Am I foolish for not installing Windows Vista SP1? ?

Question

I already have VIsta, but should I wait to sse if the service pack has glitches in it, and for them to be fixed? If you say install it, any special precautions to take before I do? Thanks!

Answer 1

Hey, great timing. I just got an email from Lee Koo

Manager, CNET community, on that very topic. I've pasted in below what he says. Just to stress a main point he makes, he advises to back up your data and establish a system restore point before you install SP1. Sounds like a good idea, right? Here's what the guy says in toto:

Dear CNET members,

Happy Friday! You're probably wondering why the heck I'm bringing up a question about Windows Vista SP1 and the concerns over its

download and installation, when it was actually released many months ago (March 18 to be exact). Well, the reason I thought that Mary's concerns are completely valid is because when it comes to service pack releases for Windows, or for that matter, any big software update patch, installation can provide two very different experiences--one where it goes smoothly and successfully, and the other, which brings headaches if things do not go exactly as planned. So with that said, I think it is perfectly sane to be somewhat hesitant about installing any large service pack releases and for fearing the worst outcome. And for those of us who do take the wait-and-see approach to see what the general public feedback is after installation, I think that's very reasonable. But for those of you who don't ever come around to installing these service packs, at some point you will have to do it, because service packs or software patches are for the most part intended to keep your system updated with any bug fixes that your software may need. They address any security holes in your software, or add tweaks to enhance and address performance issues that can speed up your system. Bottom line: service patches or updates are a good thing for your system's health.

In this week's topic of discussion, you'll read many experiences of how Vista's SP1 install went for some of our members. Most of our members advise Mary to install it, with a few caveats before installation, so I'll let you read up on that yourselves. But before attempting any major service pack installation, a good general rule of thumb (which you really should be doing routinely already) is to back up your data and create a system restore point. Just in case things don't pan out, you can easily have something to fall back on. With that said, I have listed a few selected answers in the Q&A section to get you started on the topic, but please read all the member answers. If any of you have any success or failure stories after installing Vista SP1, please stop by the forum and share them with us. Thank you for your contributions to this community. Have a great weekend everyone!

Here's the link to the forum he mentions: http://forums.cnet.com/5208-10149_102-0....

Answer 2

Well the people at Microsoft aren't geniuses. They can't built a 100% glitch free OS the first time. So that's why they create Service Packs to fix up the glitches.  

Answer 3

yes yes yes!!!



The whole point of the service pack is to get rid of glitches in the previous version.