Posted 04/30/09 at 05:32:27 PM by Andy Salisbury
At long last, Microsoft has confirmed that Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 is complete, by releasing it to select manufacturers. It even hit torrents, hours before it was officially announced on the Windows Vista Team Blog.
As for an official download, it’s not clear when Service Pack 2 will be available. They’ve stated that they will push the final version to customers through Automatic Update over the next few months, but those that aren’t ready can still use Microsoft’s service-pack blocking tool.
Along with this, Microsoft has started pushing Vista SP1 to users that had previously blocked it, in order to prime them for SP2.
For those wondering, Service Pack 2 will bring Windows Search 4.0, the Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack, the ability to record data on Blu-ray natively through Windows, Windows Connect Now (a simpler WiFi tool), the addition of support for UTC timestamps in the exFAT file system, as well as various security and performance updates.
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Links:
[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/andysalisbury
[2] http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2627
[3] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ask_doctor/ask_doctor_vista_sp1
[4] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/10_reasons_you_dont_need_vista_today
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/a_deeper_look_disk_space_usage_windows_7_and_windows_vista
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