In attesa di vedere la SP1 all'opera, Microsoft sta rilasciando aggiornamenti di vario tipo. Il primo di questi è un cumulative pack e contiene i seguenti miglioramenti:

It extends the battery life for mobile devices. 
It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a startup application.
It improves the stability of wireless network services.
It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing structure.
It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period of inactivity.
It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen saver.
It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.

A compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software applications.
A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses certain network driver configurations.

Maggiori info, le troverete a questo link: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941649

A questo pack, seguono altri aggiornamenti di miglioramento stabilità:

Update for Windows Vista (KB942089) - Install this update to resolve an issue where Omniquad Firewall and TT Firewall Version 2.0.3 fail to install on systems running Windows Vista.

Update for Windows Vista (KB940069) - Install this update to resolve an issue where an indexing service query, using a LIKE predicate, returns an incorrect result on a system running Windows Vista.

Update for Windows Vista (KB943544) - Install this update to resolve an issue where a duplicate or incorrect date is displayed on the Windows Vista Sidebar Calendar gadget.

Update for Windows Vista (KB941542) - Install this update to resolve an issue where connecting to a non-UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) printer fails on a system running Windows Vista.

Update for Windows Vista (KB942813) - Install this update to resolve an issue where the computer continually restarts with Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) 2.0 on an AMD Barcelona processor, and the Operating System Capabilities ( _OSC ) method enabled in the BIOS.

Update for Windows Media Center for Windows Vista (KB938929) - Install this update to resolve suspend and resume issues on Windows Vista systems configured with a digital cable tuner.

Update for Windows Media Center for Windows Vista (KB927084) - Install this update to resolve suspend and resume issues on Windows Vista systems configured with a digital cable tuner.

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