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Hack Your Vista System and Get SP1 Beta - Today!

Posted 10/17/07 at 10:26:04 PM  by Mark 'Marcus Soperus' Soper

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Officially, only a few thousand lucky Microsoft Windows beta testers have their hands on Windows Vista SP1 today. However, somebody leaked the script used by the beta testers to enable their systems to install Vista SP1, so now you can download it (or create it) and use it to get your own copy of Vista SP1 beta via Windows Update.

Overview of the Process

The process includes the following steps:

  1. 1. Download or create a script that adds two registry keys to your Windows Vista system. If you don't want to download the script, the folks at Softpedia provide the script code in plain text so you can see what it does. Copy the text and save it to a command file (.cmd) with Notepad or another text editor.
  2. 2. Open a command prompt with administrative privileges on a system you use for Windows Vista testing (remember, you're going to install a beta of a service pack, so be smart and don't risk breaking your everyday system). To do this, right-click the command prompt shortcut (by default, it's in Accessories), select Run as Administrator, and provide the needed credentials.
  3. 3. Run the script you downloaded or created in Step 1.
  4. 4. Run Windows Update and install the KB935509 update.
  5. 5. Reboot.
  6. 6. Run Windows Update again and install the KB937287 update.
  7. 7. Reboot.
  8. 8. Run Windows Update again and install the KB938371 update.
  9. 9. Reboot.
  10. 10. Run Windows Update again and install the Vista SP1 beta. Keep in mind that according to some users at My Digital Life, you might need to wait an hour or so before the Vista SP1 beta shows up in your list of available updates.

You Can Get Vista SP1 Beta Now, But Should You?

After working with (and being worked over by) Windows Vista betas during the writing of Maximum PC Microsoft Windows Vista Exposed and other Vista books I have contributed to, I'm not personally keen on spending time with another Windows Vista beta. Users around the web report wildly different impressions - some report better performance, but others report a mixed bag of results. As with any beta, your mileage may vary. And keep in mind that just in case you're tempted to forget you're running a beta, installing the SP1 beta puts a removable evaluation version number stamp on your desktop.

[edited steps to perform on 10-18-2007]

COMMENTS:8
TAGS: Windows Vista, SP1, Fiji, beta, regedit
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avatarhave just one question..

Submitted by mrehn on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 5:24am

I have a litle question.. I have Vista Ultimate "DVD version" on my C: drive, and I wan't the beta on my D: drive. To you who has installed the beta. Can I do that? Install the beta on my D drive?
-Sorry for my english, I am from denmark

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avatarSo far so good

Submitted by Caboose on Mon, 10/22/2007 - 7:38pm

So far, I haven't had any issues. I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate on my Toshiba Satellite A200-TH7. I've noticed a bit of a performance increase, however I won't know until I really put this thing through the paces!

A friend of mine in the UK experienced a BSOD on the first reboot after installing SP1.

Hopefully everything runs smoothly, otherwise I'll be defaulting permanently to Ubuntu on my laptop until Vista's SP1 is improved.
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-

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avatarReboot Reboot Reboot

Submitted by dave23d on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 7:08pm

Reboot Reboot Reboot Reboot Reboot Reboot....

Love Linux and 3D Linux Games :)

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avatarOh yeah. You need to

Submitted by zine team279 on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 4:05pm

Oh yeah.

You need to reactive Vista after you install this update.

Beware.

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avatarHmmm.

Submitted by plaskon on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 1:35pm

Dingle dongs.

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avatarThanks...

Submitted by Marcus_Soperus on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 5:22am

... I rewrote Step 1 to clarify where the script comes from.
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It's amazing how illogical a business built on binary logic can be.

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avatarI'm not using Vista, so

Submitted by zine team279 on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 6:31pm

I'm not using Vista, so maybe I'll go and patch it up and give it another spin.
Maybe.

** Edit.

Edited comments go to the bottom??? Wth?

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