Those updates are normally included in the next full product release according to Microsoft, whatever that means. The update includes the following components and features that improve wireless support in Windows Vista: Bluetooth version 2. The interesting part of the Microsoft KnowledgeBase article is how you acquire the update. No, it is not available on the website directly. Users have to contact their computer manufacturer to get the update. Am I the only person that thinks that this distribution method is questionable and impracticable?
Microsoft is displaying a list of manufacturers divided into three parts on the article's website. When you click on one you get a huge list of hardware vendors. Now, who do you call when you build the computer yourself? The company that created the motherboard, cpu, network adapter? Update : Windows Vista Service Pack 2 includes support for all the features mentioned above. It is therefor no longer necessary to download and install the Vista Feature Pack for wireless to add the functionality to the operating system.
All you need to do is download and install the second service pack, if you have not done so already. Make sure you select the proper version that matches your operating system. Very strange… Have you contacted your PC manufacturer about this, Martin? I have a very annoying and buggy wireless internet connection so I hope this will solve the problem. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Please click on the following link to open the newsletter signup page: Ghacks Newsletter Sign up.
Ghacks is a technology news blog that was founded in by Martin Brinkmann. Before Windows Vista SP1 is released, these prerequisite updates will be delivered to most users through Windows Update as part of regularly scheduled monthly updates. These updates will be installed together with other updates that will require that you restart the computer. Therefore, an additional restart will not be required.
This delivery method will help simplify installation of the required updates. If you decide to install Windows Vista SP1 by using the stand-alone installer instead of by using Windows Update, you will not have to install the prerequisite updates separately.
The prerequisite updates will be installed by the stand-alone installer if they are necessary. The following three updates are required before you install Windows Vista SP1. However, these updates are also recommended if you do not intend to install Windows Vista SP1.
These updates help improve reliability and performance when you install future individual updates from Microsoft:. This update must be applied separately before you install Windows Vista SP1 to make sure that Windows Vista SP1 can be installed or removed from the computer. This update will be available on the Windows Update Web site soon after the release of update and before the release of Windows Vista SP1.
Update updates the Windows Vista installation software. For more information, see the "Update information" section. Update is a prerequisite package that contains updates to the Windows Vista installation software. The installation software is the component that handles the installation and the removal of software updates, language packs, optional Windows features, and service packs.
Update is available from the Windows Update Web site. To obtain this update, follow these steps:. Click Start , click Control Panel , and then click Security. Under Windows Update , click Check for updates. You must install this update package on a Windows Vista operating system that is running. You cannot install this update package on an offline image. If any other updates are waiting for a restart, the restart must occur before you install this update.
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted.
The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. You cannot remove this update. For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:. Need more help? Expand your skills.
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