Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Beta verzija

Emerging Hardware Support

* SP2 contains Blue tooth 2.1 feature pack supporting the most recent specification for Blue tooth technology
* Ability to record data on Blu-Ray media,
* Adds Windows Connect Now (WCN) Wi-Fi Configuration to Windows Vista SP2,
* exFAT file system now supports UTC timestamps, which enables correct file synchronization across time zones.
* SP2 provides support for new form factors, such as ICCD/CCID.
* New form factor support –example USB form factor as opposed to PCMCIA.
* Support for the new VIA 64-bit CPU

Security

* SP2 includes all previously released security updates, and builds on the proven security benefits of Windows Vista
* Secure Development Lifecycle process updates, where we identify the root cause of each security bulletin and improve our internal tools to eliminate code patterns that could lead to future vulnerabilities
* Reliability
* SP2 addresses previously released reliability updates, as well as addressing crashes, caused by Microsoft code, discovered since the launch of SP1

Performance

* Resume performance when Wi-Fi connection is no longer available after resume from sleep
* Inclusion of Windows Search 4 for improved indexing performance, improved relevancy in search, broader indexing scenario inclusion, as well as new Group Policy integration for Windows Search
* Improvements to the RSS feeds sidebar gadget to improve update performance and responsiveness,

Application Compatibility

* Previously released Application Compatibility updates are included in Windows Vista SP2.
* Spysweeper and ZoneAlarm now working with POP3 email accounts

Administration and Support Improvements

* Customers installing .net framework 3.5 service pack 1 will notice shorter download and installation times with Vista service pack 2 or Windows 2008 service pack 2 already installed,
* Service Pack Clean up tool (Compcln.exe): This tool helps restore the hard disk space by permanently deleting the previous versions of the files (RTM & SP1) that are being serviced by Service Pack 2.
* Single installer for both Vista & Server 2008
* Ability to detect an incompatible driver and block service pack installation or warn users of any loss of functionality
* Better error handling and providing more descriptive error messages where possible
* Better manageability through logging in system event log
* Componentization for Serviceability of the installer

Some Specific Fixes/Additions Include:

* Inclusion of Hyper-V
* Event logging support in SPC
* DNS Server now listens over ISATAP address
* Fixes DRM issues from WMP upgrades
* Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless
* Reduction of resources required for sidebar gadgets
* Improved power settings for WS08

PCFun ::Ja sam na XP-u ranije sam razmišljao da pređem na vistu ali sam ipak odustao,tako da ću najverovatnije intalirati vistu sp2 kada budem trebao...