Vista SP2 RTM

Vista Service Pack 2 was released to manufacturing today/yesterday. It's not a very big deal, as I said the OS doesn't desperately need it anymore ( as was the case before SP1).  It was on the way we all knew and it's the next step. It includes all updates released after SP1, some security fixes and a few compatibility issues that were addressed, and it will be  released to the general public in Q2 ( meaning May or June).

Here are some of the key benefits of Windows Vista SP2: ( taken directly of the Windows Team's Blog )

• Windows Search 4.0 for faster and improved relevancy in searches
• Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack supporting the most recent specification for Bluetooth Technology
• Ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista
• Adds 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.
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Windows Vista/ Server 2008 Service Pack 2

Yesterday Mike Nash from MS announced that Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is being released to a wider audience. So subscribers of MSDN and TechNet, that want a preview can now download the beta build. Of course, for most users it is recommended that they wait until the official release.

Vista Service Pack 2 contains all the hotfixes and security updates released ever since SP1 came out. Plus it adds hardware compatibilities, but other than that very little is trully interesting in this pack. As I said before, Microsoft is now fully commited to Windows 7 and Vista does not desperately need any major improvements ( such as was the case 1 year ago) so quite little energy is spent on this project.

The requirements for installing SP2 are having Vista with Sp1 installed ( Server 2008 shipped with sp1 preinstalled). And an update to the servicing stack that as was with SP1 , will be shipped through Windows Update.

Cheers