Microsoft RTM of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Announced

Wednesday, April 29 2009

Microsoft has announced the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Except applying all updates released to date, this issue of SP will bring some key features to both operating systems. Those are:

Windows Search 4.0 for faster and improved relevancy in searches
Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack supporting the most recent specification for Bluetooth Technology
Ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista
Adds Windows Connect Now (WCN) to simplify Wi-Fi Configuration

A single installer of SP2 will be supplied by Microsoft, and it will work with both Windows Vista and Server 2008. For a complete overview of the changes introduced in SP2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, check TechNet. As usual, a final date hasn't been set. At present, the final SP2 release for Vista and Server 2008 is scheduled for the Q2 2009 period, but this might change.

Source: Windows Vista Team Blog

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User comments

by HellasVagabond (April 29th - 3:42 PM) - Reply

VISTA RTM SP2 Links

Take these with a grain of salt because i do not know if they work yet. However the files do exist.
In any case hurry before they take them down ;)

VISTA SP2 X86

http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/5/F/05F5CE05-11B3-4E7B-A79A-663CBBC7A709/Windows6.0-KB948465-X86.exe

VISTA SP2 X64

http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/B/8/AB83BD9C-7CB1-4215-ACFA-589C92D88B01/Windows6.0-KB948465-X64.exe

by Breathless (April 29th - 4:31 PM) - Reply

Are you sure these links are the RTM?

Is this the same as the escrow build or is it different?

I managed to download both of them with no issues by the way.

by HellasVagabond (April 29th - 4:35 PM) - Reply

Well no beta remarks anywhere, the file size and name is exactly as the RTM one so i don't have reason to say otherwise.

by Breathless (April 29th - 4:36 PM) - Reply

Your post just faded into view without me refreshing my browser. That was so cool, I didn't know this was possible :)

by WarEagleAU (April 29th - 4:37 PM) - Reply

ITs a new feature for them. Damn, I really want to go to SP2. This whole wait game sucks! :)

by Breathless (April 29th - 4:38 PM) - Reply

by: WarEagleAU
ITs a new feature for them. Damn, I really want to go to SP2. This whole wait game sucks! :)

There is no wait game, the links are above :laugh:

by HellasVagabond (April 29th - 4:39 PM) - Reply

The x86 link is not functioning.
The x64 is online.

by farlex85 (April 29th - 4:39 PM) - Reply

I want to download this, but I don't know why. Why am I so eager to download a service pack? I need to take a break. :laugh:

by Breathless (April 29th - 4:40 PM) - Reply

by: HellasVagabond
The x86 link is not functioning.
The x64 is online.

I just got it about 5 minutes ago. I must have just got it in time :cool:

If anyone knows how I can share such a big file, I'm all ears to posting a link for you guys.

by Breathless (April 29th - 4:43 PM) - Reply

THE X86 LINK WORKS, I just confirmed it, you just have to keep trying.

At first I was getting "......exe.html" instead of just the exe. Kept trying and finally got just the "......exe"

by HellasVagabond (April 29th - 4:45 PM) - Reply

Perhaps many tried to download it from the links i provided here and some other forums...
Hope everyone can get them in time, MS will most likely pull them down.

by Breathless (April 29th - 4:45 PM) - Reply

by: HellasVagabond
Perhaps many tried to download it from the links i provided here and some other forums...
Hope everyone can get them in time, MS will most likely pull them down.

How did you know to get them there?

by HellasVagabond (April 29th - 4:47 PM) - Reply

I know things when it comes to MS ;)

by The Witcher (April 29th - 4:54 PM) - Reply

by: HellasVagabond
VISTA RTM SP2 Links

Take these with a grain of salt because i do not know if they work yet. However the files do exist.
In any case hurry before they take them down ;)

VISTA SP2 X86

http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/5/F/05F5CE05-11B3-4E7B-A79A-663CBBC7A709/Windows6.0-KB948465-X86.exe

VISTA SP2 X64

http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/B/8/AB83BD9C-7CB1-4215-ACFA-589C92D88B01/Windows6.0-KB948465-X64.exe

http://forums.techpowerup.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25427&stc=1&d=1241018651

I'm using Vista Ultimate 64 bit so which one should I download ?

by farlex85 (April 29th - 4:55 PM) - Reply

by: The Witcher
I'm using Vista Ultimate 64 bit so which one should I download ?

x64 is 64 bit, x86 is 32-bit

by Breathless (April 29th - 4:59 PM) - Reply

by: HellasVagabond
I know things when it comes to MS ;)

Ha, say no more....:toast:

by tigger (April 29th - 5:13 PM) - Reply

I found some rapidshare links for these updates,if anyone wants em.

by The Witcher (April 29th - 5:18 PM) - Reply

Seems to me that they have removed the links, damn you MS, I hate to wait ;(

by HellasVagabond (April 29th - 5:25 PM) - Reply

Try again, there must be hundreds of simultaneous downloads that why they dont work.

by Darknova (April 29th - 6:09 PM) - Reply

v286 is the release candidate (build number 16676). It is NOT the RTM version (build number 18005).

Go here for the torrents to the leaked RTM version.

by techie81 (April 29th - 6:48 PM) - Reply

I was about to install but I noticed it was a "pre-release" and expires next year.

by Morrison5891 (April 29th - 6:52 PM) - Reply

both of those links worked for me... very slow downliading tho

by Breathless (April 29th - 7:00 PM) - Reply

by: Darknova
v286 is the release candidate (build number 16676). It is NOT the RTM version (build number 18005).

Go here for the torrents to the leaked RTM version.

Thank you for this. Above downloads are not the RTM people.

by FilipM (April 29th - 7:06 PM) - Reply

So the above arent RTM? crap i just finished downloading it

Or are they only one language versions?

by PCpraiser100 (April 29th - 7:22 PM) - Reply

Nice, hope to see reviews anytime soon.

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