Windows Vista SP2 Release Candidate
Microsoft announced the availability of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Release Candidate (RC)for general public on Wednesday. SP2 addressed features such as WiFi, RSS, Blue-ray disc recording and Windows Media Center.
This version of SP2 also improves the reliability and compatibility of non-Microsoft applications.The Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 RC are updates to the operating systems that address customer and partner feedback, according to Microsoft. Also providing all security patches disseminated since the releases of the previous service pack, SP2 also contains changes that provide support for new type of hardware and several emerging standards.
Improvements
- 64-bit processing unit from VIA Technologies
- Better WiFi connection
- RSS feeds sidebar
- Recording facility for Blue-ray Disc Media
- Windows Media Center with better content protection for TV
- Windows Search 4.0 with improved indexing.
- Hyper-V virtualization, backwards compatibility for Terminal Server.
The final release of SP2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will come during the second quarter of 2009, according to the software maker. That release, however, it will likely not be the last service pack for the two operating systems, according to Silver.

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