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Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta
Hi there, Mike Nash here.  As you know we are getting ready to talk about Windows 7 at the PDC next week.  Before we do that, I thought I would give you an update on our latest work for Windows Vista. We are committed to continually improving Windows, and we've been getting some ...
Announcing the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Customer Preview Program (CPP)
windowsteamblog.com — Hi, Mike Nash here. In late October I announced the Beta   of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 - beginning with a small group of Technology Adoption Program customers. This week we're opening up the beta to a broader ... (more) Announcing the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 ...
Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 Beta
technet.microsoft.com — Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Customer Preview Program (CPP) December 2, 2008 Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta is an update to Windows Vista and Windows Server ... (more) Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 Beta
Notable Changes in Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and Windows Vista SP2 Beta
technet.microsoft.com — The first prerequisite is that your operating system, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, has Service Pack 1 installed. (Note: Windows Server 2008 shipped with Service Pack 1 built in). The second prerequisite is an update to the servicing stack ... (more) Notable Changes in Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and ...
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Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta
SuperSite Blog — ... have been delivered since the release of Windows Vista SP1, and incorporates improvements discovered through automated feedback from the Customer Experience Improvement Program (where users voluntarily opt-in to sending Microsoft error reports from their systems).  In addition to these updates, SP2 also includes support for new types of hardware and emerging standards that will grow in importance in the coming months. For specific changes in Windows Vista SP2 - see my previous post on Windows Vista SP2 or check out the ...

Announcing the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 CPP
Bink.nu — Announcing the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Customer Preview Program (CPP) Hi, Mike Nash here. In late October I announced the Beta of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 - beginning with a small group of Technology Adoption Program customers. This week we're opening up the beta to a broader audience. Starting today, MSDN and TechNet subscribers will have access to the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta to begin testing. Beginning Thursday Dec. 4 th , we will be making the Windows Vista and Windows Server ...

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Customer Preview Program (CPP)
D' Technology Weblog — ... For those of you who choose to test this service pack, we encourage you to install the beta as soon as you can; your feedback will help us to ship a solid and stable service pack for Windows Vista. For specific changes in Windows Vista SP2 - see my previous post on Windows Vista SP2 or check out the ...

Windows 7, Vista SP2 Hit Beta Milestones
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... post by Microsoft Windows VP Mike Nash. "For those of you who choose to test this service pack, we encourage you to install the beta as soon as you can; your feedback will help us to ship a solid and stable service pack for Windows Vista," Nash wrote on his blog . Windows Vista SP2 will include a security and performance updates issued since Microsoft released Vista SP1 in March. It also includes "support for new types of hardware and emerging standards that will grow in importance in the coming months," said Nash. Among other things, Vista SP2 will add support for the ...

Vista SP2 Beta Available For Public Download
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... from Microsoft's TechNet Web site. "For those of you who choose to test this service pack, we encourage you to install the beta as soon as you can; your feedback will help us to ship a solid and stable service pack for Windows Vista," product manager Mike Nash wrote on his blog . ...

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