Windows Vista Team Blog: Vista Service Pack 2 Confirmed
From the Windows Vista Team Blog
Last week I posted a about the impending release of Windows Vista SP2. Now the Windows Vista Team are finally confirming:
Hi there, Mike Nash here.
As you know we are getting ready to talk about Windows 7 at the PDC next week. Before we do that, I thought I would give you an update on our latest work for Windows Vista.
We are committed to continually improving Windows, and we've been getting some questions about the timing of the next service pack for Windows Vista. Following the success of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 last spring, we have been working hard on Windows Vista Service Pack 2. As a part of the development and testing process, we're going to start by providing a small group of Technology Adoption Program customers with Windows Vista SP2 Beta for evaluation next Wednesday, October 29. The final release date for Windows Vista SP2 will be based on quality. So we'll track customer and partner feedback from the beta program before setting a final date for the release.
Read the entire post here
Windows Vista SP2 won't be a major update as some persons are correlating with Windows XP SP2 which was significant in respect to security. Vista SP2 will be a normal maintenance update that aggregates all post SP1 updates along with support for some new technologies, Mike Nash noted will be coming:
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.
Looks like this will be a solid update.
Resources:
My Early Preview of Windows Vista SP1 BETA
Information about Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Up Next: Windows Vista SP2
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