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Windows Vista SP2 Features and Fixes Unveiled, Beta Announced [Vista]
Gizmodo — ... It is not a mind-blowing upgrade, but there are definitely some useful tweaks in there. If you want to play around with it before it is expected to ship this April, Microsoft will make the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta available to everyone through a Customer Preview Program (CPP) starting on December 4th via TechNet. [ ...

Vista SP2: Six Things You Need to Know
Today @ PC World — ... , will become available on the Microsoft TechNet site . Here's what you need to know before making the upgrade. Vista Service Pack 2 isn't for everyone. SP2 beta is, as the name suggests, a product still under development. Microsoft is recommending only "technology enthusiasts, developers, and IT pros" willing to test the software take on the upgrade. General users are advised to wait until the final release, which is set for the first half of 2009. ...

Vista SP2 Public Beta Ready For Download
Homotron.net — ... If you're brave, or if you simply want a better performing Vista experience, go ahead and download it now. Personally, I'll be waiting for a few more reports of actual users before I download it. You should also know that you'll eventually have to uninstall this version once the official version releases

Vista, Windows Server 2008 SP2 RC Released to Public
AppScout — Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled the Release Candidate (RC) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 to the general public. The RC was released to TechNet and MSDN subscribers last week, and is now publicly available, the company said in a blog post. It is available via the Customer Preview Program site or Windows Update using the Windows Update Experience Kit.

Try the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 RC Today!
Bink.nu — ... You can download the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 RC from our Customer Preview Program site or install through Windows Update using our ...

Microsoft Vista SP2 Release Candidate Hits General Availability
ChannelWeb Complete Feed — ... late Wednesday. Solution providers and developers can download the trial software from Microsoft's CPP site. Microsoft expects to release SP2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 sometime in the second quarter. In addition to a number of ...

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 Rollout Broadens
eWeek - RSS Feeds — ... announced that anyone interested in testing the Release Candidate of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 could now do so, one week after the company issued a more limited rollout. The Release Candidate can either be downloaded from this site , or else installed through Windows Update via the use of the ...

Windows Vista Serivce Pack 2 Now Out
Ubergizmo — ... If you want to steady that Windows Vista boat of yours by a fair bit, might we suggest you drop whatever you're doing at the moment and download the newly available Windows Vista Service Pack 2 release candidate? It is available for all Vista users and will not require you to fork out a single cent. As usual, all roads lead to Rome, so in a loose sense, there are a few ways to snag this update for your good self. You can opt to download it from the Customer Review Program site or use ...

Vista SP2 Release Candidate available for download
SolSie.com — ... at the end of last month. The RC is for testing prior to the final version being released, which Microsoft said would happen in the second quarter of the year. The release candidate for Vista and Server 2008 SP2 can be downloaded here . [Via ...

Windows Vista/Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Release Candidate (RC) now available
SuperSite Blog — And in two delicious flavors. 1. Windows Update Experience Kit Brief Description Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) RC and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) RC is available through Windows Update, this kit gives you the instructions and script required to be offered SP2 through Windows Update. Download size 2KB 2. Full install (in five-language and all language versions) SP2 Release Candidate (RC) ...

Zune HD Official, Vista SP2 released, new WHS “Sweet Spot”
Addicted to Digital Media — ... Vista SP2 was released yesterday.  Lots of updates but perhaps most notable is Windows Search 4.0 which will speed up searches on your computer.  Most consumers will get it via Windows Update but if you cannot wait and wish to download direct, get it here. ...

Vista SP2 Arrives with Windows Search 4.0, Easier Wireless Configuration
jkOnTheRun — Contrary to pundits, comedians and the occasional mime breaking their vow of silence, Windows 7 is not Vista SP2. It couldn’t possibly be one and the same since Microsoft just released Vista SP2 on the web. Yup, can grab it now directly or you can wait for the Windows Update oompa-loompas to kick it out starting in July. Some of the new features include: Adds support for the 64-bit central processing unit (CPU) from VIA Technologies, which adds the ID and vendor strings for the new VIA 64-bit ...

Zune HD Official, Vista SP2 released, new WHS “Sweet Spot”
Addicted to Digital Media — ... Vista SP2 was released yesterday.  Lots of updates but perhaps most notable is Windows Search 4.0 which will speed up searches on your computer.  Most consumers will get it via Windows Update but if you cannot wait and wish to download direct, get it here. ...

The five best things about Vista SP2
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's blog — What are the five best things about Vista SP2 ? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Sorry. I couldn't resist. That joke out of the way, have you wondered why there's been almost no reviews of Vista SP2? Well, one reason for that is that Microsoft would really just as soon have you forget about Vista and think about Windows 7 instead. The other is that there's really not that much new in SP2. What ...