Vista SP2 released for public consumption

 

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By Stuart Turton

Posted on 5 Mar 2009 at 14:05

Microsoft has put Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 up on its website for public consumption.

The company made the service pack available to its TechNet and MSDN technical testers late last month, but this is the first time the Service Pack has been offered to the public at large.

The service pack is a 388MB download through Microsoft's TechNet site. It's also available through Windows Update at a considerably more svelte 43MB.

Anybody hoping to tinker with the Service Pack will need to uninstall any beta versions they may have, and have Vista SP1 installed.

As with previous service packs, SP2 will bundle all previous bug fixes and patches, as well as support for Blu-ray, Bluetooth 2.1 and Windows Search 4, the latest version of Microsoft's desktop search technology.

Microsoft has not confirmed a shipping date for SP2, but has previously announced that it plans to deliver final code during the second quarter of 2009.