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Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Released

Posted by Soulskill on from the how-much-beta-does-one-really-need dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has finally released the final build of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. 'There are a few significant additions that are included in SP2: Windows Search 4.0, Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack, the ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Vista, Windows Connect Now (WCN) is now in the Wi-Fi Configuration, and exFAT file system supports UTC timestamps. The service pack contains about 800 hotfixes.' A list of other notable changes is available on TechNet. SP2 isn't included in Automatic Update yet, but it will be 'during the coming months.'"

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  1. The best service pack for Vista by Dystopian+Rebel · · Score: 4, Funny

    is Windows 7 RC1.

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  2. So close to SP3? by hansamurai · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't that coming out in October?

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  3. Re:Like Digging Through People's Trash by D-Cypell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Much to my amusement, a colleague of mine once suggested that the conversion from polytheism to monotheism was the result of an off-by-one error :)

  4. Re:Secure... lol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I disagree.

    Just installed Vista SP2. Let me tell you it is the most secure and stab

    [NO CARRIER]

  5. Re:Finally, I can torrent from windows by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 3, Funny

    as it took the Catholic Church to admit it's mistakes with Galileo

    Obviously someone watched Angels and Demons last night...

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  6. Re:Doesn't make a difference. by Saint+Fnordius · · Score: 3, Funny

    No one's using Vista anyway.

    No, but many are forced to tolerate it.

  7. Re:Like Digging Through People's Trash by readthemall · · Score: 2, Funny

    Everybody who plays (free)Civilization knows that switching to monotheism from polytheism is a good thing.

  8. Re:Doesn't make a difference. by flyingfsck · · Score: 4, Funny

    You should not check your own web site so often... ;)

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  9. Re:Secure... lol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That tells you how good SP2 is. Even when his computer DOES go down, the PC manages to save his message, append "[NO CARRIER]" to it, and post it as anonymous. Let's see Linux do that!

  10. Re:Secure... lol by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Released

    Will everybody please stop calling it Vista SP2? It's called Windows 7 for fuck's sake!

  11. Re:Like Digging Through People's Trash by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So Atheism is the result of a divide by zero error? The result as done by hand makes sense: DNE, "Does Not Exist"

  12. Re:Enterprise Vista Deployments by swb · · Score: 2, Funny

    You just tipped your hand. "Government agency".

  13. Wait just a minute there... by Phu5ion · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought Windows 7 was being released later this year?

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  14. Re:Secure... lol by djfake · · Score: 2, Funny

    Everyone knows it's Windows 6, KB948465.

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  15. Re:Doesn't make a difference. by fishthegeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    SCO_SV 38 0

    Sco_SV has 38 users? Why haven't we seen a SCO doubles market share article?

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  16. Re:Like Digging Through People's Trash by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know... use something like.... a TV set?

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