Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Has Been Released

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05-27-2009, 02:43 AM
mlauzon

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Has Been Released

Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista has been released, you can download & install it through Windows Update or download it manually from the following links:

x32 (32-bit):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

x64 (64-bit):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
05-27-2009, 02:49 AM
paintboy3

downloading now yay!
05-27-2009, 02:49 AM
Jin-Roh

Is this an upgrade or a downgrade? That is the question. lol

~Roh
05-27-2009, 02:51 AM
Justsin

Maybe minesweeper wont use 500mb of ram in this version.

*Do you want to allow your internet to visit Microsoft.com?*
05-27-2009, 02:53 AM
Jin-Roh

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justsin

*Do you want to allow your internet to visit Microsoft.com?*

Don't! Vista has informed me it may be a virus filled scumhole! OH NOES!

~Roh
05-27-2009, 02:55 AM
mlauzon

Tomorrow I do a complete clean reinstall of Vista so I lose all my games, etc. :( Oh well, rather have a clean slate to install SP2 to.
05-27-2009, 03:03 AM
Z0MBiE

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlauzon

Tomorrow I do a complete clean reinstall of Vista so I lose all my games, etc. :( Oh well, rather have a clean slate to install XP to.

fix'd. :3
05-27-2009, 03:10 AM
daroth

Does installing alter any of your current files, likes game and crap? Don't want to reinstall anything.
05-27-2009, 04:19 AM
Mordar

meh, kinda useless to me since I'm using Windows 7, and even in it's current RC version, it works miles better than vista ever did for me
05-27-2009, 04:53 AM
IronyTaken

Downloading now, going to take 10 minutes.
05-27-2009, 07:32 AM
MrTingTing

How is it? Any major changes?
05-27-2009, 07:38 AM
Cloud13

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrTingTing

How is it? Any major changes?

Not really from what I saw on Wiki.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista was released to manufacturing on April 28, 2009,[74]and released to Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update on May 26, 2009[75]. In addition to a number of security and other fixes, a number of new features have been added. However, it did not include Internet Explorer 8:[76][77]

* Windows Search 4.0 (currently available for SP1 systems as a standalone update)
* Feature Pack for Wireless adds support for Bluetooth 2.1
* Windows Feature Pack for Storage enables the data recording onto Blu-ray media
* Windows Connect Now (WCN) to simplify Wi-Fi configuration
* Improved support for resuming with active Wi-Fi connections
* Enables the exFAT file system to support UTC timestamps, which allows correct file synchronization across time zones
* Support for ICCD/CCID smart cards
* Support for VIA 64-bit CPUs
* Improves audio and video performance for streaming high-definition content
* Improves Windows Media Center (WMC) in content protection for TV[78]
* Provides an improved power management policy that is up to 10% more efficient than the original in some configurations
05-27-2009, 10:12 PM
ramennn

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadowsworn

pfft, rather than installing this and being disappointed, I'm planning to downgrade to XP on all my computers.

Upgrading to XP.
05-27-2009, 10:19 PM
Kriff

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xente

Im one of the few that actually love Vista. If you have enough RAM and a good CPU, you should have no problems whatsoever.

I also love Vista. If Windows 7 weren't free right now, I'd be using it.
05-27-2009, 11:42 PM
Abubakr

I keep getting this:

Quote:

Service Pack installation cannot continue
One or more system components that the service pack requires are missing.