Microsoft Releases Vista SP2

Microsoft released their next Service Pack for Vista. It comes in two flavors and requires that SP1 is installed before installing SP2. The update requires that SP1 is installed before installing SP2 and is available in two flavors: an x86 installer for 32-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, and an x64 installer for x64 releases of those operating system. The former is a 348MB download, while the latter weighs in at 577MB. Aside from support for new standards and miscellaneous new features, the service pack also includes all patches and hot fixes released since SP1. Microsoft points out that SP1 is a "prerequisite" for installing SP2. Microsoft is expected to post the bits to Windows Update in the coming weeks but if you are eager to install SP2 today then use the download links.