In a few months, this update should begin to arrive in a condensed form, customized for your PC's configuration, in Vista's automatic Windows Update Microsoft says the 32-bit auto-update download should be around 43 MB, while the 64-bit release should weigh in at roughly 60 MB. And if your computer, unlike most, can write data to Blu-ray optical discs, SP2's support for that option can free you from having to use a third-party disc-burning program.įor now, your only way to get SP2 is to download a standalone installer that, because it contains every component that you might conceivably need, plus versions of this update in five languages, will take a while to download: about 348 megabytes for the 32-bit edition (what most users will want), and 577 MB for its 64-bit edition. That tech-support document also says SP2 should improve a Vista system's responsiveness when displaying RSS Web-site updates in the Windows Sidebar and, if you use a WiFi Internet connection, after it awakes from sleep mode. The two most important among them are probably SP2's updated Windows Search 4.0, software to index and find files on your machine, and its Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless, an upgraded package of WiFi and Bluetooth wireless-networking components.

Many of them only apply to 'enterprise' users, those who toil away on large corporate networks, but a few should make a difference at home.

Like last year's Service Pack 1 for Vista, this download combines a few new features with many smaller bug fixes and other refinements.Īn article on Microsoft's TechNet site outlines the notable changes in this release. Last Tuesday, Microsoft quietly shipped its second major update to Windows Vista, Service Pack 2.

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