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Microsoft launches Vista SP2 beta
bit-tech.net News Feed — If you're a Vista user still looking to iron out some of the operating system's niggles, perhaps you'd like the chance to test drive Service Pack 2? According to Information Week , Microsoft has made a pre-release beta of the next lot of fixes for the company's flagship operating system available for public download. The same package will also update Windows Server 2008 installations, which use the same base technologies as Vista. The update – which weighs in at a not-inconsiderable 388MB for the 32-bit edition or a whopping 614MB if you're running 64-bit code – is available for immediate public download on the Microsoft Download Center in a 'five language' installer which covers ...

Windows Vista SP2 beta performance
bit-tech.net Hardware Feed — Windows Vista SP2 beta performance Manufacturer: Microsoft On Friday, Microsoft announced widespread availability of the Windows Vista Service Pack 2 beta through its Customer Preview Program ahead of its official release in the first half of next year. According to the latest rumours, the release candidate for Service Pack 2 will be available in February 2009 and then the final version will be rolled out at some point in April . While Service Pack 2 will no doubt be less of a required update than Service Pack 1 was, Microsoft's Mike Nash has said that the Windows Vista development team is committed to continually improving the operating system and, as a result, there is support ...

Windows Vista and Server 2008 SP2 Release Candidates now available to download
Engadget — That Windows Vista / Server 2008 Service Pack 2 that hit Release Candidate status last week? You can now download and try for yourself, should you feel inclined and not patient enough to wait for the final version that's rumored for sometime this quarter. It's available for Vista x86 and x64 platforms and Server 2008 in x86 / x64 / IA64 varieties. Of course, anyone keeping ...