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:
News source: microsoft.com
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
News source: microsoft.com
I thought I kept hearing Vista to be oh so less prone to need reboots... But have hardly seen a difference.
But sure, this is good news.
You are right.. this should have already been in Vista.. but Microsoft Shipped Vista with unfinished code and this is why it was not in when Vista was shipped.
why is this the case with Microsoft that when they release anything new they don't cover everything and patching makes it the best?
First its with XP then with Zune now Vista and no one know how many products in between. I really hated XP until sp1 and really liked it when Sp2 was out! loads of features with sp2 and with Zune firmware v2, its gaining the market and I'm sure with vista service packs, people will stop whining about the new OS and will realize that its not just XP with visual changes.
Of course its putting out fires but I'm looking at the amount of work being done from Microsoft in the past 2-3 months. Hell loads of releases in this period.
nope, im not part of MS marketing dept
Actually, Vista was stated as requiring fewer reboots than Xp.
All OSes are striving to improve. Your point?
And if you run a consumer lilnux OS, there's still plenty of reboots required when patching. Being able to do somethign doesn't necessairly mean you do it, or that it's the best choice for every situation.
But that is a topic for another thread.
EDIT: And this just posted News item is another Office update that states (in the Microsoft whitepaper)
Last edited by markjensen on 11 Dec 2007 - 15:25
All OSes are striving to improve. Your point?
With your words -- that Windows is aimed for graphical user interfaces and ease of use, while *nix is aimed for security and robustness, I suppose.
HAAH!!
Just think about how easy it could be to compromise a user's machine, no more waiting for reboots to activate cracked/hijacked files, just patch them on the fly and activate the malicious coding. its good and bad at the same time, but all progress is like that.
Just think about how easy it could be to compromise a user's machine, no more waiting for reboots to activate cracked/hijacked files, just patch them on the fly and activate the malicious coding. its good and bad at the same time, but all progress is like that.
Rebooting for updating MS Office doesn't make your PC more secure.
Why would it?
Thanks Microsoft for this wonderful backdoor!
Anyway, is nice to know that from now, less reboots are required.
Good
This was "supposed" to be a feature in Vista already, but they dropped it!
Anyway. Good to hear.
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