[pm_41]

Do these have time-bombs?

[Secured Tim]

^ No, why they would include a time bomb in a service pack?

[pm_41]

Secured Tim, on Dec 3 2008, 11:08 PM, said:

^ No, why they would include a time bomb in a service pack?

The SP1 betas had time-bombs. I was wondering if it was the case in SP2 beta.

[Witt3439]

Yes, there is a time bomb since this is only a beta.

In the case of 16497, it is 4/1/2010 6:59PM (at least that's what my WinVer shows).

[SharmanNet]

iJesse, on Dec 4 2008, 01:42 AM, said:

Okay, for the people that have downloaded sp2 beta, what is so special about it that cant wait till the official release??

Major performance increase?
Security fixes?

You can read the changelog.

[Liskiller]

Why worry about the time bomb? They will surely release the final soon.

[PimpPharaoh]

i installed this and aero stopped working
any thoughts?

nvm
its the windows 7 theme that doesnt work anymore

[nealloy]

InlineSkate, on Dec 3 2008, 07:33 PM, said:

Do we need to uninstall the other sp?

Hi,
how can i uninstall vista sp2 (v.133) to install this update. plz help me.

[Johnnyboy]

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta - Five Language Standalone (KB948465) Now Available!

Download (388.3 MB)

Things you should know before installing SP2:

• This is a beta version. Microsoft advises general users to wait until the final release, which is set for the first half of 2009
  
• SP2 is a fairly significant upgrade. It includes numerous changes to Vista.
  
• You have to have SP1 installed before you begin.
  
• SP2 also includes what Microsoft is calling a "Service Pack Clean-up Tool." This will permanently delete old versions of files SP2 is updating.
  

[pm_41]

Downloading now using official batch file released today...

It's the usual 297.5 MB for the Service Pack... I'm at 13% and I've been downloading for about 15 minutes...

[InlineSkate]

This release is unstable for me went back to sp1

[LiLLTOtech]

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how can i uninstall vista sp2 (v.133) to install this update. plz help me.

SP2 includes "Service Pack Clean-up Tool" so you don't have to worry about it.

[bzarnsy]

just downloaded and installed SP2 beta this morning. everything seems to be working just fine and it is faster.
So, who is working on a new theme patch?

[Witt3439]

bzarnsy, on Dec 6 2008, 12:07 PM, said:

just downloaded and installed SP2 beta this morning. everything seems to be working just fine and it is faster.
So, who is working on a new theme patch?

The theme patch for v.105 works with this release also. At least it does for me.

[pm_41]

LiLLTOtech, on Dec 5 2008, 10:52 PM, said:

SP2 includes "Service Pack Clean-up Tool" so you don't have to worry about it.

What does that do anyways?

Just got SP2 installed. My computer is running a bit faster (even though I still need to defrag my drive).