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pcworld.com - 12/6/2008

Installing Vista SP2 Beta

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This morning I installed Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta onto an HP notebook I am using for my testing. On Monday we'll post some more hands-on coverage of SP2, but for now here are some of my first impressions while installing Service Pack 2 Beta. Before you install If you are not already ...

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Nick Mediati on Vista SP2 Beta
Technology - Channel Feed — Nick Mediati from PCWorld has already installed Windows Vista SP2 on an HP test machine which took him 30 minutes and 2 restarts. From the Vista SP2 Beta documentation, it says you only need 1 restart; however, Nick encountered an error 2 minutes into the installation and needed to restart to restore his state from a previous version. He says he would be posting his findings on Windows Vista SP2 on Monday which we would be waiting for with keen interest. In any case, you can subscribe to his blog here. Share This

Installing Windows Vista SP2 Beta
D' Technology Weblog — ... that would be a ridiculously huge download. Microsoft actually gives you the choice to install Vista Service Pack 2 Beta from a standalone installer, an ISO disk image, or from Windows Update. To install from Windows Update, you will need to first download and install a script so Windows Update can “see” SP2 Beta, so to speak. For my testing, I went ahead and used the standalone 32-bit installer, a 388 MB file. Source:→ PCWorld ...