Microsoft made available a heavy update collection for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista. The Redmond company has been hammering away at the operating system ever since it hit the shelves on January 30, 2007. Benefiting from the advantage of an excellent update infrastructure set in place for Vista, Microsoft is working it consistently. In this context, Vista can be considered a work in progress. Microsoft will
continually introduce new updates to the operating system designed to resolve various functionality issues.
The collection of updates, made available on June 26, represents just such an example. No less than nine separate downloads are available for Windows Vista, designed to fix a variety of problems. From Windows Media Center to Internet Explorer running on 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Vista, Microsoft offers resolves for the issues via either Windows Update or the Download Center if you prefer a more hands-on approach.
Microsoft has touted the update infrastructure of Windows Vista as a killer of the service pack update model. The Redmond company emphasized the diminished relevance of future Vista service packs due to the update mechanism associated with the operating system. However, there are users, especially in the corporate environment that are still holding out for SP1 in order to deploy Vista, and that also fail to be big fans of deploying individual updates instead of a service pack. The first beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is currently planed for availability before November 12, 2007. This could possibly mean that the final Vista SP1 may be pushed into 2008.
Update for Windows Vista (KB932406) - Install this update to resolve an issue where the Windows desktop may not refresh correctly.[I][B] (32-bit) (64-bit)
[/B][/I]Update for Windows Vista (KB931836) - Installing this update enables your computer to automatically adjust the computer clock on the correct date in 2007 due to revised Daylight Saving Time laws in many countries. (32-bit) (64-bit)
*Cumulative Update for Windows Media Center for Windows Vista (KB935652) - *This update addresses issues with Windows Media Center for Microsoft Windows Vista.[I][B] (32-bit) (64-bit)
[/B][/I]Update for Windows Vista (KB935855) - Install this update to resolve an issue where an error message is displayed when you start Internet Explorer 7. [I][B](32-bit) (64-bit)
[/B][/I]Update for Windows Vista (KB937077) - Install this update to resolve an issue where a high definition audio device (HDA) may no longer work after a system running Windows Vista returns from sleep, or hibernation and then restarts. [B][I](32-bit) (64-bit)
[/I][/B]*Update for Windows Vista (KB937123) *- Install this update to resolve an issue where after logging on to a computer running Windows Vista, the 802.1X network authentication times out, fails and network connectivity can not be established.[B][I] (32-bit) (64-bit)
[/I][/B]*Update for Windows Vista (KB929824) - *Install this update to resolve an issue where a connection cannot be established to any off-link addresses on a system running Windows Vista when the default gateway is configured to be the same as the client IP address. [B][I](32-bit) (64-bit)
[/I][/B]Update for Windows Vista (KB938637) - Install this update to resolve an issue where the Input Method Editor 10 (IME10) user dictionary is not usable while Internet Explorer 7 in protected mode. [B][I](32-bit) (64-bit)
[/I][/B]Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB930627) -Install this update to resolve an issue where the private data of the DEVMODE data structure may be corrupted on a 64-bit version of Windows when using a 32-bit application in raw mode to print a document. (64-bit)