This evening I set about updating my Laptop with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 via the automatic update facility.  It’s just over an hour after pressing ‘Download’ now and all the necessary bits and bobs have been downloaded and installed.

Microsoft claims on their website:

SP1 doesn’t add features or require you to learn anything new—it simply makes your PC more reliable, run more smoothly, and even more enjoyable to use, all at no charge.

More enjoyable eh?  Just gonna do a reboot then; I can hardly contain my excitement….