Download SP2 BETA For Vista & Server 2008

Posted December 5, 2008 – 11:54 am in: Freeware, Software, Vista Troubleshooting, Vista Tweaks

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Finally, Windows Vista and Server 2008 service Pack2 BETA is available for public download. Earlier we had reported a trick to download Windows Vista SP2 without having TechNet and MSDN subscription.

Features and changes:

Emerging Hardware Support

* Bluetooth 2.1 feature pack
* Ability to record data on Blu-ray media
* exFAT file system now supports UTC timestamps, which enables correct file synchronization across time zones
* Support for the new VIA 64-bit CPU
* Support for ICCD/CCID smart cards

Hyper-V

* Windows Vista SP2 includes Hyper-V™ technology, enabling full virtualization of server workloads

Security

* Windows Vista SP2 incorporates previously released reliability updates, as well as addressing crashes discovered since the launch of Windows Vista SP1

Performance

* Inclusion of Windows Search 4 for improved indexing performance, improved relevancy in search, broader indexing scenario inclusion, as well as new Group Policy integration for Windows Search
* Reduction of resources required for sidebar gadgets

Wireless

* Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless
* Fixed issue where Wi-Fi connection was no longer available after resume from sleep

Administration and Support Improvements

* Service pack clean-up tool: Restores hard disk space by permanently deleting the previous versions of the files (Windows Vista RTM and Windows Vista SP1) that are being serviced by Windows Vista SP2

Download section:

# Five Language SP2 Standalone:

* x86 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista x86

* x64 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista x64

* IA64 for Windows Server 2008 ia64

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