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)