Microsoft’s newly released Service Pack 1 may solve some of the performance glitches that have annoyed Windows Vista users and discouraged others from adopting the OS, but it doesn’t appear from our tests to be a panacea–at least with respect to performance.In our first tests of the service pack, file copying, one of the main performance-related complaints from Vista users, was significantly faster. But other tests showed little improvement and in two tests, our experience was actually a little better without the service pack installed than with it.
It’s safe to say that Windows Vista has become a well worn punching bag for many Microsoft channel partners. But that hasn’t kept Microsoft from trying to chip away at the calcified loathing that has built up around Vista since its launch. Microsoft Australia is running an online contest called ‘Fact Or Fiction’ that guides contestants through a series of 10 Vista related quiz questions, many of which directly contradict the well-hardened views of solution providers.




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