New cool feature enabled in Vista SP1: Hotpatching
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Windows Vista SP1 enables support for hotpatching, a reboot-reduction servicing technology designed to maximize uptime. It works by allowing Windows components to be updated (or “patched”) while they are still in use by a running process. Hotpatch-enabled update packages are installed via the same methods as traditional update packages, and will not trigger a system reboot.
Other changes:
Improves patch deployment by retrying failed updates in cases where multiple updates are pending and the failure of one update causes other updates to fail as well.
Enables reliable OS installation by optimizing OS installers so that they are run only when required during patch installation. Fewer installers operating results in fewer points of potential failure during installation, which leads to more robust and reliable installation.
Improves overall install time for updates by optimizing the query for installed OS updates.
Improves robustness during the patch installation by being resilient to transient errors such as sharing violations or access violations.
Improves robustness of transient failures during the disk cleanup of old OS files after install.
Improves the uninstallation experience for OS updates by improving the uninstallation routines in custom OS installation code.
Improves reliability of OS updates by making them more resilient to unexpected interruptions, such as power failure
Source: ActiveWin
I bet mine would be a failure if i were to game
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So while its doing a hotpatch, Vista will use up more memory, and more CPU usage.
Failure to acquire sufficient resources to... what happens? BSOD?
No. 1 feature I'm gonna disable if I hear bad reviews about it. -
If it fails, the machine will hang.
Please don't implement dumb things.
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Sounds stupid and pointless. Microsoft may just want to intro ridiculous features like this to 'wow' consumers to Vista.
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Agreed. Home users don't run servers and don't have to keep their machines on 24/7. Why the need for hotpatch? I rather they implement that for their Windows Server 2008.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:If it fails, the machine will hang.
Please don't implement dumb things.
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Originally posted by Shotgun:Agreed. Home users don't run servers and don't have to keep their machines on 24/7. Why the need for hotpatch? I rather they implement that for their Windows Server 2008.
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Since when we aren't?Originally posted by Shotgun:Agreed. Home users don't run servers and don't have to keep their machines on 24/7. Why the need for hotpatch? I rather they implement that for their Windows Server 2008.
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Endless lags an miseryOriginally posted by [DVD]:Sounds stupid and pointless. Microsoft may just want to intro ridiculous features like this to 'wow' consumers to Vista.
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M$ has reassurred me to stay away from Vista
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Okay lar, other than its 100% drop in performance compared to XP, i appreciate its security features. Although i cannot tahan the UAC.
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I very scared. they always say all these thing. But in my opinion,some of them wont come true.
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Haha! I second that! No Vista here too~!Originally posted by abao:M$ has reassurred me to stay away from Vista -
I want to thank M$ for showing me the way to Apple.
Very happy with my life right now.
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You are wrong. They are implementing hotpatching. There are trials for both XP and Vista. XP is not so prominent as Vista is overshadowing it.Originally posted by jeremy89632:I very scared. they always say all these thing. But in my opinion,some of them wont come true.
If you read some of the security bulletins over at TechNet, you will find several of them saying whether it supports hotpatching (either XP or Vista or both).