Vista SP2 due... so what's under the hood?

[Kamal]

Taken from here

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

•It is our goal that applications that run on the Windows Vista Operating System today and are written using public APIs will continue to work as designed on Windows Vista SP2.
•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

[day_for_night]

Re: Vista SP2 due... so what's under the hood?

so do you think this addresses enough of the flaws? i just got a comp for home from work that came with vista (its a dell xps...damn nice machine), but i have yet to even turn the thing on cause i really dont want to deal with the pain in the ass that is vista...

[Kamal]

Re: Vista SP2 due... so what's under the hood?

vista honestly isnt that bad if the PC/Notebook it's running on has enough RAM to run it. It's actually quite nice. The biggest flaw it's had is connectivity to Printers and other hardware that were built before Vista was released. I've had no problems connecting vista to my Blackberry or my digital cameras. It's worked flawlessly.

[srbbnd]

Re: Vista SP2 due... so what's under the hood?

Steve Jobs bends over and Bill Gatesdeliverance style.

[Simon Preston]

Re: Vista SP2 due... so what's under the hood?

vista honestly isnt that bad if the PC/Notebook it's running on has enough RAM to run it. It's actually quite nice.

and this is the point I'm trying to put across to people. why should an operating system need 2GB before it starts to run "as it should". Vista is far too bloated. 128megs should be enough for any OS... and even that is too much, in my view.

Maybe its just me, but I think its about time people stopped using Moores Law as an excuse to develop sloppy software and set about making things that'd work well on all systems.

[beanzncheez]

Re: Vista SP2 due... so what's under the hood?

^ ^ Dude. Stop whinning. I get your point but seriously... you can get 4GB of RAM for $25 so what's the big deal?

[kassios]

Re: Vista SP2 due... so what's under the hood?

it's funny how every one whines about vista and in the near future everyone will have them.... monopoly

[dasbooyah]

Re: Vista SP2 due... so what's under the hood?

i'll wait to see how windows 7 performs.