Vista Due to Get First Service Pack

Compared to the first six months of Windows XP, which noted 36 vulnerabilities, Vista’s first six months only had 12 vulnerabilities. 

Microsoft may release Vista Service Pack 1 soon, according to NewsFactor here:

News outlets have been touting the rumored release of two big Windows Vista patches to beta testers, but the releases have been confirmed this week by a leak of those patches to various Web sites.
 
The Vista performance and compatibility packs reportedly address issues that some Vista users have been complaining about. Among other things, the fixes are designed to improve Vista’s performance when copying or moving large files or large directories. Issues with Vista’s memory manager — which can cause the system to lose its default gateway address — are also reportedly addressed in the packs.

The running theme of the fixes is to improve the performance and reliability of Vista, as well as compatibility issues with printers, digital cameras, and other devices.

The official updates are expected to be available to the general public on August 14 as a 45-MB download over Windows Update, but impatient Vista users can instead choose to visit any of several sites to download the packs.

I don’t have very many performance issues with my version of Vista, and my overall experience with the new OS has been fantastic.