vista SP1

[polluxmr2]

yeah, i have vista home premium. its allright.

but i was reading an article, which i can't find now, that was saying SP1 was going to be around 2 gigs in size. Anyone else hear anything about this? even on a t1 or similar, thats approximately a 3 hour long download.

[NeoGen]

I just found a whitepaper from microsoft talking about the Vista SP1, take a look here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=090deaf6-2eaa-4aaa-8b3b-2e199db4a97d&displaylang=en



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.

[polluxmr2]

so its only one gig. still, thats pretty hefty.

[Steve Lux]

And does Micro$oft thank you for being a beta-tester for their product?

[polluxmr2]

heh, im not a beta tester. microsoft retail release software is usually alpha at best. being a beta tester for microsoft would be like testing a prototype bullet proof vest with a live person in front of a 10 person firing squad..... in the early 80s.