Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Has Been Released

[mlauzon]

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

[paintboy3]

downloading now yay!

[Jin-Roh]

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

~Roh

[Justsin]

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

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

[Jin-Roh]

*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

[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.

[Z0MBiE]

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

[daroth]

Does installing alter any of your current files, likes game and crap? Don't want to reinstall anything.

[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

[IronyTaken]

Downloading now, going to take 10 minutes.

[MrTingTing]

How is it? Any major changes?

[Cloud13]

How is it? Any major changes?

Not really from what I saw on Wiki.

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

[ramennn]

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

Upgrading to XP.

[Kriff]

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.

[Abubakr]

I keep getting this:

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