Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Windows Vista SP2 is live, ready to download]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/26/windows-vista-sp2-is-live-ready-to-download/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/26/windows-vista-sp2-is-live-ready-to-download/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/26/windows-vista-sp2-is-live-ready-to-download/#commentsFace it: in between waiting for Windows 7 to launch and tweaking the XP build on your newly purchased netbook, there's this little thing called Windows Vista that needs to be maintained. Today, Microsoft did its part and released the standalone installers for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Service Pack 2 for Vista and Server 2008. Now it's all up to you. Hit the read links to patch the Wow with a little SP2 Meh.

[Thanks, Justin W.]

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Windows Vista SP2 is live, ready to download originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 May 2009 07:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>breaking newsBreakingNewsmicrosoftservice packservice pack 2ServicePackServicePack2sp2vistavista sp2VistaSp2Tue, 26 May 2009 07:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Vista SP2, Server 2008 R2 start making the rounds as Release Candidates]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/vista-server-2008-sp2-starts-making-the-rounds-as-a-release-can/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/vista-server-2008-sp2-starts-making-the-rounds-as-a-release-can/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/vista-server-2008-sp2-starts-making-the-rounds-as-a-release-can/#commentsIt looks like the long-awaited Release Candidate build of Vista SP2 is hitting the streets today, alongside Server 2008 R2. According to Ars Technica, these guys will soon be available for testers via Windows Update, as a standalone installer, or as a slipstreamed version for select languages, including English, Spanish, German, French, and Japanese. Rumor has it that Microsoft is gearing up for a final release date sometime in April.

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Vista SP2, Server 2008 R2 start making the rounds as Release Candidates originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftoperating systemOperatingSystemossp2vistavista sp2VistaSp2windowswindows vistaWindowsVistaThu, 19 Feb 2009 18:16:00 EST<![CDATA[Windows Vista SP2 RC may be in the hands of testers as we speak]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/#commentsSure, the big hubbub's been Windows 7 (give us some time and we'll figure out how to install it on a toaster!) but Microsoft is betting that quite a few folks will be stranded in Vistaland (Vista Town? Vista Village? The dreaded Vista Flats?) for some time to come, and they'll need provisions -- like blankets, candles, water, and service packs. According to Tech Arp, Windows Vista SP2 RC is meeting testers sometime this week as an escrow build, which means that the public could see this thing as soon as early Q2 this year. You've been warned...

[Via Computerworld]

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Windows Vista SP2 RC may be in the hands of testers as we speak originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows Vista SP2 may not be hitting manufacturers 'til next April, but the beta is already scootin' about to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Yep, as of this very moment in time, the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta is in the wild, and Microsoft is planning to making it publicly available via TechNet this Thursday. Check all the juicy details in the links below.

Read - Announcement
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Windows Vista / Server 2008 SP2 Beta out now to MSDN and TechNet subscribers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>breaking newsBreakingNewsmicrosoftMSDNoperating systemOperatingSystemossp2TechNetvistavista sp2VistaSp2windowswindows vistaWindowsVistaTue, 02 Dec 2008 17:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Windows Vista SP2 set for April launch to manufacturers?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/01/windows-vista-sp2-set-for-april-launch-to-manufacturers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/01/windows-vista-sp2-set-for-april-launch-to-manufacturers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/01/windows-vista-sp2-set-for-april-launch-to-manufacturers/#commentsIn case you missed it, last week TechARP said that Vista SP2 is scheduled for an April 2009 release to manufacturing -- that means not you... not yet anyway. We're guessing that it will hit a month later for general release if the Vista SP1 rollout was any indication. So who's TechARP? Oh just the same group of Malaysian kids that like to boast about how they broke the Vista SP1 and XP SP3 release schedules to the world. That makes their "confidential source" worth listening to. The source adds that Microsoft will deliver a SP2 release candidate as early as February so we'll know soon enough how accurate this rumor is.

[Via PC Advisor]

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Windows Vista SP2 set for April launch to manufacturers? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It hasn't been too awfully long since Windows Vista SP1 hit the intertubes for real, but the Vista team is already talking up SP2. Granted, we all know Redmond is focused on moving beyond all of this Vista hoopla and forging ahead with Windows 7, but there's apparently still some work to do on the outfit's current OS. Unfortunately, the latest update isn't exactly enthralling, as we're given no set time frame for launch and we're not shown any forthcoming changes that really get our juices flowing. For instance, Vista SP2 will add Windows Search 4.0 for faster and improved relevancy in searches, the Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack, ability to natively record data on Blu-ray media and Windows Connect Now (WCN) to simplify WiFi configuration. Wait, did you just yawn? You did. We saw it.

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Microsoft signals some improvements in Windows Vista SP2, still not moist and chewy originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Vista, Server 2008 could get their SP2s before Windows 7 kicks them out of the house originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftrumorserver 2008service packservice pack 2sp2vistawindowswindows 7windows server 2008windows vistaThu, 16 Oct 2008 16:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Windows XP to get a significant performance boost with SP3?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/windows-xp-to-get-a-significant-performance-boost-with-sp3/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/windows-xp-to-get-a-significant-performance-boost-with-sp3/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/windows-xp-to-get-a-significant-performance-boost-with-sp3/#commentsWe're always a little wary of unconfirmed speed reports derived from beta software -- especially when no build number is given -- but a Florida shop called Devil Mountain Systems is claiming that Windows XP SP3 will offer a 10 percent speed increase over SP2, going so far as to call it a "must-have update." On the flip side of the coin, it looks like Vista SP1 won't offer much in the way of noticeable fixes, and certainly won't speed things up. Of course, it's not at all unexpected that the finely-tuned XP would run faster than the relatively new Vista, but analysts are having a field day, with Forrester's Benjamin Gray saying "Vista's biggest competition isn't Apple or Novell or Red Hat; it's Microsoft itself, it's XP." That seems a little hysterical to us, actually -- Microsoft deserves major props for continuing to improve XP even as it tries to speed up the transition to Vista, even if that means cannibalizing some sales. That said, let's try to get a little speed out of SP2, mkay?

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Windows XP to get a significant performance boost with SP3? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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