Vista SP1 6001.17042 v.658 Vista News Discuss Vista SP1 6001.17042 v.658 in the Windows Vista forums; The v.685 release of Vista SP1 is claimed to be stable and upgradeable by Mike Walker, who successfully upgrade with zero issues without any problems or glitches. Features that ...

[Snuffy]

The v.685 release of Vista SP1 is claimed to be stable and upgradeable by Mike Walker, who successfully upgrade with zero issues without any problems or glitches. Features that added or enhanced by Vista SP1 include:

Secure Sockets Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) allows for easier setup of VPN connections due to the way it works with firewalls, NAT devices etc.
Bitlocker Drive Encryption has been enhanced to support encrypting additional volumes besides the current limitation on the C: volume. It will also support three factor authentication (i.e. TPM + Pin + Dongle).
Disk Defragmenter has also been improved to give administrators additional control over what and when volumes get defragmented with the scheduler.
Support for Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) booting on x64 based machines.
Support for the ExFAT file format used in flash memory.
Support for SD-Advanced DMA
Improved network diagnostics.
Performance improvements, in fact, HUGE improvements.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/1...indows-update/

[Snuffy]

Was going to test Speed Boost... plugged in the (always worked MyData) and Wham. blue screen... sent info to MS and here is a copy of the Version txt.

Windows NT Version 6.0 Build: 6001 Service Pack 1, v.658
Product (0x1): Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate
Edition: Ultimate
BuildString: 6001.17042.x86fre.longhorn_rc1.071107-1618
Flavor: Multiprocessor Free
Architecture: X86
LCID: 1033

recovered from Blue Screen, plugged in same USB and Vista auto scan&fixed.. what ever the problem was...

RUMORS also abound that a newer version is out... release date rc1.131107