Microsoft has begun triggering automatic updates of WIndows Vista SP1. Previously the service pack could only be installed manually, but from last night PCs began alerting users that the update is ready. Not all Vista users will see it immediately, as Microsoft is phasing it in.

SP1 was completed in February, only for Microsoft to discover problems with a number of third party device drivers. The company tweaked Windows Update to ensure that systems running these drivers do not install the Vista update.

SP1 will reduce the time it takes Vista to copy large files, although it is still slower than XP.

Other advantages? Er..

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