Yes they are "official". They will be registered in Windows Update history
as an "Update for Windows". Additionally, you can uninstall them. Down the
road, the files included in this update may be superseded by a new update,
of course. See the Knowledge Base (KB) Articles referenced for more
information regarding the updates, and what files are involved.
As an an aside, Microsoft creates and releases hotfixes on a regular basis
for very specific customer scenarios or for OEM-shipped machines (and it's
standard policy that all hotfixes are rolled into the next service pack
release). Quoting Nick White, from here:
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/04/03/not-a-post-on-sp1.aspx
<Quote> It's worth mentioning that hotfixes not posted on Windows Update are
not intended for individual installation unless the user is experiencing the
specific symptoms mentioned in the corresponding KB article. These hotfixes
represent specific fixes for specific customer scenarios and typically have
not undergone full regression testing. When they are integrated into a
future service pack, they will receive full regression testing and beta
testing. So, installing a collection of unnecessary hotfixes may cause more
problems than are fixed.
The bottom line is that unless you have encountered the specific situation
described in a given KB, you'll get everything you need from Windows
Update. <Unquote>
However, for example, KB938979 is a "compatibility and reliability update",
and not described as a "hotfix". Hotfix updates are descibed as such in
Windows Update history. I've installed KB938979 without noticing any
negative effects on my computer. I haven't done the other one yet. Like I
said, the updates may well become available on Windows Update. Dunno
really, though, whether they will or not.
Are They official (non beta) ones? Have you any experience on them,
good or bad?
dean-dean said:
They are here. Microsoft has not included them in Windows Update (they
might do so in the future, or they might not).
Update for Windows Vista (KB938194)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...9d-c33d-48db-a7e3-62eef7c1f7c2&DisplayLang=en
Update for Windows Vista (KB938979)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...b9-d832-425b-b42c-d3eb2071bbec&DisplayLang=en
or, for 64-bit,
Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB938979)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a0-77f6-4196-8a3f-78c1470ac18e&DisplayLang=en
Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB938194)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...44-fef3-4c80-af1a-8b732dcb2756&DisplayLang=en
Dear friends:
What happened with the two "Vista Performance Patches" (or similar)
expected for yesterday?
I read somewhere in this group that two patches related to performance
and bugs were scheduled for release in August's Patch Tuesday, but I
didn't detected them when I downloaded the security patches yesterday.
Is there any hope to have them soon?
Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!
Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!
