I read about some users having problems when installing Vista SP1. The problem i had with it was post it here.

Some users ran into problems because they had installed a language pack in windows prior to installing the service pack.

If this is your case, read the following article which describes the error and offers a solution.

I already tried a new disc image that microsoft released with an existing spanish language pack. It worked great but some items were not translated to spanish from the english disc image. This is because some things has changed in SP1 and microsoft will release updated language packs in the near future.

TheWorld Browser is a free alternative to Internet Explorer. It is lightning fast to open up and is slightly faster than IE to display pages.

It has an embedded download manager which is great and hast ad blocking options as well as content (such as java script, flash, etc.) filtering to speed up page display. Supports skins.

If you are using Ie right now and you don’t like the other altenatives such as Firefox or Opera, this great program can fill your browsing needs.

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Mozilla Thunberbird is a full-featured email application that works great.

Here is a list of the features.

It supports, just like firefox does, the installation of plugins, dictionaries and themes which makes it even better.

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Free Download Manager is a freeware and open source download manager.

It allows you to download files and whole web sites from any remote server via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP. The latest versions also allow you to upload files, download flash object and can serve as a bittirrent download manager.

Can be used as a portable application as well. The lite version lacks some functions (BitTorrent support, video conversion and upload manager) but can be downloaded as plugins later.

It has the best set of features and options among the freeware download managers i have tested before.

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BurnAware is a program for burning files to CD/DVD.

It can burn DVD Video discs and Audio CD’s as well. Supports multi-session and can save (not from discs in the freeware edition) and write ISO images.

There is a Home Edition available which has more features but is a bit expensive is you ask me.

Look at this comparison table to learn about the differences between freeware and paid versions.

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Yesterday Realtek released a minor update of it HD audio drivers.

This is very unusual since they normally release major versions only. Maybe there was something buggy in the previous Vista release.

Unattended usage:

setup.exe -s -f2<path\LogFile> -z[-rp<path\LogFile>]
example:
setup.exe -s -f2C:\mylog.log -z[-rpC:\RHDSetup.log]

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Microsoft published today a list of some applications that currently are having problems with SP1 installed.

Most notably, this list includes Trend Micro Internet Security, Zone Alarm Security Suite and BitDefender Internet Security. However the knowledge base article KB935796 states that there are newer versions on the developer’s websites.

If you use some of the applications, verify that you are running the latest version before installing SP1 in order to avoid incompatibilities or lost of functionality.

This is not the first time i post about this great little program.

It can help you clean your computer from temporary files, browser’s cache and other useless files. Comes with a registry error fixer and program uninstaller.

Note:

Remember to choose other builds in the downloads page in order to avoid the setup that comes bundled with Yahoo! toolbar. I recommend to download the portable build.

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