has there been any big issues with this release? its been out for a couple weeks so i thought i would upgrade today

SP1 contains some good updates so its worth doing, although the majority of them you probably already have through Windows Update.

Be very careful before upgrading though. Make an Image of your system first or at least a System Restore Point. I 've had many, many failed SP1 installs on different platforms which leave the OS restarting or BSOD duirng boot.

Only way back is a system restore from booting the OS CD, rebuild or re-image if you have it !

Always backup first !!

Yes install it, especially if you're using 64bit.

open the trunk, now, do it!

Why?
 
Seriously, what will Vista give you that XP doesn't?

 
Don't start that again.....

 
A truckload of awesome.

LOL i have vista, and i have done since its come out, and i have to say, its rubbish! i dont care to much for the glossy mac like interface, and most of the layout i have windows xp style, its also slower than xp, and less stable, so dunno why you would want or need it.
 
Just my opinion ^^^

easy answer...dx10

take what you just said and make everything the oppositem and you have my experience. each to his own.
 
superfetch FTW

I find vista to do some things quicker because of superfetch, and I haven't had vista crash on me once (besided Quake 4 locking up, but that happens in XP so it's a game issue not an o/s issue).
 
Bioshock looks great in Directx 10 too.

I actually LOVE the new browsing/searching in Vista. Its SOOO much easier than XP, don't get me wrong XP wasn't hard, but Vista is just nicer and easier.
 
I still like XP and yes it usually has better frame rates than Vista, but if your system is pretty decent than Vista is also smokin for games.

I like Vista and XP currently having one machine with each OS. They are both great systems. Back to the OP, I have not installed SP1 yet, but most of my friends have with no problems and it has helped resolve a few issues they had. I would vote, yes, install SP1.

For everyone complaining how "slow" vista is.. GET WITH THE TIMES!!!  Vista is desgined to take advantage of NEW hardware with multi-core systems and DX10 cards.  If you're still whining that you lose 3 frames per second in Vista compared to XP, get new hardware and get ready for the future.  EVERYONE hated XP when it came out and look at you fanboi's now.  XP will someday be ancient history and your options will be Vista and Windows 7.  When that happens you're going to say "I have windows 7!!! its slow shiny and new and slows down my comp! im staying with vista!!"  You'll live and learn.

 
amen....

Vista SP1 should not cause any problems. The only issues I have confirmed that actually happen as a result of the update are with sound. On certain sound card configurations you may have to reset the speaker configuration, and in the worst case reinstall the sound card driver.
 
Personally, I had no probs with mine, although I did update the sound card driver as recently as February, so it may just affect older sound card drivers.
 
Remember people, this poster ALREADY uses Vista. This shouldn't be another XP vs. Vista discussion.

Stable.
 
Vista 64.  Not a single OS failure.  Ever.
 
Can't say that about XP when it came out.
 
 
Bug and viral free.  I love not having to install antivirus just so I can visit my favorite Russian p_rn sites.

I installed Vista 64 with SP1 on a new build just a few days ago. Not one single problem has cropped up so far. Its definitely different than my XP machine and it will take a bit getting used to, but I like it so far. Ok, there is one problem. Some of the print for the menus is a bit small for me to read easily, but that's more because of age and eye problems than anything else. I'll get the at adjusted during the next few days adn it will no longer be a problem.

You can increase the DPI for fonts to make the text bigger you know.  Go to your display properties and the option is in the left-side pane.
 
Anyway, back on topic, I've installed SP1 on both my Vista machines (32-bit and 64-bit) and it went very smooth and I would highly recommend it.  Back off topic, does anyone know why 64-bit SP1 file is ~750MB while the 32-bit SP1 file is ~350MB?
 

I would say no it's a complete waste of an hour.  The only improvement that you will notice is with large file transfers and that can be applied separately.  It's less not more compatibility with games at least in the 64bit.  
 
Feedback from the user community and beta testers is generally negative with regard to SP1 or neutral.  The problem is it didn't really do much of anything unless you have one of the issues that were addressed.  Most of these issues weren't all that common.
 
I wont uninstall it but I wouldn't do it again either.  The game issues I have had just aren't worth it to me to waste the time going back.   The fact is if you're happy now you wont notice any improvement.  In fact it will seem much slower because it will re-index all over again.  Once completed other than the file copy fix which you may already have the no difference.  When benchmarking is used there is a net slow down in performance that is statistical insignificant.  Over all there is that much that needed to be fixed in the first place which is good.