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    Windows Vista SP2/Windows Server 2008 SP2 Now Available!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by justinkw1, May 26, 2009.

  1. justinkw1

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    The standalone, final version of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 is now available to everyone at the Microsoft Download Center!

    32-BIT DOWNLOAD
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3&DisplayLang=en

    64-BIT DOWNLOAD
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...4a-55ec-4972-a0d7-b1a6fedf51a7&DisplayLang=en

    DVD ISO IMAGE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=9f073285-b6ef-4297-85ce-f4463d06d6cb

    *****

    KNOWLEDGE BASE ARTICLE
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948465

    NOTABLE CHANGES IN WINDOWS SERVER 2008 SP2 AND WINDOWS VISTA SP2
    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=129469
     
    justinkw1, May 26, 2009
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  2. DetlevCM

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    Thanks, great :)
     
    DetlevCM, May 26, 2009
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  3. boypogi

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    just downloaded it :D
     
    boypogi, May 26, 2009
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  4. nklive

    nklive Notebook Evangelist

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    At last... the connection is very slow for me though. I started more than an hour ago and I have another one hour to complete. Lets see what's the fuss is all about...
     
    nklive, May 26, 2009
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  5. tuηay

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    For mee too, there is sure too many downloaders out there :D.
    This is great news, now I'm waiting for the bulid in SP2 disc/image :cool:
     
    tuηay, May 26, 2009
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    I am going to Vlite it and do a clean install.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), May 26, 2009
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  7. tuηay

    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    Maybe I should also do that...
     
    tuηay, May 26, 2009
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  8. davepermen

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    or just do it manually. i don't trust vlite, and manual integration to disk is not hard. at least never was in xp days.

    then again, i'd still like an iso by itself.

    .. downloading .. :)
     
    davepermen, May 26, 2009
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  9. Tinderbox (UK)

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    It`s a little over 10mb bigger than the SP2 RTM that we got the other week.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), May 26, 2009
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  10. Joyscant1980

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    The software giant posted some things to know about the service packs last month, one of the warnings is if "vLite" was used to customize your Windows Vista installation, you may have removed required system components which prevent Service Pack 2 from installing. Microsoft has a workaround for this issue.

    http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/05/26/microsoft-releases-windows-vista-sp2-and-server-2008-sp2
     
    Joyscant1980, May 26, 2009
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  11. Tinderbox (UK)

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    Looks like the Workaround is to re-install from a original Vista DVD , or did i miss something. :mad:

    Maybe the people behind Vlite will release an update.

    EDIT : vLite says i need to install "Wim Filter" at 1.3gb before it can continue, I think i will give it a miss.

     
    Tinderbox (UK), May 26, 2009
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  12. DetlevCM

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    Ok, installed it and guess what happened... it crashed installing... I had to hold the power button down to shut down and then restart the computer...

    I'm not impressed :( - let's see how it does otherwise...
     
    DetlevCM, May 26, 2009
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  13. davepermen

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    oh detlev, why do you always have to mess up your stuff??? :)
     
    davepermen, May 26, 2009
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  14. DetlevCM

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    It wasn't me.

    I closed all programmes, then started th installation - no exteral hardware either...

    Don't ask why it crashed... the CPU was running on full - I know that because the fan was working away and providing a nie source of warm air...
     
    DetlevCM, May 26, 2009
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  15. Deathwinger

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    Is there anything different between this one and the one released to MSDN about a month ago?
     
    Deathwinger, May 26, 2009
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  16. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you have the final release then yes, its the same.

    But that wasn't a month ago - 2 week, 3 maximum.

    And MSDN academic alliance never got it early....
     
    DetlevCM, May 26, 2009
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    Installed fine for me!
     
    Tinderbox (UK), May 26, 2009
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  18. N00d13s

    N00d13s is too legit to quit!

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    Just got done downloading a few minutes ago, quick too, only 4 minutes. I'll install it when i get home later.
     
    N00d13s, May 26, 2009
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  19. davepermen

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    yeah, that's what you said!!! yes it was you!! :)

    :)

    but the system is at least still working and sp2 got installed? in the end, that's what matters, not? :)
     
    davepermen, May 26, 2009
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  20. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    true, it did get installed... although initially if anything happened my laptop got slower... let's see how it works out in the long run... oh, and it ate up a few GB... - let's see if I can recover them...
     
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  21. davepermen

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    you should be able to, by uninstalling the setup files. google up for uninstall vista service pack. or so.
     
    davepermen, May 26, 2009
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  22. DetlevCM

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    I did look for a cleanup tool in google.. that recovered 300MB max, but then removing the restore point (if I have to use them I may as well reinstal everything, I did it once and it broke Sony utilities, resulting in a reinstalation of the OS)
    That removed another GB - so I'd say addtional spaceused by SP2 in my case is about 200MB - not that I'm happy aout that :D - but its OK :)
     
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  23. davepermen

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    haha, right, it's you again, caring about 200MB.

    have you deleted the setup file? because that's quite big, too :) maybe that'll recover your "lost" 200MB? hahaha.
     
    davepermen, May 26, 2009
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  24. DarkSilver

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    It seems very dangerous on installing these SP2.
    Question:
    SP2 Changelog?
     
    DarkSilver, May 26, 2009
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  25. DetlevCM

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    The actual Setup file was moved to partition D - so no, its not that. :)
     
    DetlevCM, May 26, 2009
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  26. justinkw1

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    @davepermen: The Windows Vista service pack setup file is much bigger than 200 MB. :D

    The thread has grown quickly and quite fast...thanks to everyone who caught on so quickly and reporting back with results!

    Personally, I won't be installing it until later this evening. I have to finish up a homework assignment and get some sleep (it's almost 5 AM where I am).
     
    justinkw1, May 26, 2009
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  27. DetlevCM

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    Why would a Windows Service Pack be dangerous?
    It can happen - but its rare - that individual applications cause truble afterwards, normally they are quite safe.

    Oh, I had a long chat with Dave once about HDD space - and UAC etc.
    There was a little pun there :D :)

    By the way, I'm defragmenting now and am recovering space (for a change) - about 100MB so far - so in terms of "used space" SP2 is no problem at all :)
     
    DetlevCM, May 26, 2009
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  28. justinkw1

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    All right, I updated the original post and added the notable changes document (link also immediately below). The release notes that were posted did not detail anything in particular, and were pretty useless -- so I removed them. :)

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=129469
     
    justinkw1, May 26, 2009
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  29. DarkSilver

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    So, it is just an easy update that won't cause any problems?

    If I do update it, would it spoil my Acer eRecovery Management?
     
    DarkSilver, May 26, 2009
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  30. DetlevCM

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    It shouldn't cause any problems.

    But I stress shouldn't.
     
    DetlevCM, May 26, 2009
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  31. TheAtreidesHawk

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    It's not working for me...

    everytime I start it at some point another windows pops up saying something "buffer overrunning" or something...

    Anyone know what it's talking about?

    To be more specific it says something HP Touchsmart, buffer, overrun, and then the program is corrupted and something to do with the kernel.

    I'm gonna try it again and I'll let you guys know the exact words if it happens again. Really annoying though. I wanted to get this up and running b4 class...
     
    TheAtreidesHawk, May 26, 2009
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  32. Nara

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    I noticed my boot time increased significantly after installing SP2 :mad:. Before, I'm able to boot (moment I pressed the power button to a working desktop) in less than 45 secs. Now it took nearly 1 min 20 secs just to boot and another 20-25 secs before I could open any program. I already defrag the hdd and rebooted 3 times, but still the problem persist. Anyone else experiencing the same thing :confused: .
     
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    Installed it fine on my system. I read that if happy with sp2 you can run 'compcln.exe' to remove previous SP1 files. I did this and it said it had finished cleaning. However when I go into control panel and view installed updates it still shows a long list of older updates.

    I tried running the 'compcln.exe' again but it says that it has already been run on this system so it wont run again.

    Anyone know why there are so many left?

    Thanks!
     
    brownstonemr, May 26, 2009
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  34. DetlevCM

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    Some settings are reset when installing SP2.
     
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    I had already checked my start up programs, msconfig and services.msc and the settings are the same prior to SP2. Nothing had been change.
     
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  36. DetlevCM

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    It changed settings for my X-Fi Go... sart-up is the same for me too I think.
     
    DetlevCM, May 26, 2009
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  37. Nara

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    After my 5th restart, the boot time seems to come down a little :) . It's now slightly above 1 min and the programs start almost instantaneously when clicked. I'll monitor the performance of SP2 for a couple of days more before I decide to install on my other 4 PCs.
     
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  38. AKAJohnDoe

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    I just completed the update myself.
     
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  39. TehSuigi

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    Backing up before I download/install.
     
    TehSuigi, May 26, 2009
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  41. crash

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    SP2 just downloaded and installed via Windows Update. Everything is running smoothly so far.
     
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  42. DetlevCM

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    I think I may have some graphics issues... on an Inel X3100 - but I have two graphics cards and 8400GS too.
     
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  43. -L1GHTGAM3R-

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    well downloaded.............. installed not fully happy my computer is running 20c hotter................theirs a new process running that taking up 120,258mb cpu usage 49% dam this thing is making my computer sloooooow the process is mscorsvw.exe anybody else with this issue..........
     
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  45. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I can't see it on my computer...???
     
    DetlevCM, May 26, 2009
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  46. -L1GHTGAM3R-

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    mscorsvw.exe description: is . NET runtime optimization service..............should i disable the service or no
     
    -L1GHTGAM3R-, May 26, 2009
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  47. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Better not.
     
    DetlevCM, May 26, 2009
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  48. TehSuigi

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    Let that finish what it's doing, and it won't bother you again.
    It's a one-time dealie after you install a .NET redistributable, if I'm not mistaken. Happened to me too.
     
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  49. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    It is about time Microsoft released this to the public. I noticed it became available via windows update on both of my 2008 servers at work this afternoon and said finally! I have had it installed on my dv5z for weeks now.
     
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  50. -L1GHTGAM3R-

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    thx i restarted and now its gone....... now i only have 33 process running thx i guess patience was the key....now my comp. is only utilizing 800mb ram now good update.... :)

    THX TehSuigi
     
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