Vista SP2 beta coming in 4 weeks
20 October 2008
by
Gunthy
Filed under
Windows
The popular IT news site Neowin reports that they have received word that the beta of the newest Service Pack for Vista will be coming out in about 4 weeks, as Microsoft has started to send out invites to selected testers.
Included will be Windows Search 4, wireless Bluetooth support, support for the new VIA 64-bit CPU and additional application compatibility updates.
Considering that SP1 is still pretty fresh, it’s kind of a surprise to already see a second version coming out. This is probably because Microsoft wants to release the final version of SP2 well before the launch of their new OS, Windows 7. It probably is meant mostly to convince those people who have not yet made the switch from XP to Vista.
I’m seriously doubting this will work. Seeing in my own environment, most people still prefer XP over Vista, as the latter is not really conceived as being worth going through the trouble of upgrading. Also the fact that a lot of people need to upgrade their hardware only to be able to run it in a comfortable way, doesn’t strike me as a good point 
. And also the corporate world is still not convinced. Although some of us already switched to Vista (mainly for testing purposes), my manager even refuses to think about it, as it’s just too much of a hassle. I think there’s a lot of companies, who’s core task isn’t technology, are taking the same stance.
However for those already running Vista, this is definitely good news. Where SP1 already fixed a lot of buggy things, hopefully this new one will pick up where SP1 left off. Personally I can’t wait to get it, but I’m not that crazy to go install the beta though… In this case, and knowing Microsoft reputation, the best thing to do is wait for the stable release.
