• JustJosh

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  I think it's entirely too early to be talking about SP2 for Vista. A lot of people haven't even installed SP1.

  Posted 12/1/2008 respond (flag)

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Windows Vista SP2 set for April launch to manufacturers?
Engadget — 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 was any indication. So who's TechARP? Oh just the same group of Malaysian kids that like to boast about how they broke the Vista SP1 and XP SP3 release schedules to the world. That makes their "confidential source" worth listening to. The source adds that Microsoft will deliver a SP2 release candidate as early as February so we'll know soon enough how ...

Vista Service Pack 2 to go gold in April?
The Tech Report: News — Vista Service Pack 2 to go gold in April? by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:14 AM on December 1, 2008 The second service pack for Windows Vista may still be a few months away, according to TechARP. The site has learned from a "confidential source" that Microsoft plans to push out a release candidate in February, with the completed, "release to manufacturing" build to follow in April. Vista SP2's actual launch date on Windows Update remains up in the air, since service packs can take some time to go out to the public after Microsoft finishes them. Last year, Vista SP1 went gold in early February, but the pack didn't make it onto ...

Windows Vista SP2 RTM expected in April 2009?
DV Hardware — ... TechARP claims Microsoft plans to ship Windows Vista SP2 to OEMs in April 2009. A publicly downloadable version should be available sometime later. ...

Windows Vista SP2 RC may be in the hands of testers as we speak
Engadget — Sure, the big hubbub's been Windows 7 (give us some time and we'll figure out how to install it on a toaster!) but Microsoft is betting that quite a few folks will be stranded in Vistaland (Vista Town? Vista Village? The dreaded Vista Flats?) for some time to come, and they'll need provisions -- like blankets, candles, water, and service packs. According to Tech Arp, Windows Vista SP2 RC is meeting testers sometime this week as an escrow build, which means that the public could see this thing as soon as early Q2 this year. You've been warned... [Via Computerworld] Filed under: Desktops, ...

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Details Rev. 1.1
DriverHeaven.net — In line with the release of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft is aiming to launch the new Windows Server 2008 R2 in the second half of 2009 with an RTM date to support that. ____________ Source: TechARP