Microsoft has officially released the Service Pack 2
(SP2) for the Vista operating system, whish adds
support for Blu-ray writing.
Microsoft has already released several application
compatibility updates which allow more applications
to work seamlessly for the end user. These appear in
SP2 for Windows Vista. Windows Vista SP2 contain
additional application compatibility fixes for
individual applications.
The SP2 also includes ability to record data to
Blu-Ray Disc media.
It adds support for the 64-bit central processing
unit (CPU) from VIA Technologies, which adds the ID
and vendor strings for the new VIA 64-bit CPU.
SP2 integrates the Windows Vista Feature Pack for
Wireless, which contains support for Bluetooth v2.1
and Windows Connect Now (WCN) Wi-Fi Configuration.
Bluetooth v2.1 is the most recent specification for
Bluetooth wireless technology.
SP2 also improves performance for Wi-Fi connections
after resuming from sleep mode, and includes updates
to the RSS feeds sidebar for improved performance
and responsiveness.
Microsoft also released the SP2 for Windows Server
2008. For more detail on SP2?s contents, see
Hotfixes and
Security Updates in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and
Windows Vista SP2.
Users with Windows Vista SP1 can visit the Microsoft
Download Center or use Windows Update (WU) to
install SP2, or turn on Automatic Update (AU).
Similar to previous releases, SP2 delivery over
Automatic Update.
Download:
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
SP2 x86 (5 Language Standalone)
Download:
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
SP2 x64 (5 Language Standalone)