microsoft releases vista performance

Microsoft Releases Vista Performance, Compatibility Updates

Windows Vista Logo Microsoft has officially released two updates

improving the performance and reliabilty of computers running Windows

Vista. The updates address issues with memory management performance,

hibernation and sleep-mode, gaming and HD video playback

compatibility, and many more. They are available in both 32-bit and

64-bit flavors.

The Performance and Reliability Update, here, addresses the following:

* You experience a long delay when you try to exit the Photos screen

saver.

* A memory leak occurs when you use the Windows Energy screen saver.

* If User Account Control is disabled on the computer, you cannot

install a network printer successfully. This problem occurs if the

network printer is hosted by a Windows XP-based or a Windows

Server 2003-based computer.

* When you write data to an AVI file by using the AVIStreamWrite

function, the file header of the AVI file is corrupted.

* When you copy or move a large file, the "estimated time remaining"

takes a long time to be calculated and displayed.

* After you resume the computer from hibernation, it takes a long

time to display the logon screen.

* When you synchronize an offline file to a server, the offline file

is corrupted.

* If you edit an image file that uses the RAW image format, data

loss occurs in the image file. This problem occurs if the RAW

image is from any of the following digital SLR camera models:

Canon EOS 1D, Canon EOS 1DS

The Compatibility and Reliability Update, here, addresses the

following:

* The screen may go blank when you try to upgrade the video driver

* The computer stops responding, and you receive a "Display driver

stopped responding and has recovered" error message. You can

restart the computer only by pressing the computer's power button.

* The computer stops responding or restarts unexpectedly when you

play video games or perform desktop operations.

* The Diagnostic Policy Service (DPS) stops responding when the

computer is under heavy load or when very little memory is

available. This problem prevents diagnostics from working.

* The screen goes blank after an external display device that is

connected to the computer is turned off. For example, this problem

may occur when a projector is turned off during a presentation.

* A computer that has NVIDIA G80 series graphic drivers installed

stops responding.

* Visual appearance issues occur when you play graphics-intensive

games.

* You experience poor playback quality when you play HD DVD disks or

Blu-ray disks on a large monitor.

* Applications that load the Netcfgx.dll component exit

unexpectedly.

* Windows Calendar exits unexpectedly after you create a new

appointment, create a new task, and then restart the computer.

* Internet Connection Sharing stops responding after you upgrade a

computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP to Windows Vista and

then restart the computer.

* The Printer Spooler service stops unexpectedly.

* You receive a "Stop 0x0000009F" error when you put the computer to

sleep while a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection is active.