I have for years been a systems integrator, web developer, network and database specialist. I certainly have more expertise in some areas than in others; but my clients like the work I do for them in all the areas mentioned.
For years, I was a MAJOR proponent of not letting a fix or service pack get cold before it was applied. If it became available in the morning, it was supposed to be on by close-of-business that day. That was, I took that approach until I either got a lot smarter, got severely burned or both. Then for years, I took the approach that you should always run one maintenance level behind unless there was an absolutely overriding reason for doing otherwise. That was until I ran into situations where I needed software that required an uninstalled pre-requisite fix.
I have for the last few years been a proponent of the "wait and see" approach. Wait until the fix has a chance to be proven solid and then apply it. That is until Vista Service Pack 1 came out.
My experience with Vista was abysmal at best. I hated the OS, found it buggy, slow and a general over plumped OS. So when SP1 came out, I more or less jumped at the chance to apply it; and I have not been disappointed.
The HP dual core machines on which the OS has been installed now FLIES instead of crawling. We're seeing performance improvements in the 45-55% range and seeing a marked decrease in number of abnormal program terminations and long debugging sessions.
The net of this is clear. If you're running Vista and have been afraid to install it – DO IT. There's no better time than this weekend.
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