MS Windows Vista SP2

FYI…

- http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1…vice-pack-light
26 May 2009 - "… Microsoft has finally released the next official first aid kit for Windows Vista - SP2. If you've been running the BETA of Service Pack 2 that was released last year, then you'll need to uninstall that before installing the official service pack. Plus, you'll also need to have Service Pack 1 installed first. Although the Service Pack hasn't made it to Windows Update yet, you can now grab the official downloads from Microsoft's Download Center. The installer includes Service Pack 2 for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, resulting in a 348.3MB file for 32-bit version - and a 577.4MB file for 64-bit version. Despite the massive file size, however, there's not much to get excited about. The update mainly includes all of the bits and bobs that have been released since Service Pack 1, although this doesn't include Internet Explorer 8…"

- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd262148.aspx
May 26, 2009

FYI…

Problems confirmed with Vista SP2
- http://windowssecrets.com/comp/090604#known0
2009-06-04

FYI…

Vista SP1 support ends July 12, 2011
- http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item…nd-1259389.html
13 June 2011 - "… From 10 April, 2012, the Home editions of Windows Vista will no longer be supported. The Business and Enterprise editions of Vista with their comparatively wider range of features will be supported until 2017. However, Vista Ultimate, which has the widest range of features, is counted as a Home edition, and Microsoft's support for this edition will also end in April 2012. Irrespective of this, another support period will end before then, as Microsoft will only continue to support Windows Vista if the current Service Pack has been installed; this applies to all editions from Starter to Ultimate. When a new Service Pack for Windows is released, users have two years to install it, as the support of the previous Service Pack is discontinued after that time. And that is what is about to happen to Vista with SP1: from 12 July, patches will only be released for versions of Vista that have SP2 installed.
After April 2012, affected Vista users can either switch to Windows 7 – Windows 8 will probably not be ready yet – or to Windows XP. Contrary to Microsoft's rules, all versions of XP, including XP Home, will be supported until at least 2014."

- http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows…ducts/lifecycle
Desktop operating systems | Date of availability | Support retired
Windows Vista SP1 | Feb. 4, 2008 | July 12, 2011
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"How to…" install Vista SP2
- http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows…vice-Pack-2-SP2

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