Vista SP2 RC Released for Testing
Vista SP2 RC Released for Testing
Posted 02/20/2009 at 6:17pm
| by Mark Edward Soper
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If you're on the Microsoft Connect testing list for Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2, Redmond has just rung the "come and get it" bell - SP2 RC (the same package upgrades both Vista SP1 and Windows Server) was released to MS Connect testers yesterday, Ars Technica reports.
So, what's special about SP2 RC? Some highlights include:
- Support for VIA's 64-bit CPU
- Integration of the Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless, including support for Bluetooth 2.1
- Support for writing to Blu-ray media
- Integration of Windows Search 4.0
- Better and more secure installation experience
- Over 690 hotfixes
If you're not among the fortunate few testing Vista SP2 RC, what should you be doing until you can try it? For those of us not on the MS Connect testing list who have pre-SP1 Vista media, here's a good way to occupy your time: use VLite to create a slipstream DVD that incorporates Vista and Vista SP1. Because of the cumulative size of SP1, SP2 will not include SP1, so SP1 must be installed first.
How does Vista SP2 RC compare to Vista SP1? See the Tweaktown review, or, if you've had a chance to try Vista SP2 RC yourself, hit Comment and give us your review.
RC Cola can photo courtesy MarkBixby.com.
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March 04, 2009 at 10:44am
Vista SP2 RC is now open to the public. Visit Ars Technica for all the available download links.
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/sp2-rc-for-vista-and-server-2008-goes-public.ars
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February 24, 2009 at 3:38am
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nekollx
February 23, 2009 at 9:30am
I recall a article soem time ago saying SP2 (and 7) would include a system that would delete the bload of SP and hot fixes that accumulate over time. IS that in Sp2?
computorial
February 22, 2009 at 12:12am
This is old SP2 beta. From the KB number I think this is not ther real deal.
I hope real sp2 is going to fix Windows Explorer issues and sluggishness. There has been so many of those.
www.computorial.blogspot.com
iParkos
February 21, 2009 at 4:52pm
This seems to be the download link. Hope it is, because i'm downloading it right now!
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