Microsoft has finally released the long-awaited public Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows Server 2008.
You can download the installer from the Microsoft Download Center – 32-bit (348 MB, download here), 64-bit (577 MB, download here), and IA64 (450 MB, download here) as well as an ISO image (1.38GB, download here) containing all three updates.
will this significally fix vista problems ?
will this fix vista ?
@allan – about 800 hotfixes.
I have it but I haven’t really noticed any significant performance improvements yet. I don’t seem to have the problem with my animations turning off anymore though
Twitter: sylv3rblade
says:
@allan
it fixes vista but not the public mindset about it.
classic microsoft act. when vista was released, they released xp sp3 too. now that win7 is on the way to mainstream, they’re releasing visat sp2?
thanks for the updates sir abe…
is it free to download?
Twitter: mponteres
says:
Service Pack is free to download. Check first if it will not conflict on your system.
@sylv3rblade: “it fixes vista but not the public mindset about it.” – lol
this is free???
thanks for ur info
Just a quick question: If you install the service pack, will it delete the data that’s in the computer (just like reformatting)?
Thanks!
^ it is not like reformatting. it’s just a compilation of hotfixes, like stuff they missed out when they first released vista. still, it’s best to do a backup of important docs before installing SP2.
Please, can you PM me and tell me few more thinks about this, I am really fan of your blog…gets solved properly asap.
will it detect BIOS patches?
get a lincense copy of vista. if you don’t want to pay a lincense copy then you can opt to linux. be fair man!
hmmm…is this final release?