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Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Customer Preview Program (CPP)

In late October I announced the Beta of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 - beginning with a small group of Technology Adoption Program customers. This week we're opening up the beta to a broader audience. Starting today, MSDN and TechNet subscribers will have access to the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta to begin testing.

Beginning Thursday Dec. 4th, we will be making the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta available to everyone through a Customer Preview Program (CPP). The CPP will launch on TechNet and be available to anyone interested in trying out this service pack. The CPP is intended for technology enthusiasts, developers, and IT Pros who would like to test Service Pack 2 in their environments and with their applications prior to final release. For most customers, our best advice would be to wait until the final release prior to installing this service pack.

For those of you who choose to test this service pack, we encourage you to install the beta as soon as you can; your feedback will help us to ship a solid and stable service pack for Windows Vista.

[Via Windows Team Blog]

Written by ShaDow on December 3rd, 2008 with no comments.
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Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Details

As in the previous post I have mentioned that the Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) will be available by March. Here are some details about Vista SP2

Adds Windows Search 4.0 for faster and improved relevancy in searches.
Contains the 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.
Enables the exFAT file system to support Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) timestamps, which allows correct file synchronization across time zones.

[Via Tech ARP]

Written by ShaDow on December 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Windows Vista SP2 will be available to Download by March

News of the upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista! Microsoft is doing their best to rush out Service Pack 2(SP2) for Windows Vista so there will be additional incentive for folks to upgrade to Window Vista now, instead of waiting for Windows 7. So the latest schedule should come as no surprise.

A confidential source has revealed that Microsoft will deliver a Release Candidate in February, 2009 with the final SP2 binary scheduled for RTM (Release To Manufacturing) in April, 2009.[Via Tech ARP]

Written by ShaDow on December 1st, 2008 with 1 comment.
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Windows Vista SP2 Beta 6002.16497 Released

Microsoft released a new beta version with the build number 6002.16497 to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 beta testers who can download the second service pack from Windows Update or Microsoft Connect. The Registry entry that was posted in the last article to download Service Pack 2 from Windows Update is still valid and can be used to update the build from version 105 to 113.

It should be noted though that users have to uninstall the last build before they will be able to download the current one since there is no way of updating the builds on top of each other.

Users who did not install the latest service pack beta can simply apply the Registry keys of the file and connect to Windows Update to bring their Vista operating system to version 113 as well.

It should be made clear that beta releases of service packs should not be installed on computer systems that are needed on a daily basis. This version of the Service Pack will add a Evaluation Copy message on the desktop and expire on 4/2/2010 unless uninstalled before that date.[via Ghacks]

Written by ShaDow on October 31st, 2008 with no comments.
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Windows Vista SP2 Details

Windows Vista SP2 Beta contains previously released fixes focused on addressing specific reliability, performance, and compatibility issues. We expect Windows Vista SP2 will retain compatibility with applications that run on Windows Vista and Windows Vista SP1 and are written using public APIs.

Because we've adopted a single serviceability model, these improvements are integrated into a single service pack covering both Windows Vista (client) and Windows Server 2008 (server) versions. This should also minimize deployment and testing complexity for our customers.

In addition to previously released updates since the launch of Windows Vista SP1, Windows Vista SP2 contains changes focused on supporting new types of hardware and adding support for several emerging standards:

Windows Vista SP2 adds Windows Search 4.0 for faster and improved relevancy in searches.
Windows Vista SP2 contains the 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.

Download Windows Vista SP2 Pre-Beta Version 6.0.6002.16489 by Registry Hack

via [Windows Vista Blog]

Written by ShaDow on October 26th, 2008 with no comments.
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Download Windows Vista SP2 Pre-Beta Version 6.0.6002.16489 by Registry Hack

On 19th October we had we reported that Vista SP2 has released to testers. But now you can also get your hands on Windows Vista SP2 Pre-Beta Version and doing a small trick. This Trick below makes a little changes in the registry so that you can download Vista SP2 Pre-Beta Version via Windows Update.

1. Copy and paste the below code in the notepad and save it as “update.bat” anywhere in your Windows machine OR download it from here

@echo off

reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp2 /f > NUL 2>&1
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSP2 /f > NUL 2>&1

reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp2 /v Beta1 /t REG_SZ /d C21A5C64-2530-CC19-042F-9ABDB4ED27F9 /f
IF NOT %errorlevel% == 0 ( goto ERROR)

:SUCCESS
@echo.
echo ======================================
echo Windows Vista SP2 registry keys successfully set.
echo Please check for updates on Windows Update.
echo ==========================================
@echo.
goto END

:ERROR
@echo.
echo ==========================================
echo ERROR setting the Windows Vista SP2 registry keys
echo Please run this script as Administrator (right-click, 'Run as Administrator').
echo ==========================================
@echo.
goto END

:END
pause
pause

2. Now, right click on it and select Run as Administrator.

3. Windows should start updating now.

4. If everything goes fine, enjoy with Vista SP2.

As SP2 is in pre-beta stage, it’s a good practice to create a restore point or backup to avoid future problems.

If Windows has not started updating automatically, follow this procedure to start the update:

* Type Windows Update in start menu search box and hit enter.
* In the left pane of Windows Update, click Change Settings.
* Select the option named “Install Updates Automatically” and click Apply to start the process.

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