Comments on: Windows Vista SP2 Beta Build 16489 released to testers

By: John B. Taylor

John B. Taylor — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Agree with va9rant as I have W7 Beta running better than any version of Vista and I had pre-releases of Vista and never did get drivers for my mp3 players or printers or scanners. My Acer Aspire Vista laptop loaded with apps now takes 4:30 minutes to open i.e. [Messenger ready to use]. This time was after dropping 2 updates and keeping it clean and clear. Who wants to wait this long with a laptop and trying to close it quickly is impossible as sleep function is so faulty it almost cooked my battery.
So I am now seriously ready to go W7 with this as on my desktop it is so quick it is not an issue anymore. And W7 has drivers already which have got what I want functioning, so I guess they did learn something the hard way as they nearly lost me.
Anybody like me from Canada with Rogers as browser as unable to use Rogers/Yahoo as not supported and they tell me to stop living on the edge and go back to W6 but Microsoft won’t allow me to back as too many updates. Also W7 won’t stay connected on most sites and if I use MSN or live no problem. Are they playing games with Yahoo? So I am forced to use live.

By: va9rant

va9rant — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

really?! now that is something I’m not happy to look forward to. They should just cancel the release of SP2 update and offer Windows 7 as a free upgrade to Vista. Bunch of security updates, huh. Get Firefox!!!

By: نسخه ی بتای سرویس پک 2 ویندوز ویستا ی مایکروسافت برای دانلود قرار گرفت | Pc-aras

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

[...] ماکروسافت می باشد تغییرات ظاهری یا اضافات بر اساس Within Windows در این نسخه دیده نمی شود [...]

By: ricktendo64

ricktendo64 — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

w00t

What about the list of updates

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Man, for a pre-beta build, it certainly speeds things up. Boot, login, startup, and program launches are all quite a bit faster. I can’t wait to get the final build of this.

By: Rafael

Rafael — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

@Albert: I just received a tip from a friend, Microsoft didn’t send me anything.
@DJxSpeedy: The version hasn’t changed, use SP1 binaries. Thanks though!

By: DJxSpeedy

DJxSpeedy — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

When will the Patched files uploaded ?

here the x64 files (ORG) : http://www9.zippyshare.com/v/24724830/file.html

By: Microsoft released Windows Vista SP2 Beta Build 16489 to tester

Microsoft released Windows Vista SP2 Beta Build 16489 to tester — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

[...] Source:→ Within Windows [...]

By: Vista SP2 Build 16489 for x64 | Nic's Blog

Vista SP2 Build 16489 for x64 | Nic's Blog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

[...] beta of Windows Vista SP2, as it was reported on several sites yesterday, one of my favorities is Rafael’s Within Windows blog. So you’ve probably already heard that there’s nothing much there in there and [...]

By: Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Pre-Beta Released | Digital World ~ Stay on Top of Tech News!

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

[...] The release which has the build number 6002.16489 has a size between 290.7 MB to 296.9 MB. It contains all released updates but no obvious changes or additional features according to Within Windows. [...]

By: DomZ

DomZ — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Does youe IE8 build version upgraded ?

By: Albert

Albert — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Where can I get this? I run a Vista blog as well but Microsoft doesn’t involve me in any of this =(

By: Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Pre-Beta Released - Computer Forums

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Pre-Beta Released - Computer Forums — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

[...] MB. It contains all released updates but no obvious changes or additional features according to Within Windows. KB955430 is the hotfix that has to be installed after making the changes to the Windows Registry. [...]

By: Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Pre-Beta Released

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Pre-Beta Released — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

By: asf

asf — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Why are MS changing the build number for service packs. Windows 7 will be 6.1 to help stupid programmers (IIRC), but the build number has no problem changing between service packs. Does that mean we no longer need to check the servicepack version in GetVersionEx. Vista SP1 was the first service pack in history to change the build number AFAIK (Win98SE does not count as a service pack, same with Win95 OSR2/3)

By: Windows Vista SP2 bêta 1 : premier aperçu… ! - Pinnula.fr - Actualités

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

[...] première version bêta du Service Pack 2 de Windows Vista. Aujourd’hui, quelques personnes (withinwindows) ont pu mettre la main dessus et nous dévoilent quelques informations sur cette [...]

By: Vista SP2 Released To Testers | IntoWindows

Vista SP2 Released To Testers | IntoWindows — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

[...] more @withinwindows Share and [...]

By: BraedenP

BraedenP — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I agree; service packs should improve on existing features, security, and speed. However, I think that they should make some more clear communication about what exactly, this SP is going to do.

Nonetheless, it’s good to see them working, but quite frankly, I’d rather see them working on 7.

By: HappyAndyK

HappyAndyK — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Thanks for the heads up :)