New Compatibility & Reliability Update

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There's a new release of the compatibility and reliability update.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941649/en-us
This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of
Windows Vista. This update includes the following improvements:• It extends
the battery life for mobile devices.
• It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers
that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
• It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a
startup application.
• It improves the stability of wireless network services.
• It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing
structure.
• It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period of
inactivity.
• It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen saver.
• It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.
This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:• A
compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software
applications.
• A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses
certain network driver configurations
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...01-DF0C-4474-8C2C-72C09B7CEC04&displaylang=en
It has the same KB number that the one released a couple of weeks ago but
this one is newer.
My Vista seems to boot faster after this update.
Carlos
 
Re: New Compatibility & Reliability Update

Carlos:
Thanks,....I d/led the same kb fix a couple weeks back,but this one
installed & does indeed make system boot faster on my machine. I wonder why
they updated a previous version of the same kb fix? This getting very
confusing to the average ........"Joe". These updates should come thru
windows update as optional.....that way a person would not miss one if they
are having problems or just updating their system to make it run
better.......Microsoft seems to be making things harder.........making
consumers jump through loops to get fixes...........? very strange......like
one department(at Microsoft) does not know what the other has done.....


"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ED2C539C-0F0E-412E-A3F8-4398CEECCA33@microsoft.com...
> There's a new release of the compatibility and reliability update.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941649/en-us
> This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of
> Windows Vista. This update includes the following improvements:• It
> extends
> the battery life for mobile devices.
> • It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers
> that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
> • It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a
> startup application.
> • It improves the stability of wireless network services.
> • It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing
> structure.
> • It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period
> of
> inactivity.
> • It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen
> saver.
> • It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.
> This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:• A
> compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software
> applications.
> • A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses
> certain network driver configurations
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...01-DF0C-4474-8C2C-72C09B7CEC04&displaylang=en
> It has the same KB number that the one released a couple of weeks ago but
> this one is newer.
> My Vista seems to boot faster after this update.
> Carlos
 
Re: New Compatibility & Reliability Update

Hugh:
The KB contains the reply to your "I wonder why..."
"This package has been updated to version 2. An issue was identified in
which certain computers that have specific combinations of older AHCI USB
chipsets and CD or DVD drives that use the SerialATA interconnection bus may
not start after the installation of the original version of this package.
Version 2 of this package has removed the fix that caused this problem. If
you are using a computer that experienced this issue, you can restart the
computer by using a bootable Windows Vista DVD and by selecting the
Repair/System Recovery options. If your computer has already installed the
original version of this update and has successfully restarted, you do not
have to install version 2 of this update."
Carlos

"Kue2" wrote:

> Carlos:
> Thanks,....I d/led the same kb fix a couple weeks back,but this one
> installed & does indeed make system boot faster on my machine. I wonder why
> they updated a previous version of the same kb fix? This getting very
> confusing to the average ........"Joe". These updates should come thru
> windows update as optional.....that way a person would not miss one if they
> are having problems or just updating their system to make it run
> better.......Microsoft seems to be making things harder.........making
> consumers jump through loops to get fixes...........? very strange......like
> one department(at Microsoft) does not know what the other has done.....
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ED2C539C-0F0E-412E-A3F8-4398CEECCA33@microsoft.com...
> > There's a new release of the compatibility and reliability update.
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941649/en-us
> > This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of
> > Windows Vista. This update includes the following improvements:• It
> > extends
> > the battery life for mobile devices.
> > • It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers
> > that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
> > • It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a
> > startup application.
> > • It improves the stability of wireless network services.
> > • It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing
> > structure.
> > • It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period
> > of
> > inactivity.
> > • It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen
> > saver.
> > • It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.
> > This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:• A
> > compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software
> > applications.
> > • A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses
> > certain network driver configurations
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...01-DF0C-4474-8C2C-72C09B7CEC04&displaylang=en
> > It has the same KB number that the one released a couple of weeks ago but
> > this one is newer.
> > My Vista seems to boot faster after this update.
> > Carlos
>
>
 
Re: New Compatibility & Reliability Update

Why aren't all hotfixes like this released via Windows Update?


"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ED2C539C-0F0E-412E-A3F8-4398CEECCA33@microsoft.com...
> There's a new release of the compatibility and reliability update.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941649/en-us
> This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of
> Windows Vista. This update includes the following improvements:• It
> extends
> the battery life for mobile devices.
> • It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers
> that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
> • It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a
> startup application.
> • It improves the stability of wireless network services.
> • It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing
> structure.
> • It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period
> of
> inactivity.
> • It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen
> saver.
> • It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.
> This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:• A
> compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software
> applications.
> • A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses
> certain network driver configurations
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...01-DF0C-4474-8C2C-72C09B7CEC04&displaylang=en
> It has the same KB number that the one released a couple of weeks ago but
> this one is newer.
> My Vista seems to boot faster after this update.
> Carlos
 
RE: New Compatibility & Reliability Update

I am still losing my network connection when I install some updates.
Unfortunately this is one of them and I would like to install it. Is there
something I can do to correct this problem? I know this was discussed
previously but I did not see a fix. Thanks
 
Re: New Compatibility & Reliability Update

Most hotfixes only are designed to fix a very small problem affecting a
tiny number of users. Pretty much most of the MS hotfixes are available
online from 3rd party sites anyway, so it's really no big deal.

John Adams wrote:
> Why aren't all hotfixes like this released via Windows Update?
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ED2C539C-0F0E-412E-A3F8-4398CEECCA33@microsoft.com...
>> There's a new release of the compatibility and reliability update.
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941649/en-us
>> This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of
>> Windows Vista. This update includes the following improvements:• It
>> extends
>> the battery life for mobile devices.
>> • It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop
>> computers
>> that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
>> • It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu
>> of a
>> startup application.
>> • It improves the stability of wireless network services.
>> • It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing
>> structure.
>> • It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a
>> period of
>> inactivity.
>> • It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen
>> saver.
>> • It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.
>> This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:• A
>> compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software
>> applications.
>> • A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer
>> uses
>> certain network driver configurations
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...01-DF0C-4474-8C2C-72C09B7CEC04&displaylang=en
>>
>> It has the same KB number that the one released a couple of weeks ago but
>> this one is newer.
>> My Vista seems to boot faster after this update.
>> Carlos
>
 
Re: New Compatibility & Reliability Update

John,
I check this site on a daily basis looking for additional updates:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...eriod=&sortCriteria=date&nr=20&DisplayLang=en
I found the posted update there.
Carlos

"John Adams" wrote:

> Why aren't all hotfixes like this released via Windows Update?
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ED2C539C-0F0E-412E-A3F8-4398CEECCA33@microsoft.com...
> > There's a new release of the compatibility and reliability update.
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941649/en-us
> > This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of
> > Windows Vista. This update includes the following improvements:• It
> > extends
> > the battery life for mobile devices.
> > • It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers
> > that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
> > • It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a
> > startup application.
> > • It improves the stability of wireless network services.
> > • It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing
> > structure.
> > • It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period
> > of
> > inactivity.
> > • It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen
> > saver.
> > • It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.
> > This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:• A
> > compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software
> > applications.
> > • A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses
> > certain network driver configurations
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...01-DF0C-4474-8C2C-72C09B7CEC04&displaylang=en
> > It has the same KB number that the one released a couple of weeks ago but
> > this one is newer.
> > My Vista seems to boot faster after this update.
> > Carlos
>
>
 
Re: New Compatibility & Reliability Update

I'm also having the same problem, mainly wireless side of things, was ok
before I applied the V2 of the Compatibility & Reliability Update


"dsilinski" <dsilinski@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49811989-5B4E-4330-BE27-0C56AFEFA22E@microsoft.com...
>I am still losing my network connection when I install some updates.
> Unfortunately this is one of them and I would like to install it. Is
> there
> something I can do to correct this problem? I know this was discussed
> previously but I did not see a fix. Thanks
>
>
 
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