Windows Vista and Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta Now Available for Public Download

malware · Dec 5, 2008

Right on time, Microsoft today released the public beta of Service Pack 2 for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. Both Service Packs are available now here in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Initially the Service Packs are downloadable in five different languages: English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. Service Pack 1 for both operating systems is necessary in order to obtain the second Service Pack. Find more information here.

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

ShadowFold · Dec 5, 2008

I'm gonna try this when I get home. Hope I get some gaming performance boosts along with Caty 8.12!

alexp999 · Dec 5, 2008

Does this turn your copy of Vista into a eval copy, I remember the beta of SP1 did something like that. Don't know whether to try this or not, as much as I want to. Any ideas on when the RTM will go live? I've just got my PC how I want it and cant be bothered going through another format.

OnBoard · Dec 5, 2008

alexp999 said:
Any ideas on when the RTM will go live? I've just got my PC how I want it and cant be bothered going through another format.

Release was planned to April, so February-March.

BrooksyX · Dec 5, 2008

Any body install this yet. I wanna try it out but I don't wanna waste my time if it totally screws everything up.

Solaris17 · Dec 5, 2008

im using the older version of the beta .113 i think and it does water mark your desktop though since this is a public beta it probably doesnt and no it wont f@#$ up your rig it installs fine ncie and stable.

James1991 · Dec 5, 2008

Solaris17 said:
im using the older version of the beta .113 i think and it does water mark your desktop though since this is a public beta it probably doesnt and no it wont f@#$ up your rig it installs fine ncie and stable.

the last one didn't work for me. i have just formated my pc and when i finally get SP1 to show up in windows update after all the other updates are gone, i will install that and see if SP2 works after that

ShadowFold · Dec 5, 2008

I get stuttering in CoD4.. Haven't tried other games yet but I am gonna uninstall anyways.

LiveOrDie · Dec 6, 2008

im using it works fine

ShadowFold · Dec 6, 2008

Yea I had folding@home running thats why it was laggy. Its actually pretty good but I haven't noticed anything different.

Deleted member 24505 · Dec 6, 2008

Been on my pc since yesterday,and i cant even notice its there.

BrooksyX · Dec 6, 2008

tigger said:
Been on my pc since yesterday,and i cant even notice its there.

same here, at least it didn't break anything so far. Thats good news!

DaMulta · Dec 6, 2008

I just want "7" not a sp2 patch

newconroer · Dec 13, 2008

Argh I can't make a new thread in the Software section..(everywhere else works).

Anyways... SP2 is giving me a 80070002 error, which I believe is an invalid data problem.

Looking at the CBS logs I find this:

Session: 29973691:1215353416 initialized.
2008-12-13 00:39:40, Info CBS Canonicalized file: C:\44ec9052378972caf0909e4523\f0293450f0e9be1aa9\windows6.0-kb948465-X64.cab Target dir: C:\44ec9052378972caf0909e4523\f0293450f0e9be1aa9 File: windows6.0-kb948465-X64.cab
2008-12-13 00:39:40, Info CBS SPI: Created path: C:\44ec9052378972caf0909e4523\f0293450f0e9be1aa9\windows6.0-kb948465-X64.cab
2008-12-13 00:39:44, Error CBS SPI: (CSelfExpander::InternalExpandFile:382)Checksum of downloaded file (0x1cbdd080) does not match expected (0x8f745e24) er=0xd
2008-12-13 00:39:44, Error CBS SPI: (CSelfExpander::ExpandFiles:227)Failed to internal expand file windows6.0-kb948465-X64.cab hr=0x8007000d
2008-12-13 00:39:44, Error CBS SPI: (CSPCInstallTask::Execute:880)Failed to expand windows6.0-kb948465-X64.cab hr=0x8007000d
2008-12-13 00:39:44, Info CBS SPI: Reporting Failed package event
2008-12-13 00:39:44, Info CBS Session: 29973691:1215353416 finalized. Reboot required: no

It looks to be simply a hash/checksum issue, however this happens with both the standalone and Windows Update; so if the content of the downloaded data is fine, why is the system looking for an address of 0x8f745e24?

I've been through all the usual methods of whiping temp files, and Windows Update cached files.

I'm tempted to just skip it and get back to setting everything up, since I just reformatted Vista; however it would have been nice to get SP2 out of the way, if there's no garuntee the final version will install properly.

Any thoughts?

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 VID: 1.2125
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P rev.2.0
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme + Noctua NF-S12 Fan
Memory	4x1 GB PQI DDR2 PC2-6400
Video Card(s)	Colorful iGame Radeon HD 4890 1 GB GDDR5
Storage	2x 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32 MB RAID0
Display(s)	BenQ G2400W 24-inch WideScreen LCD
Case	Cooler Master COSMOS RC-1000 (sold), Cooler Master HAF-932 (delivered)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic + Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX
Power Supply	Chieftec CFT-1000G-DF 1kW
Software	Laptop: Lenovo 3000 N200 C2DT2310/3GB/120GB/GF7300/15.4"/Razer

System Name	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
Display(s)	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

System Name	Gaming Rig \| Uni Laptop
Processor	Intel Q6600 G0 (2007) @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.45625v (LLC) / 4 GHz Bench @ 1.63v \| AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 2 GHz
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q Deluxe (Intel P45) \| HP 6715b
Cooling	Xigmatek Dark Knight w/AC MX2 ~ Case Fans: 2 x 180mm + 1 x 120mm Silverstone Fans
Memory	4GB OCZ Platinum PC2-8000 @ 1000Mhz 5-5-5-15 2.1v \| 2 x 1GB DDR2 667 MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX GTX 285 1GB, Modded FTW BIOS @ 725/1512/1350 w/Accelero Xtreme GTX 280 + Scythe sinks\| ATI X1250
Storage	2x WD6400AAKS 1 TB Raid 0, 140GB Raid 1 & 80GB Maxtor Basics External HDD (storage) \| 160GB 2.5"
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster SM2433BW @ 1920 x 1200 via DVI-D \| 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050 resolution)
Case	Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W ~ Logitech G15 R1 / Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000
Audio Device(s)	Soundmax AD2000BX Onboard Sound, via Logitech X-230 2.1 \| ADI SoundMAX HD Audio
Power Supply	Corsair TX650W \| HP 90W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64 \| Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64
Benchmark Scores	3DM06: 19519, Vantage: P16170 ~ Win7: -CPU 7.5 -MEM 7.5 -AERO 7.9 -GFX 6.0 -HDD 6.0

Processor	Core i5-750 @ 3.6GHz 1.136V 24/7
Motherboard	Gigabyte P55A-UD3, SATA 6Gbit/s & USB3.0 baby!
Cooling	Alpenföhn Brocken HeatpipeDirectTouch
Memory	Geil Ultra Series 4GB 2133MHz DDR3 @ 1440MHz 7-7-7-24
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB OC (mostly stock speeds)
Storage	OS: Samsung F3 500GB Games: Samsung F1 640GB
Display(s)	new! Samsung P2350 23" FullHD 2ms / Mirai DTL-632E500 32" LCD
Case	new! Xigmatek Midgard/Utgard side window with red cathodes, 1x140mm & 3x120mm fans
Audio Device(s)	new! ASUS Xonar DG & JVC HA-RX700 headphones
Power Supply	Cougar CM 700W Modular
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Benchmark Scores	Logitech UltraX Premium & G5 laser v2 + Ulti-mat Breathe X2 for fragging

System Name	Main / Home Media Serever
Processor	Intel i5 2500k @ 4.75ghz / AMD AM3 5200+ x2
Motherboard	ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance / Biostar 790GX
Cooling	Xigmatek Dark Knight / XIGMATEK Apache
Memory	12gb of G.Skill Value Series DDR3 / 4x 1gb DDR2
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon 6870 1gb / Asus Radeon 5450 512mb
Storage	2x Samsung 830 64gb SSD Raid 0 & 750gb WD Blue HDD / OCZ Vertex II 80GB & 10TB of HDD Space
Display(s)	2x Acer 24" LED / Samsung 50" LED
Case	Xigmatek Asgard II / APEX PC-389-C
Power Supply	Rosewill 750w / Antec EArthwatts 380w
Software	Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 / Ubuntu 14.04

Windows Vista and Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta Now Available for Public Download

malware

New Member

ShadowFold

New Member

alexp999

Staff

OnBoard

New Member

BrooksyX

Solaris17

Super Dainty Moderator

James1991

New Member

ShadowFold

New Member

LiveOrDie

ShadowFold

New Member

Deleted member 24505

Guest

BrooksyX

DaMulta

My stars went supernova

newconroer

System Name	Rocinante
Processor	I9 14900KS
Motherboard	EVGA z690 Dark KINGPIN (modded BIOS)
Cooling	EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB
Memory	64GB Gskill Trident Z5 DDR5 6000 @6400
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage	1x 500GB 980 Pro \| 1x 1TB 980 Pro \| 1x 8TB Corsair MP400
Display(s)	Odyssey OLED G9 G95SC
Case	Lian Li o11 Evo Dynamic White
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on Schiit Hel 2e
Power Supply	Bequiet! Power Pro 12 1500w
Mouse	Lamzu Atlantis mini (White)
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Akko Crystal Blues
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

Processor	i7 2600
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 EVO
Cooling	lots and lots of fans
Memory	8GB DDR3
Video Card(s)	2 x ATI(yes, ATI) Radeon 4850
Storage	lots of 500 gb drives
Display(s)	Acer P221W, LG L1732S, Samsung 32 inch HDTV
Case	big one
Audio Device(s)	onboard stuff
Power Supply	big one
Software	Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	boots into windows is that ok?

Processor	Intel Core i9 10980XE @ 4.7Ghz 1.2v
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage VI Extreme Omega
Cooling	EK-Velocity D-RGB, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX240 Ultrathin, EK X-RES 140 Revo D5 RGB PWM
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C14D 64GB
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC WC
Storage	M.2 990 Pro 1TB / 10TB WD RED Helium / 3x 860 2TB Evos
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G7 28"
Case	Corsair Obsidian 500D SE Modded
Power Supply	Cooler Master V Series 1300W
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

System Name	Widow
Processor	Ryzen 7600x
Motherboard	AsRock B650 HDVM.2
Cooling	CPU : Corsair Hydro XC7 }{ GPU: EK FC 1080 via Magicool 360 III PRO > Photon 170 (D5)
Memory	32GB Gskill Flare X5
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080 TI
Storage	Samsung 9series NVM 2TB and Rust
Display(s)	Predator X34P/Tempest X270OC @ 120hz / LG W3000h
Case	Fractal Define S [Antec Skeleton hanging in hall of fame]
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Xense with AKG K612 cans on Monacor SA-100
Power Supply	Seasonic X-850
Mouse	Razer Naga 2014
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	FFXIV ARR Benchmark 12,883 on i7 2600k 15,098 on AM5 7600x