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Vista’s SP1 packs a punch (551 bug fixes)

Yesterday we were all excited to finally get our hands on the Leopard’s 10.5.2 update. No one really knew, until now, all the goodies Microsoft is (finally) bringing to the table with Vista’s SP1 (Service Pack 1).

Ed Bott, from ZDNet, finally shines some light on what’s in the long awaited SP1, and from the looks of it, it’s a lot. Microsoft’s release notes for SP1 are not human readable (at least not in real time), so Ed took his time and compiled a smaller, nicer, list of updates by categories we can all understand. Here’s what’s fixed (left column: number of fixes, right column:category):

Fixes  Category
75  Internet Explorer
41  Sleep/Hibernation & Power Management
38  Storage [finally]
35  Hardware and Drivers
35  Networking
28  Desktop and Shell
25  Printing & Scanning Technologies
25  .NET Framework, Data Components, Development Tools
24  Setup, Deployment, Backup, and Activation
24  Windows Media Center
23  International/Localization
20  Computer Management, Administration, and Tools
19  Application Compatibility
19  Multimedia
16  Performance and Reliability
16  Startup/Shutdown
13  Time Zone/Daylight Saving Time
13  Windows Media Player and Related Technologies
12  Security
12  Remote Access, VPN
  8   IIS and WebDAV issues
  7   Wireless Networking
  7   Offline Files
  6   Windows Mail and Web-based Software
  5   Windows Sidebar and SideShow
  5   Windows Portable Devices

However, it seems that Vista is still vulnerable to the Activation hack

Thanks Ed! Now if they would just release it to the general public ASAP, that’d be fun. Hunting around BitTorrent is not really for everyone

Via: ZDNet

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Mac Users, fire up the update: 10.5.2 is here

Apple just dropped the long expected 10.5.2 update for the Leopard. It tops at about 380 MB - which means it should add a lot of code revision and improvements (at least internally).

Also - TUAW reports that games are running faster with the new update

Thank you Apple!

(Wish Microsoft was like this at times. Where’s that SP1 again?)

Update: Gizmodo reports on what the update packs:

• Airport connection reliability and stability (we’ve noticed some problems personally, and so have you)

• Back to my Mac for third-party routers
• Dashboard widget performance improvement
• Stacks fix! List view, Folder view, and updated background for Grid Vid View
• Menubar transparency disabling
• Less translucent menus
• Several iCal recurring meetings supports, bug fixes overall
• iChat Bugfixes
• iSync support added for Samsung D600E and D900i phones
• Finder bugfixes
• Mail bugfixes
• AFP network volume hanging fixed
• RAW support improved
• Preview bugfixes
• Time Machine bugfixes (some external drives not being recognized)

More info here [Apple]

There’s also a Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 that comes after you install the 10.5.2 update, which according to Ars, it’s just a set up updated graphics card drivers.

Thanks Giz!

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