Last Wednesday Microsoft updated their knowledgebase with a placeholder for details about Vista’s Service Pack 2. Today the word is out that we could be just days away from the release of Vista’s first beta builds. In an alleged email sent to testers over the weekend, the service pack is primarily for Windows 2008, but carries some enhancements for Vista as well:
- Backwards compatibility with Terminal Services licensing keys
- Better manageability features with DFS/FRS console, and Storage Resource Manager
- Print Server and Spooler performance improvements for printers in Windows Vista and Server 2008
- Improved error reporting in DFSR to help identify incorrectly configured deployments which lead to failed replication
- Additional Application Compatibility updates and fixes addressing the top support call issues as reported by Microsoft and Computer Manufacturers
- Windows Search 4 for improved search performance and relevance
- Support for emerging Hardware trends (primarily Bluetooth Wireless, latest BT 2.1 fixes, and support for new VIA 64-bit CPU)
It is said that the update will not be as significant as XP’s service pack 2, which is not surprising given Microsoft’s statements that they’d prefer not to release a service pack like that again.
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