Download Windows Vista SP1 with a registry hack

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http://www.ghacks.net/files/windows-vista-service-pack.zip

Download with the knowledge that it may be Your gain or Your pain. It's up to you.

Watcher

 

thanks but no thanks....

 

something tells me that this contains a trojan or whatever so i'm not really tempted to try

 

i do not know if these have a trojan... BUT the registry hack is true... it adds two lines to the registry.

these are the two lines
"
@echo off
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp1 /v Beta1 /t REG_SZ /d a2c3c14a-9586-4d37-9aaa-79fbd64069d2 /f
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSP1 /v Beta1 /t REG_SZ /d a2c3c14a-9586-4d37-9aaa-79fbd64069d2 /f

echo Vista SP1 registry key has been set. Please check for updates in Windows Update.
"

happy beta testing

 

From what I have heard, this SP1 is sort of pre-beta and a regular bug-fest. Nah, I'll wait till they get the kinks worked out.

 

it is not bug fest nor is it SUPER FAST as other people might say...

i've had it for a full week... had no issues... actually fixed some of them... i thought i do my part and report the problems i had to microsoft via the "Problems and Solutions" then i uninstalled it... and i'm waiting for the final build...

 

Should this hack be done on a fresh install of vista?

 

on any install... except Vista Basic... in which case it does nothing

 

This is the latest version of sp1 right?

 

Vista sp1 is very good and no bug so far !

 

Any performance increases or before-after benchies?

 

if tryit sp1 for long time it did't make any faster or more responsive did still come with few bugs but not many.
atm run without so i can tell 100% sure.
altough this sp1 beta if tryit was for 64 bit.
and an old build

 

Did you check if the service pack improved file copying speeds in Vista?

 

Doesn't this have a 30 day timer on it? Because it's not final?

 

it has an april 2008 timer... after that date you have to uninstall it

 

Can anyone export from his ragistry the keys. You know somethink like this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp1 ]
@=""
"v Beta1"="a2c3c14a-9586-4d37-9aaa-79fbd64069d2 /f"

 

Ok i found the registry.
But i have a little problem, when i install the first update (KB935509) i didn't restart my computer and when i went to restart the electrisity power down and i didn't restart my PC, so when the electricity come up again my computer can't boot to Vista.

 

which is strange since of all 5 packages in sp1 prerelease

-windows6.0-kb936330-X64.cab
-windows6.0-kb937954-X64.cab
windows6.0-kb937287-X64.cab
windows6.0-kb935509-X64.cab
windows6.0-kb938371-X64.cab

only the first two cabs in this list can be uninstalled!

If anyone has a trick to uninstall the others I'd like to hear.

 

you do not have to uninstall the others... they are not beta...

 

Ok i fix it.
Hey at Vistas Extra it's a game name "Hold 'Em" its Poker.