The wait for Windows Vista SP2 Release Candidate (RC) is over.
Microsoft® continuously improves the Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2008 operating systems by providing ongoing updates while working with software and hardware vendors to help them deliver improved compatibility, reliability, and performance. These updates are provided to customers by Microsoft’s hardware and software partners, as well as directly from Microsoft in the form of regularly distributed updates delivered via Windows Update. Updates to Windows are also delivered directly to some affected customers and preinstalled by PC manufacturers.
it is now available for download on net.You can download it from Microsoft's site. Both Windows Vista SP2 RC and Windows Server 2008 SP2 RC are available for download.The Release Candidate (RC) build is available for integrated images (English Only), containing the full OS product and SP2 in a single image for clean install or upgrade scenarios. RC Standalone packages are available in a 5 Language DVD i.e..English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish.
New features in Windows Vista Service Pack 2:
- Support for Bluetooth 2.1
- Describe the possibility of Blu-ray Media
- Integration of Windows Connect Now
- ExFAT filesystem support UTC timestamps
- Support for 64-bit processors from VIA
- Improved application compatibility
- Patch against WLAN problems after standby
- Integration of Windows Search 4.0
- Improved RSS gadget
- Reworked code for fewer crashes
- Service Pack Clean up tool
- Understandable / useful error messages
There will be a single 32-bit standalone installer (302 MB to 390 MB) for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. However, there will be two 64-bit standalone installers, including one which covers x64 architectures (508 MB to 622 MB) and one for Itanium 64-bit (384 MB to 396 MB)
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