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Windows Vista/Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Release Candidate (RC) now available

And in two delicious flavors.

1. Windows Update Experience Kit

Brief Description

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) RC and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) RC is available through Windows Update, this kit gives you the instructions and script required to be offered SP2 through Windows Update.

Download size 2KB

2. Full install (in five-language and all language versions)

SP2 Release Candidate (RC) Standalone for computers that have Windows Server 2008 SP1 or Windows Vista SP1 installed and want to update to Service Pack 2

Optional Pre-Req : Download to help Microsoft better understand your RC installation experience x86 | x64 | IA64

Five Language SP2 Standalone: for computers with one or more of the following five languages: English, French, German, Japanese, andSpanish only (other languages installed on your computer will not work).

All Language SP2 Standalone: for computers with any of the 36 supported Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista languages.

Note that Service Pack 1 is a prerequisite for installing Service Pack 2.

Published Mar 06 2009, 10:15 AM by pthurrott
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Comments

 

kenmcnamee said:

(Yawn) Vista is in my rear-view mirror at this point as I'm committed to Windows 7 from this point on. If you can get your hands on build 7048 I highly recommend it. It's cleaner, more stable, and overall more snappy user experience than even the beta, nevermind Vista.

March 6, 2009 8:52 AM
 

yipcanjo said:

Can MSDN subscribers get their hands on build 7048?  I would love to try it out.

I'm with you, kenmcnamee -- Win7 from here on out.  I've been a loyal Vista supporter from (nearly) day one, but Win7 is just better in every way.

March 6, 2009 11:22 AM
 

subzerohitman721 said:

@yipcanjo,

Thats a good question and I'd like the answer on that too.

At this point, I'm very content to use the beta build until we have the release candidate version. Build 7048 is still part of the winmain branch and hasn't been forked off to an RC escrow build. Also, according to a post on AeroXP.org running build 7048, some users are complaining that build 7048 is running a tad slower than the beta. If this is true, Sinofsky's team needs to findout what's slowing down the HDD's.

March 6, 2009 8:37 PM
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