to started it the statusbar get to about 20% and then it crash
and it give me a message saying the the service can not be started

Is there another way to make Windows Update work without BITS

"Jeffrey Kaplan" <nomail@gordol.org> wrote in message
news:rsa825hkb8rhmvp59k1jcq5regm56v9047@gordol.org...
> Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Martin Racette
> said:
>
>> What are the major (noticable) change in SP2, right now my Windows Update
>> refuse to work for some reason because the BITS is no able to start, I do
>> not know what BITS and Windows update have do to with the other but, I am
>> hoping that installing SP2 will correct this situation
>
> BITS is "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" and is used by
> Windows Update to download the update files. Windows Update needs this
> service turned on, either manually or automatically, when running. Does
> not matter if you are attempting to use WU in the automatic mode or
> strictly manually on-demand.
>
> In Vista, click on Start and then type "Services" in the search box.
> Launch the Services application and make sure that "Background
> Intelligent Transfer Service" is running, then try Windows Update
> again.
>
> --
> Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
> Double ROT13 encoded for your protection
>
> "In terms of timetables, as quickly as possible - whatever that
> means." - George W. Bush, March 2005 re: passing Social Security
> legislation

--
Thank You in Advance
Merci a l'avance

Martin

 

Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Martin Racette
said:

> When I try to started it the statusbar get to about 20% and then it crash
> and it give me a message saying the the service can not be started

Open the BITS item in the list of Services and select the Dependencies
tab. Make sure that the services that it depends on are all enabled,
and trace those backwards the same way, making sure that each is
enabled.

> Is there another way to make Windows Update work without BITS

Find out what the updates actually are and download them manually from
Microsoft's download pages.

--
Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
Double ROT13 encoded for your protection

If I Am Ever the Sidekick... 26. If I find a pit, I will not throw a
rock into it to see how deep it is, unless this information is
actually needed for some reason.

 

I have already did checked the dependency of the service and everything else
is working well

Has for the manual download, it is what do now, but I was thining more in
the way of making it automatic like Windows Update does but with out the
BITS, I do not understand why MS change its way of doing things, Windows
Updates were working very well before they introduce BITS and since then
many problem occured for many peoples

"Jeffrey Kaplan" <nomail@gordol.org> wrote in message
news:kol8251p90oamqd2gp4o6uvjqesbhg744c@gordol.org...
> Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Martin Racette
> said:
>
>> When I try to started it the statusbar get to about 20% and then it crash
>> and it give me a message saying the the service can not be started
>
> Open the BITS item in the list of Services and select the Dependencies
> tab. Make sure that the services that it depends on are all enabled,
> and trace those backwards the same way, making sure that each is
> enabled.
>
>> Is there another way to make Windows Update work without BITS
>
> Find out what the updates actually are and download them manually from
> Microsoft's download pages.
>
> --
> Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
> Double ROT13 encoded for your protection
>
> If I Am Ever the Sidekick... 26. If I find a pit, I will not throw a
> rock into it to see how deep it is, unless this information is
> actually needed for some reason.

--
Thank You in Advance
Merci a l'avance

Martin

 

Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Martin Racette
said:

> I have already did checked the dependency of the service and everything else
> is working well

In that case, the only suggestion I have left is one that I personally
dislike: Restore back to a point before the problem started, or
reinstall. Maybe someone else has a better suggestion.

> Has for the manual download, it is what do now, but I was thining more in
> the way of making it automatic like Windows Update does but with out the
> BITS, I do not understand why MS change its way of doing things, Windows
> Updates were working very well before they introduce BITS and since then
> many problem occured for many peoples

BITS has been part of the Windows Update requirements for several
years, at least since XP came out. In my first XP computer, I had
difficulty turning automatic updates off, so I disabled BITS and put a
sticky on my monitor to remind myself to turn it back on when manually
checking for updates.

--
Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
Double ROT13 encoded for your protection

"Think of it as evolution in action." ("Oath of Fealty" by Niven &
Pournell)

 

My experience is the same as yours.

"Frankster" <frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message
newsbCdnfW7xs-gab7XnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
> Well, I haven't seen any SP2 comments, so...
>
> I've applied SP2 to Server 2008 and Vista machines. Installation went
> smooth. Results for me were good with better reliability and speed. In
> combination with IE8, even better reliability and speed.
>
> Other experiences?
>
> -Frank

 

It took about 45 minutes and really wasn't a bother with only a re-boot at
the end.

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eqVdmPt4JHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> From the lack of activity concerning SP2 I am thinking that the install is
> going well for most people. A friend got it on his computer and he doesn't
> even know how - it went that smoothly.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
> "Frankster" <frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message
> newsbCdnfW7xs-gab7XnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> Well, I haven't seen any SP2 comments, so...
>>
>> I've applied SP2 to Server 2008 and Vista machines. Installation went
>> smooth. Results for me were good with better reliability and speed. In
>> combination with IE8, even better reliability and speed.
>>
>> Other experiences?
>>
>> -Frank
>

 

In article <obCdnfW7xs-gab7XnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
frank@SPAM2TRASH.com says...
> Well, I haven't seen any SP2 comments, so...
>
> I've applied SP2 to Server 2008 and Vista machines. Installation went
> smooth. Results for me were good with better reliability and speed. In
> combination with IE8, even better reliability and speed.
>
> Other experiences?

Also smoother and faster than expected. The typical 45 minutes or so. I
was fully up to date, including IE8 (I normally use FF), already.

About 15-20 minutes was spent 'downloading' but I didn't see any network
activity, so it may already have downloaded it in the background and was
verifying it?

The most obvious change I've noticed is the login prompt appears much
faster. It used to take about 1:45 to 2 minutes. Now it's about 1
minute. I still wait about 3-4 minutes to let other junk continue to
start up. No matter which version of Windows I've used, I've found
logging in too fast sometimes causes weird issues.

I'm in no rush for Vista 2.0 (aka Windows 7). My old computer came with
Win2K, and I never updated it to XP (it now dual-boots 2K and Ubuntu). I
bought my current computer 9/07 with Vista.

--
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All junk mail senders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
law!!
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Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Andrew Rossmann
said:

> The most obvious change I've noticed is the login prompt appears much
> faster. It used to take about 1:45 to 2 minutes. Now it's about 1
> minute. I still wait about 3-4 minutes to let other junk continue to
> start up. No matter which version of Windows I've used, I've found
> logging in too fast sometimes causes weird issues.

I have that problem with XP and earlier. I now have two Vista systems
(Ultimate x86 laptop and Home Premium x64 desktop) and I've found
through trial and (no) error that I don't actually have to do that
anymore.

What I have found with my two Vista systems is that if I log in
immediately when the login screen appears and the "busy/wait" cursor
changes to a plain pointer, it simply takes longer for the Desktop to
fully load. If, otoh, I do wait longer before logging in, the desktop
loads faster. So it's more a matter of when I want to wait, not if I
want to wait.

> I'm in no rush for Vista 2.0 (aka Windows 7). My old computer came with
> Win2K, and I never updated it to XP (it now dual-boots 2K and Ubuntu). I
> bought my current computer 9/07 with Vista.

I do plan on getting Win7 and upgrading one of my three systems with
it, I just haven't decided yet which one (in addition to the two Vista
systems I also have an XP Pro desktop that is now serving as a media
device in my living room).

--
Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
Double ROT13 encoded for your protection

"Why should we talk to you?" "Because if you don't, in five minutes,
I will be the only person standing at this table still standing.
[Laughter] Five minutes after that, I'll be the only person standing
in this room." (Syndicate Human and Marcus Cole, B5 "Ceremonies of
Light And Dark")

 

"Bill" wrote:

>
>
> "Frankster" <frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message
> newsbCdnfW7xs-gab7XnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
> > Well, I haven't seen any SP2 comments, so...
> >
> > I've applied SP2 to Server 2008 and Vista machines. Installation went
> > smooth. Results for me were good with better reliability and speed. In
> > combination with IE8, even better reliability and speed.
> >
> > Other experiences?
> >
> > -Frank
>
>
> All good here with vista from day one to SP2.
> Will get Win 7 as well when released
>
> MS is terrific.
> Bill
>


Bill,

Microsoft has released Windows 7RC. For more information and access to the
download center head on over to Microsoft Springboard.


http://tinyurl.com/832nco

Jessica
Microsoft TechNet / Springboard
v-jedeen@microsoft.com

 

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:13:27 -0400, "Richard Urban"
<richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote:

>From the lack of activity concerning SP2 I am thinking that the install is
>going well for most people. A friend got it on his computer and he doesn't
>even know how - it went that smoothly.

There seem to be plenty of Sp2 issues reported here.

 

+Bob+ wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:13:27 -0400, "Richard Urban"
> <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>From the lack of activity concerning SP2 I am thinking that the install is
>> going well for most people. A friend got it on his computer and he doesn't
>> even know how - it went that smoothly.
>
> There seem to be plenty of Sp2 issues reported here.
>
>
BULL****!!!

 

On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:30:25 -0700, Frank <fb@fuk.you> wrote:

>+Bob+ wrote:
>> On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:13:27 -0400, "Richard Urban"
>> <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>From the lack of activity concerning SP2 I am thinking that the install is
>>> going well for most people. A friend got it on his computer and he doesn't
>>> even know how - it went that smoothly.
>>
>> There seem to be plenty of Sp2 issues reported here.
>>
>>
>BULL****!!!

Another intelligent response from the local Mensa representative.