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Author:  bally199 [ Wed May 27, 2009 2:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Vista SP2
I just installed SP2, and tbh, am a bit dissapointed. Not nearly as revolutionary as the transition from SP1 was, and the only thing I can tell is that it does Blu-Gay out of the box. ;)

Am I missing something?
Author:  AlunD [ Wed May 27, 2009 2:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vista SP2
bally199 wrote:
and the only thing I can tell is that it does Blu-Gay out of the box. ;)

Am I missing something?


Yeah a spell checker ;)
Author:  soddit112 [ Wed May 27, 2009 3:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vista SP2
AlunD wrote:
bally199 wrote:
and the only thing I can tell is that it does Blu-Gay out of the box. ;)

Am I missing something?


Yeah a spell checker ;)


one thing is does include is a sense of humour, you should consider upgrading Alun :wink:

ive run the beta, the RC, and im now on the RTM, all of them provide much better boot/shut down speeds, and AFAIK they are supposed to have better wi-fi/bluetooth support, or something :?

also it didnt kill my superfetch, so you might not have to "break it in" like you did with SP1, but it couldve just picked it up from the RC, im not sure how that stuff works :P
Author:  big_D [ Wed May 27, 2009 3:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vista SP2
Performance tests by c't indicate that it is nearly as fast as Windows 7... Although it "fakes" it when booting - it displays the desktop quicker, but is still chugging away in the background.
Author:  AlunD [ Wed May 27, 2009 3:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vista SP2
big_D wrote:
Although it "fakes" it when booting -

:shock: Oh its female then :oops:
Author:  bally199 [ Wed May 27, 2009 3:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vista SP2
AlunD wrote:
bally199 wrote:
and the only thing I can tell is that it does Blu-Gay out of the box. ;)

Am I missing something?


Yeah a spell checker ;)



Was intentional.
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Wed May 27, 2009 5:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vista SP2
It has just appeared in my Windows Update, all 567mb of it. Will spend the evening downloading it on "Comically slow broadband from BT" (registered trademark) and see what is what. Performance improvements were not in the headlines so much, however wifi improvements and reduced sidebar RAM usage was. Here's the list:

Quote:
Emerging Hardware Support

•SP2 contains Blue tooth 2.1 feature pack supporting the most recent specification for Blue tooth technology
•Ability to record data on Blu-Ray media,
•Adds Windows Connect Now (WCN) Wi-Fi Configuration to Windows Vista SP2,
•exFAT file system now supports UTC timestamps, which enables correct file synchronization across time zones.
•SP2 provides support for new form factors, such as ICCD/CCID. new form factor support –example USB form factor as opposed to PCMCIA).
•Support for the new VIA 64-bit CPU
Security

•SP2 includes all previously released security updates, and builds on the proven security benefits of Windows Vista
•Secure Development Lifecycle process updates, where we identify the root cause of each security bulletin and improve our internal tools to eliminate code patterns that could lead to future vulnerabilities
•Reliability
•SP2 addresses previously released reliability updates, as well as addressing crashes, caused by Microsoft code, discovered since the launch of SP1
Performance

•Resume performance when Wi-Fi connection is no longer available after resume from sleep
•Inclusion of Windows Search 4 for improved indexing performance, improved relevancy in search, broader indexing scenario inclusion, as well as new Group Policy integration for Windows Search,
•Improvements to the RSS feeds sidebar gadget to improve update performance and responsiveness
Application Compatibility

•It is our goal that applications that run on the Windows Vista Operating System today and are written using public APIs will continue to work as designed on Windows Vista SP2.
•Previously released Application Compatibility updates are included in Windows Vista SP2.
•Spysweeper and ZoneAlarm now working with POP3 email accounts
Administration and Support Improvements

•Customers installing .net framework 3.5 service pack 1 will notice shorter download and installation times with Vista service pack 2 or Windows 2008 service pack 2 already installed,
•Service Pack Clean up tool (Compcln.exe): This tool helps restore the hard disk space by permanently deleting the previous versions of the files (RTM & SP1) that are being serviced by Service Pack 2.
•Single installer for both Vista & Server 2008
•Ability to detect an incompatible driver and block service pack installation or warn users of any loss of functionality
•Better error handling and providing more descriptive error messages where possible
•Better manageability through logging in system event log
•Componentization for Serviceability of the installer
Some Specific Fixes/Additions Include:

•Inclusion of Hyper-V
•Event logging support in SPC
•DNS Server now listens over ISATAP address
•Fixes DRM issues from WMP upgrades
•Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless
•Reduction of resources required for sidebar gadgets
•Improved power settings for WS08
Author:  Danstevens [ Wed May 27, 2009 7:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Vista SP2
bally199 wrote:
AlunD wrote:
bally199 wrote:
and the only thing I can tell is that it does Blu-Gay out of the box. ;)

Am I missing something?


Yeah a spell checker ;)



Was intentional.


Was a little bit funny. Not side-splitting but at least grin inducing.

I shan't be getting SP2 for a bit - I'm mainly using Windows 7 on my PC and I really can't be bothered with a 500MB download right now.
Author:  big_D [ Thu May 28, 2009 5:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Vista SP2
SP2 installed here without any problems.

Seems a little nippier, but nothing spectacular - Vista SP1 already made it much quicker.
Author:  james016 [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Vista SP2
Install SP2 on the work machine as a test. No problems here. Didn't think of it as anything more as a roll up of updates but the native Blu-Ray burning is a nice addition.
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