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Microsoft to roll out Vista SP2 beta to more users
TG Daily - All News — ... half of next year. Unconfirmed reports claimed that Microsoft is aiming for an April 2009 release date, which would be about half a year before the targeted release of Windows 7. Nash noted that Vista SP2 includes all of the updates that have been delivered since the release of Windows Vista SP1, and incorporates improvements discovered through automated feedback from the Customer Experience Improvement Program. The company provides more detail about SP2 in a document entitled “ Notable Changes in Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and Windows Vista SP2 Beta ” published today ...

Microsoft: Vista SP2, Windows Server SP2 betas Thursday
Betanews — ... beta release went live. "Beginning Thursday Dec. 4th, we will be making the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta available to everyone through a Customer Preview Program (CPP)," Nash wrote. "The CPP will launch on TechNet and be available to anyone interested in trying out this service pack." Nash went on to say the SP2 updates will include support for "new types of hardware and emerging standards that will grow in importance in the coming months." A document posted by Microsoft moments ago lists the nature of those changes to which Nash refers. For Vista ...

Microsoft is releasing a beta of Vista SP2 tomorrow
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... As usual, SP2 includes a roll-up of all the fixes developed (but not necessarily published) since SP1. Microsoft has published a long list as Notable Changes in Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and Windows Vista SP2 Beta. ...

Microsoft Spells Out What Vista SP2 Will Do For You
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — ... Adds new capabilities to Direct X Graphic display reliability. The graphics experience has been greatly improved for users, such as gamers, running applications that require a lot of graphics processing. There are additional features listed by Microsoft that also will be included with SP2 for Vista. It appears that SP2 final may be ready by April, 2009. But that us purely a guess. Source. Comments welcome. ...

Compcln.exe and other notable changes in Windows Vista SP2
D' Technology Weblog — ... delivers an evolution in terms of compatibility, reliability, and performance, as compared with Service Pack 1. There’re new components, such as Hyper-V (for Windows Server 2008) and Compcln.exe, as detailed in the notable changes in ...

Microsoft Windows Vista/Server 2008 SP2 Available For Download
TechWeb — ... versions and require the system to be running SP 1. Beta versions of the OSes have to be removed before installation. Among the changes in Vista are support for Blu-ray disc burning and ...

Microsoft Windows Vista/Server 2008 SP2 Available For Download
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... candidates of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 publicly available for download. The prerelease software, which is for evaluation and testing, provides fixes for a number of reliability, performance, and compatibility issues. The service packs are available for download in 32- and 64-bit versions and require the system to be running SP1. Beta versions of the operating systems have to be removed before installation. Among the changes in Vista are support for Blu-ray disc burning and Bluetooth 2.1. In ...

Windows Vista SP2 RTM + Windows Vista SP1 Blocker Tool Removed
Official Windows Magazine | Home — ... includes all updates that have been delivered since SP1, as well as support for new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards.  As we have mentioned before, here are some of the key benefits of Windows Vista SP2: And since it comes with a single installer for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, SP2 will be easy for IT Pros to manage, deploy, and support. For a complete overview of the changes introduced in SP2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, check out the notable changes document on TechNet. Business customers with Windows Vista will find that the ...

Windows Vista and Server 2008 SP2 Released to Manufacturing
eWeek - RSS Feeds — ... . This is a unified service pack with a single installer for both platforms, simplifying deployment. General availability of this service pack is expected in Q2 of 2009. The notable changes in this release, described in more detail in this Technet document , include: The service packs also contain a full collection of all security updates and hotfixes to Vista and Windows Server 2008. An Excel spreadsheet containing the full list of these may be downloaded from ...

Windows Vista SP2 released to manufacturing
Techradar - All the latest technology news — ... of the Operating System to make it more secure for internet use. The rolling security updates and patches are now Microsoft's preferred method of updating PCs, but for manufacturers and IT staff it is important to have a complete package to put on computers. Support for new standards SP2 brings the likes of Windows Search 4.0, Bluetooth 2.1 support, Windows Connect Now functionality and the ability to record data onto Blu-ray media natively. A full list of changes is available on Microsoft's TechNet site. "Today we are ...

Windows Vista SP2 RTM - Screenshots
Redmond Pie — ... Windows Search 4.0 for faster and more relevant search experience. Includes Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless which adds: Bluetooth 2.1 which supports the most recent specification for Bluetooth Technology. Windows Connect Now (WCN) to simplify Wi-Fi Configuration Windows Vista SP2 enables the exFAT file system to support UTC timestamps, which allows correct file synchronization across time zones. Refer to this TechNet article for the complete list of changes in Windows Vista SP2. ...

Get ready for Vista and Win2k8 SP2!
Bink.nu — ... .  SP2 includes all updates that were released since SP1. It also includes support for new types of hardware and other technology improvements. For more information on the changes with SP2, see the notable changes document on TechNet. ...

Microsoft Windows Vista and Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Released
Krunker — ... and for Windows Server 2008. You can view the release notes here (note, you’ll need to have service pack 1 installed prior to installing service pack 2).  Here’s a snippet from the article (dating to the end of last month): ...