In late October, Microsoft gave its beta testers the first beta build of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. On Tuesday, the company pushed out a later build to MSDN and TechNet ...

Earlier this month, Microsoft put a KB article placeholder for Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2. Since it was just a placeholder though, details were still scarce on the upcoming service ...

The next update to Windows Vista will enter beta testing next week, bringing with it support for Blu-ray drives, among other enhancements. In a blog posting on Friday, Microsoft confirmed that a beta ...

Microsoft Corp. today released the beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 to subscribers of its developer services and said it would open the preview to the general public on Thursday. The single ...

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A new beta preview of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is now available for testing. Vista has proved something of a disaster for Microsoft, but the company is slowly fixing many of the issues that users ...

From the other side of the world comes a report that Windows Vista Service Pack 2 will be released to manufacturing in April 2009, roughly a year 14 months after SP1. The Malaysian website TechARP has ...

Sorry. I couldn’t resist. That joke out of the way, have you wondered why there’s been almost no reviews of Vista SP2? Well, one reason for that is that Microsoft would really just as soon have you ...

Microsoft is starting to release beta code for Windows Vista SP2 to testers as we speak. No news yet about new user features as Bluetooth 2.1 and VIA chipset support are expected. If you recall, Vista ...

A quick update for those wondering when to expect the final version of Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2): Microsoft is saying (via one of its Web sites, at least) that it is due in the first half of calendar ...

Microsoft is gearing up to release the second service pack for its beleaguered Vista operating system. Vista SP2 doesn't have a firm release date just yet, though Microsoft says it will arrive in the ...

With most of the talk about Windows centering on Windows 7, Microsoft has been continuing to work on improving Vista and yesterday they announced that Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows ...