Windows Vista Service Pack 2 released

After a few months of beta testing, Microsoft has finally released the Service Pack 2 (SP2) update for the Windows Vista operating system. Folks who installed the beta of SP2 last year will have to uninstall it before installing the official release. Do make sure you are connected to some fast broadband before downloading though, because SP2 is massive. The 32-bit installer weighs in at 348MB while the 64-bit version is 577MB.

Beyond the roll up of various updates since SP1, the key benefits in Windows Vista SP2 would be the inclusion of Windows Search 4.0, native Blu-Ray media support as well as a feature pack with Bluetooth 2.1 support. In addition, Wi-Fi configuration should be easier now, and UTC timestamps are now enabled in the exFAT file system. Assuming a smooth download process, installation of SP2 should not take more than a couple of hours. I have already updated to SP2, so maybe you should grab it now, too. Here's the 32-bit edition and the 64-bit edition.

For more on this story:
- check out this article at The Inquirer
- check out this article at Tom's Hardware

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