Microsoft has announced that the
latest
beta of Windows Vista Service Pack Two (SP2) will be available to all on 4
December.
The code will be offered to MSDN and TechNet subscribers on 3 December, and
anyone will be able to try out the code on 4 December through the company's
Customer
Preview Program (CPP).
"The CPP is intended for technology enthusiasts, developers and IT pros who
would like to test SP2 in their environments and with their applications prior
to final release," said Mike Nash, Microsoft's corporate vice president for
Windows Product Management, in the
Vista
blog.
Nash explained that most customers would be better off waiting until the
final release prior to installing this service pack.
"For those of you who choose to test this service pack, we encourage you to
install the beta as soon as you can; your feedback will help us to ship a solid
and stable service pack for Windows Vista," he said.
A
small
number of beta testers have had the code since October, but Microsoft
obviously now feels that it is stable enough for general release.
The final code will be out in the first half of next year, but many believe
it will come sooner rather than later as Microsoft seeks to gather support for
the
unpopular
operating system.
Windows Vista SP2 contains improved support for Bluetooth devices, an updated
Windows Search tool, support for Blu-ray devices and a host of other tweaks.
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