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The hotfixes were made available to Windows Server 2008 beta testers over the weekend, although they were hastily withdrawn once the files started to find their way around the web.

Dubbed "Vista Performance and Reliability Pack" and "Vista Compatibility and Reliability Pack" the fixes addressed a number of issues that have

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afflicted Vista since launch.

These include improved performance when copying large files, quicker resumption from Hibernate mode, and improved graphics card and video driver reliability. Running repairs were also made to Vista's Memory Manager, in a bid to avoid memory corruption in 'certain user configurations'.

Feedback from testers who installed the hotfixes suggest a significant performance boost. The AeroExperience site claims that large file transfers are up to twice as fast with the hotfixes.

The releases will renew hopes that a Vista Service Pack is due sooner rather than later. Earlier this month Microsoft was forced to deny reports that a beta of Service Pack 1 was due imminently, claiming it would be made available by the end of the year.