This should be available for download within the next 3 weeks and should sor out a lot of the problems people have been having, a lot more info here >>> Hidden ContentBenefits
Windows Vista contains a significant amount of files shared with Windows Server 2008 and therefore benefits from the continual improvements made during the Windows Server 2008 development cycle.
SP1 will improve the performance, reliability, and other areas of Windows Vista.
The standalone service pack will include all languages. It can update all PCs running Windows Vista -regardless of language.
Componentization brings benefits such as the ability to uninstall updates in any order more reliably.
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The standalone package will be large (1 GB for x86).
Installing the service pack will require a large amount of free disk space (7 GB for x86 and 12 GB for x64). However, most of this space will be reclaimed after installation.
SP1 will change a significant number of files; customers cannot apply SP1 to offline Windows Vista images.
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