Vista - Windows Vista Service Pack 2

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Build 16489

Microsoft has begun testing Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) and intends to ship this release in the second quarter of 2009. Note that there are no new features in SP2; this is a more typical service pack that aggregates previously-released fixes. Here are some screenshots from the first external build of SP2, build 16489.

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Later Ted

With all the hype surrounding the impending release of Windows 7 RC this has been pushed onto the back burner. My understanding was that Microsoft intended to get Vista SP2 out of the door long before Windows 7 final....so any updates anyone?

I have just installed windows vista sp2 and it has changed the build to 6002. So far so good. No problem whatsoever.

I'm waiting for the final to come up on Technet Plus. It'll be a while I guess.

Latest is SP2 RTM-Escrow build: Testers get RTM-Escrow build of SP2 for Vista, Server 2008 (Updated) - Ars Technica

Thanks.

Microsoft need to get its act together. I had a lot of difficulty installing Service Pack 2. I tried the stand alone installer - it completed all three phases of the install and then stated it could not complete successfully and reverted back to SP1. I then tried the Windows update installer - same problem. Finally I found a Microsoft thread dealing with this problem it suggested this which worked (my battery was fine but I had to do the rearm) -

"Please check your CMOS battery to ensure it doesn't require replacement

Also, please ensure your system time is correct and Re-arm you machine, which will reset the trusted time to the current system time and then install SP2. To rearm run “slmgr.vbs -rearm” from elevated command prompt. (Note that you can only do 3 rearms on the same Vista installation!)"

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...f-cf53f7347670

This doesn't make any sense since I did an install in place sereral weeks ago and I needed to call Microsoft to re-activate Windows Vista 64 since I changed my hard drive.

Did you disable your anti-virus? That's the usual culprit.

Yes I first tried disabling my Norton 2009 anti-virus and the firewall. It did not work. The successful install of SP2 was done without the anti-virus or firewall disabled but just with the rearm. Again this advice was from a Microsoft official forum. It appears many people have had a similar problem.

I've never even heard of "re-arm" - well not in this context at least, and this bit "(Note that you can only do 3 rearms on the same Vista installation!) worries me....what if you've already done it 3 times, you are screwed? It's all moot of course as it hasn't happened to me....yet!