Vista SP1 RC Faster with Windows Home Server

Good news for those of you that are using Windows Vista on client machines with Windows Home Server. The release candidate (RC) of Windows Vista SP1 is available via Microsoft Connect to beta testers, and to subscribers to TechNet and MDSN.  In addition, the RC will be available to the public next week via Microsoft’s Download Center.

With the networking fixes included in Windows Vista SP1, transferring files over my network has improved tremendously. In its original release, Vista had some design problems with its networking stack, resulting in slow file transfers, especially when connecting to computers running Windows XP, Server 2003 and Windows Home Server. In Vista SP1, file transfer speeds have dramatically improved. I actually found it to be up to 300% faster, which is a huge improvement and accessing file shares on my Windows Home Server is also much more responsive too.

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