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Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 Beta
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Customer Preview Program (CPP) December 2, 2008 Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta is an update to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. It provides customer and partner ...
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microsoft.com — Windows Server 2008 SP2/Windows Vista SP2 Beta is prerelease code offered to the public through our Customer... Preview Program. Please see the Windows Server SP2/Windows Vista SP2 Customer Preview Program page on TechNet/MSDN for additional details, ... (more) Download details: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 ...
Announcing the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Customer Preview Program (CPP)
windowsteamblog.com — Hi, Mike Nash here. 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 ... (more) Announcing the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 ...
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microsoft.com — Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta is prerelease code offered to... the public through our Customer Preview Program. Please see the Windows Server SP2/Windows Vista SP2 Customer Preview Program page on TechNet/MSDN for ... (more) Download details: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 ...
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Windows Vista SP2 Features and Fixes Unveiled, Beta Announced [Vista]
Gizmodo — ... It is not a mind-blowing upgrade, but there are definitely some useful tweaks in there. If you want to play around with it before it is expected to ship this April, Microsoft will make the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta available to everyone through a Customer Preview Program (CPP) starting on December 4th via TechNet. [ ...

Vista SP2: Six Things You Need to Know
Today @ PC World — ... , will become available on the Microsoft TechNet site . Here's what you need to know before making the upgrade. Vista Service Pack 2 isn't for everyone. SP2 beta is, as the name suggests, a product still under development. Microsoft is recommending only "technology enthusiasts, developers, and IT pros" willing to test the software take on the upgrade. General users are advised to wait until the final release, which is set for the first half of 2009. ...

Windows Vista Serivce Pack 2 Now Out
Ubergizmo — ... If you want to steady that Windows Vista boat of yours by a fair bit, might we suggest you drop whatever you're doing at the moment and download the newly available Windows Vista Service Pack 2 release candidate? It is available for all Vista users and will not require you to fork out a single cent. As usual, all roads lead to Rome, so in a loose sense, there are a few ways to snag this update for your good self. You can opt to download it from the Customer Review Program site or use ...

Vista SP2 Release Candidate available for download
SolSie.com — ... at the end of last month. The RC is for testing prior to the final version being released, which Microsoft said would happen in the second quarter of the year. The release candidate for Vista and Server 2008 SP2 can be downloaded here . [Via ...

Zune HD Official, Vista SP2 released, new WHS “Sweet Spot”
Addicted to Digital Media — ... Vista SP2 was released yesterday.  Lots of updates but perhaps most notable is Windows Search 4.0 which will speed up searches on your computer.  Most consumers will get it via Windows Update but if you cannot wait and wish to download direct, get it here. ...

Vista SP2 Arrives with Windows Search 4.0, Easier Wireless Configuration
jkOnTheRun — Contrary to pundits, comedians and the occasional mime breaking their vow of silence, Windows 7 is not Vista SP2. It couldn’t possibly be one and the same since Microsoft just released Vista SP2 on the web. Yup, can grab it now directly or you can wait for the Windows Update oompa-loompas to kick it out starting in July. Some of the new features include: Adds support for the 64-bit central processing unit (CPU) from VIA Technologies, which adds the ID and vendor strings for the new VIA 64-bit ...

Zune HD Official, Vista SP2 released, new WHS “Sweet Spot”
Addicted to Digital Media — ... Vista SP2 was released yesterday.  Lots of updates but perhaps most notable is Windows Search 4.0 which will speed up searches on your computer.  Most consumers will get it via Windows Update but if you cannot wait and wish to download direct, get it here. ...

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gizmodo.com 12/3/2008 — Kevin Tofel of jkontherun has put together a fairly comprehensive list of what's inside the Vista SP2 update—just as the beta rolls out to MSDN and TechNet subscribers . Here is what users can expect: Although the original list has since ...
Windows Vista SP2 set for April launch to manufacturers?
engadget.com 12/1/2008 — In case you missed it, last week TechARP said that Vista SP2 is scheduled for an April 2009 release to manufacturing -- that means not you ... not yet anyway. We're guessing that it will hit a month later for general release if the Vista SP1 rollout ...
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Windows Vista SP2 beta arriving with a slew of fixes
jkontherun.com 12/2/2008 — Although the initial release of Microsoft Windows Vista caused headaches for some, I've found that Service Pack 1 has made life much more enjoyable from a computing perspective. That's why I have high hopes for SP2, not to mention Windows 7 . We'll ...
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i.gizmodo.com 2/26/2009 — Windows Vista? What's that? Oh yeah, that Windows before Windows 7. The Vista SP2 Release Candidate went out to MSDN and TechNet subscribers yesterday, and it's gonna be available for everyone else next week. Mary Jo says that the rumor is that ...