Do you remember we blogged about Windows Vista SP2 recently?
SP1 Failed to Fix Several Windows Vista Bugs, Do We Need SP2?
We highlighted some annoying BUGs in Windows Vista which were not fixed in SP1. Now it seems that Microsoft has already started working on SP2.
"franzon" at Neowin found an interesting KB article at Microsoft.com:
Information about Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Although the page contains very limited information but its really surprising to see that such page really exists there. The page was created on 2nd October 2008. The page contents are as following:
Beta Information
This article discusses a beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.
No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a beta release, see the documentation that is included with the beta product files, or check the Web location where you downloaded the release.
INTRODUCTION
This Microsoft Knowledge Base article will be updated with more information about Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) when the information becomes available. Currently, the product release notes and related information about Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 are not available.
APPLIES TO
- Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
- Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
- Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
- Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
- Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
- Windows Vista Business
- Windows Vista Enterprise
- Windows Vista Home Basic
- Windows Vista Home Premium
- Windows Vista Starter
- Windows Vista Ultimate
- Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
- Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
- Windows Server 2008 Standard
- Windows Web Server 2008
Following is a screenshot of the page:
So our prediction was correct and it seems we are going to get SP2 very soon in coming months. Lets wait and watch...
Complete list of AskVG articlesThis article was posted in Windows Vista.
Related Articles
Popular Articles
- Frequently Asked Problems with Solutions
- Is Your System Infected with a Virus / Spyware / Adware / Trojan?
- Transform Windows Vista into 7 without using Customization pack
- Transform Windows XP into 7 without using Customization pack
- Transform Windows XP into Vista without using Customization pack
- All About Resource Hacker in a brief Tutorial
- Master Tutorial to Make Your Windows 7 Super Fast
- Master Tutorial to Make Your Windows Vista Super Fast
- Master Tutorial to Make Your Windows XP Super Fast
- All Kinds of Restrictions for Windows XP, Vista and 7
Mike
It's not surprising at all.
The main driver for a SP (versus a swag of patches) at this stage would be compatibility with W7 requirements and bringing all the post-XP releases up to some level of commonality.
occam
I'm not surprised at all.
I'd expect SP2 development to start the day after the release of SP1. SP1 improved a few things (mainly 3d party driver compatibility issues), but, as you say, a lot was left undone.
I am not as optimistic as you about the timing of this second release ("very soon in coming months".
Ron
Oh noes, they r going to erase all my tweaks and modifications and registry hacks>
Disk4mat
Im expecting SP2 to focus on updated components like: IE8, WS 4, .NET etc. Along with the patches and updates between now and then. As for a time table? My guess would be 2nd quater of '09 for beta's to begin.
The longer SP2 stays in-house (in development) the better it will be for us.