I have had Vista for over one year without any problems, so I didn't install Service Pack 1 because of comments that it is not that good. The latest version of SP1 is dated March 2009, should I now install it?

If your computer is working fine, I don't see the need to. WinSimple Software CompTIA A+ Certified

The latest version of SP1 is dated March 2009 The official release date for Vista SP1 is actually February 13, 2008. BTW Vista SP1 is not exclusively an all-security cumulative update. It includes many enhancements & hotfixes that improved Vista performance & stability. i_Xp/VistaUser

As with all service packs, if there's a problem installing/running them then the problem's not with the SP but with your system. SP1 fixed a lot of major & minor annoyances & I've not had any comebacks once installed. "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us..."

Never wait, always install updates automatically. Home user would be very wise to install all updates automatically. There have been very few real and actual reports of properly working systems being affected by updates. I think the last time was years ago. It takes corporate admins with a teams of trained techs to decide if updates are in line with specialized corporate software. Just yesterday a major police departments computers were compromised by not proper updates. "Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, antivirus, anti-spyware, Live CD's, backups, are in my top 10

"There have been very few real and actual reports of properly working systems being affected by updates. I think the last time was years ago." I think the last time a properly working system was affected by an update was just last year with the release of SP3 for XP. I also heard that some Vista systems developed problems after SP1. I recall some users creating posts right here on CN because of them. I think it's a matter of opinion. I always agree that it's always best to install security updates, but as they say, any program has the possibility of crashing, even Windows updates. WinSimple Software CompTIA A+ Certified

Thank you all for taking the time to respond to my question. I will make a current restore point and then install SP1 and see what happens.