Microsoft has finally released the long-awaited public Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows Server 2008. I've been a Windows Vista user for about a year now and I am fairly satisfied with its performance. I said it was "less of the same" -- the overall feel of Windows 7 is still similar to Vista. Yes, the toolbar is different and behavior of application windows have changed a bit but to the untrained eye (those who have not used Vista before), the difference might seem skin-deep. Well, for one, I felt that Windows 7 was a stripped-down version of Vista -- less clutter, less eye candy effect and thus, less obnoxious. Secondly, the machines we have now are far more powerful than they were 3 years ago when people first beta-tested Windows Vista. Since Windows 7 mostly adopted Vista drivers, adding up new devices on the system didn't present any problematic issue. Windows 7's introduction to the public was made in good timing and I believe it can evade the curse that plagued Vista for years. Read more in our articles including "Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Downloads" and "Windows 7 Preview: Less of the Same".
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May 1, 2026Microsoft has finally released the long-awaited public Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows Server 2008. I've been a Windows Vista user for about a year now and I am fairly satisfied with its performance.
I said it was "less of the same" -- the overall feel of Windows 7 is still similar to Vista. Yes, the toolbar is different and behavior of application windows have changed a bit but to the untrained eye (those who have not used Vista before), the difference might seem skin-deep. Well, for one, I felt that Windows 7 was a stripped-down version of Vista -- less clutter, less eye candy effect and thus, less obnoxious.
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