Windows Vista SP1 New Create Recovery disk feature

First, SP1 has a very significant performance enhancement and the code has been optimized. Interestingly, this SP1 still has Microsoft internal network share tags embedded with the update source code, such as:

\\winbuilds3\longhorn_SP1Beta1\longhorn_SP1Beta1

\6001.16549.070628-1825\x86fre\packages\servicepack "

Although this information is of little use to us, it is useful to understand the file layout of Microsoft's internal publishing share.

The first change is the upgrade of the version number, changing from 6.0.6000 to 6.0.6001.16549. According to the previous message, SP1 should adopt the new Vista kernel (same as Windows 2008), the 6.1 version of the kernel. This version is still 6.0, obviously not the new kernel, and perhaps the internal beta is not included.

Typically, the SP does not contain new features-windows XP SP2 is an exception. In general, Vista SP1 also includes a new maintenance program: "Create a Recovery Disc" (Creating a recovery Disk). The program can create a system recovery disk to restore the system when there is no original Windows DVD or OEM recovery tool.

The SP1 installation comes with 4 updates: KB936330, KB937286, KB937287, and KB938371.

However, these 4 patches are not in the www.vistasp1.net released patch list, which means this is a new patch. Because it is an internal version, the details of these patches are not visible. However, through the registry changes or found a bit of information (unfortunately, the author's screenshot is not clear, do not see the specific content, so skip):

KB936330: Contains 133 separate patches, this is the largest update to date, it has been applied to the following Vista components:

* Axinstallservice

* Backup

* BLB Client

* Branding Ultimate Client

* brcpl Basic/premium/pro & brcpl basic/premium/pro Language Pack

* Capture Wizard

* Client Features

* Clipsinthelibrary

* Codecpack Basic Encoder/package

* Desktop Manager

* DFSR Client Edition

* Disk Diagnosis

* Fax Client (for all versions of Vista)

* Foundation

* Group Policy Client extensions/client Tools

* Help Core Client

* IIS WebServer AddOn (packages are devoted to this component)

* IIS WebServer (another packages for this component)

* Indexing Service

* Media Center/media Format/media Player

* MobilePC Basic/premium/sideshow

* MovieMaker

* MSMQ Client

* NetFx3 OC

* NFS Client

* Offline Files

* Optical Media

* Parental Controls

* Peer-to-peer AdHoc Meetings/full

* Photo Basic/premium

* Previous Versions

* Printing foundation/printing Premium tools/printing XP Services

* RDC (Remote Desktop Connection)

* Recdisc

* Remote Assistance

* Removable Storage Management

* Secure Startup

* Servicingbaseline (for all versions of Windows)

* Shell Inbox games/premium Inbox Games

* Simple TCP

* SNMP Package

* SUA (Subsystem for UNIX applications)

* System Restore

* TabletPC OC

* Telnet client/telnet Server

* Terminal Services Command line Tools/misc redirection/usb redirector/wm Provider

* Windows Foundation Language Packs

* WMI SNMP Provider

* WMP Network Sharing Service

* Msssvc Rules (for all versions of Vista)

* Server Help (for all versions of Vista)

KB937286: Contains 28 packages, mostly for Windows Help core clients, and affects the following clients:

* Windows MobilePC (Basic, Premium, SideShow and help)

* Windows Servicingbaseline (for all versions of Windows Vista)

* Server Help (for all versions of Windows Vista).

KB937287: Contains only one package, applied to the Vista mirroring component: Servicing Stack.

KB938371: Contains 3 packages, applied to:

* OS Loader

* Windows Task Scheduler Service

* Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA)

* Foundation Package

* Common Log

* Delta Package Expander

* OLE Automation

* All Windows Foundation and WindowsPE Language packs

These patches are clearly targeted at back-end services rather than front-end functionality, and are included in all patches released since Vista was released. If you want, you can also uninstall these patches.

There are also two major patches that Microsoft has officially released:

Performance Update (KB938194) improved performance and reliability issues include:

* The screen may be blank after attempting to update the video driver, see Knowledge Base: 932539 (support.microsoft.com/kb/932539/)

* The computer stops responding and receives the "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered" error message, you can press the computer power button to reboot the machine

* The computer stops responding or restarts when playing a video game or performing a desktop operation

* When a computer overload (task is heavy) or the DPS (diagnostic Policy Service, diagnostic policy services) stops responding when there is very little available memory, this problem prevents the diagnostics from running

* The screen is blank when the external display device connected to the computer is unplugged, as this problem occurs when the projector is unplugged in the speech

* Some graphics processing unit stability problems will cause the GPU to stop responding

* Visual appearance problems when playing games that are sensitive to graphics

* High-definition DVD or Blu-ray Disc playback on a large monitor low quality

* Load Netcfgx.dll Component program exit

* Windows Calendar quits unexpectedly after creating a new appointment, task, and restarts the computer

* Network link sharing stops responding after upgrading from XP to Vista, then restarts

* Stop outside the printer's print pool

* When the Peer-to-peer connection is active, you will receive a "Stop 0x0000009f" error when you go to sleep, please see the Knowledge Base for more information: 931671 (support.microsoft.com/kb/931671/)

Performance Update (KB938979) improved performance and reliability issues include:

* Long waiting time from photo screensaver exit

* Memory leaks at Windows Energy Star Screen protection

* Shared printers may not be installed if you are connected to an XP or Server 2003 system and UAC is disabled

* Possible interrupts when creating AVI files using the Avistreamwrite feature

* Calculate and display the "Estimated remaining time" process for too long when copying/moving large files

* Wait for the logon screen to be too long when resuming from hibernation

* Offline files are disconnected when offline files are synchronized to the server

* Canon digital camera created raw may lose data compatibility issues, only affected by this two cameras:

o Canon EOS 1D

o Canon EOS 1DS

* The default gateway address is lost when the computer wakes from sleep mode

* Poor memory Management performance