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Vista SP3 Gets First Hotfix

Windows Vista Service Pack 3 gets its first hotfix from Microsoft. Yes, Service Pack 3, and yes, the error lies with Microsoft. The Redmond company is offering a hotfix designed to fix Event Viewer crashes associated with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 opening large event log files and attempting to sort log e...

14 May 2009
10:02 GMT

Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Coming in Q3 2009

In addition to the Service Pack 2 for the Office 2007 System, Microsoft is also cooking the second service pack for Exchange Server 2007. According to the Redmond company, Exchange 2007 SP2 is expected to drop in the second half of this year, more precisely in the third quarter of 2009. As is the case with all Micros...

12 May 2009
10:57 GMT

Office Suite 2007 SP2 Uninstall Tool

Microsoft released the second service pack for Office 2007 to manufacturing and to web at the end of the past month. Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) downloads went live on April 28, 2009, and have since then been up for grabs. At the same time, the Redmond company is allowing users who have deployed the service pack...

11 May 2009
10:14 GMT

Windows Vista SP2 RTM Pops Up on MSDN and TechNet

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 made an appearance on MSDN and TechNet today, April 30, 2009, alongside Windows Server 2008 SP2 RTM. But there's nothing actually there. Both MSDN and TechNet subscribers can see the following item - Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 for all editions...

30 April 2009
16:03 GMT

Office 2007 SP2 Now Supports 18 Formats, More than Any Rival Product

The launch of Office 2007 Service Pack 2 earlier this week represents not only the evolution of one of the Redmond company's main cash cows, but also, in Microsoft's perspective, a step further in terms of interoperability. Office 2007 SP2 comes with support for no less than 18 document file formats. Tom Ro...

30 April 2009
04:27 GMT

Vista SP2 RTM Already Leaked and Available for Download

Microsoft was yet to announce the releasing to manufacturing of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 that the bits had already been leaked to torrent trackers. On April 28, the Redmond company indicated that Vista SP2 (a package that also contains Windows Server 2008 SP2) had RTM'd. But signi...

29 April 2009
07:22 GMT

Slipstream/Integrate SP2 RTM into Office 2007

As is the general case with service pack releases from Microsoft, SP2 for the company's latest version of the productivity suite can be integrated into Office 2007. The process, known as slipstreaming, involves making the Service Pack 2 RTM an integral part of Office 2007. The result will permit customers who ac...

29 April 2009
07:02 GMT

Download Office 2007 Servers Service Pack 2 (SP2) RTM

In addition to the second service pack for Office 2007, Microsoft has also made available for download Service Pack 2 for Office 2007 Servers and for Windows SharePoint Services. With SP2, the Redmond company catalyzes the next stage in the evolution of the Office 2007 servers, including Office SharePoint Server, Off...

29 April 2009
05:06 GMT

Forget SP1, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Goes RTM

The second service pack for Windows Vista has been released to manufacturing. Microsoft provided official confirmation of the RTM of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 as well as Windows Server 2008 SP2 on April 28, 2009. However, as was the case with the RTM of Vista SP1, the SP2 gold bits are not yet available for downlo...

29 April 2009
02:23 GMT

Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) RTM Is Here

It's time for the next stage in the evolution of the Office 2007 System. Microsoft will release Office 2007 Service Pack 2 today, April 28, 2009. The Redmond company has already announced the availability of the service pack; however, at the time of this article the download links for the service pack were not y...

28 April 2009
09:16 GMT

Apple Bonjour Can Kill Vista SP2's Internet Access

Ironically enough, an Apple tool designed to deliver zero-configuration networking to Windows clients manages to kill off Internet access for Windows Vista Service Pack 2, according to Microsoft. The Redmond company indicated that all Vista editions could be affected, whether from the RTM, SP1 or SP2 releases. In cer...

17 April 2009
06:38 GMT

Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) RTM Available on April 28, 2009

At the end of the past week Microsoft confirmed that Office 2007 Service Pack 2 would be made available for download in April 2009, but failed to provide the specific deadline. The Redmond company has since then decided to make public the release date for Office 2007 SP2: April 28, 2009. According to the software gia...

16 April 2009
09:18 GMT

Vista SP2 and Windows 7 More Secure than Linux and Mac OS X Leopard

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is the absolute apex in security when it comes down to operating systems, Kevin Turner, chief operating officer for Microsoft, has indicated at the Midmarket CIO Summit earlier this week. Turner has had no problems applauding Vista SP2's superiority over rivals open source Linux and ...

10 April 2009
13:08 GMT

Office 2007 SP2 RTM Available for Download in April 2009

Microsoft is gearing up to release the second service pack for the Office 2007 System. In this regard, the Redmond company announced that it planned to start serving Office 2007 Service Pack 2 to business customers via Windows Server Update Services by the end of this month. Even at this point in time Microsoft has y...

10 April 2009
07:32 GMT

Office 2007 SP2 Build 12.0.6416.1000 Leaked and Available for Download

While working its way to Office 14, Microsoft is also hard at work building the second service pack for the Office 2007 System. Back in October 2008 a member of the Office Service Pack team indicated that “Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the 2007 Microsoft Office system is expected to be released in the near future. A...

2 April 2009
03:13 GMT

New Vista SP2 RTM-Escrow Build 6002.17043.090312-1835

Microsoft is making headway with the development process of Windows Vista SP2, getting closer and closer to wrapping up the second service pack for the operating system. Currently in RTM-Escrow phase, the Redmond company has produced a new build of the service pack, which it has served to selected testers. Vista SP2 ...

26 March 2009
04:19 GMT

Vista SP2 RTM-Escrow Leaked and Available for Download

Microsoft is making progress toward the availability of the final development milestone of Windows Vista Service Pack 2, having wrapped up Internet Explorer 8 and served the gold bits to end users the past week starting on March 19, 2009. Vista SP2 along with Windows Server 2008 are approaching the RTM deadline at fa...

23 March 2009
04:07 GMT

Office 2007 SP2 to Include Performance Enhancements Update

Microsoft revealed that the performance enhancements delivered via an update to Outlook 2007 would be integrated into the second service pack for the email client. At the end of the past month, the Redmond company made available for download the February Cumulative Update for Outlook 2007 boasting a massive boost in ...

16 March 2009
08:56 GMT

Replacement for Expression Media 2 SP2 Coming Soon

At the end of February 2009, Microsoft released the second service pack for Expression Media 2. Now the Redmond company is cooking a replacement for Expression Media SP2. The refresh is designed to resolve the various problems that users of the solution have been stumbling upon following the integration of SP2 RTW (r...

16 March 2009
08:38 GMT

Microsoft Confirms Vista SP2 RC Officially

It appears that the Microsoft servers were updated ahead of the company's official communication channels when it comes down to the first fully fledged Release Candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 2. In this context, the Redmond company only provided information related to the availability of Windows Vista SP...

5 March 2009
09:32 GMT

Vista SP2 RC 6002.16670 Leaked and Available for Download

Microsoft is making consistent headway with the development of the second service pack for Windows Vista. On February 25, 2008, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate was released to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. At the same time, Microsoft confirmed the RC milestone for Vista SP2, even though the Release Can...

27 February 2009
03:02 GMT

Vista SP2 Release Candidate (RC) Available for Download

Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista is getting closer and closer to RTM. Windows Vista SP2 Release Candidate is now available for download, with Microsoft confirming that it is serving the bits through its official channels. MSDN and TechNet subscribers will be the first, according to the Redmond company, to test drive ...

26 February 2009
03:05 GMT

Expression Media 2 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

At the start of February 2009, Microsoft announced that by the end of the month it would provide Service Pack 2 for Expression Media 2. Well, the Redmond company has indeed managed to live up to its promise, as SP3 for Expression Media 2 is here. According to the software giant the service pack bits are available in ...

25 February 2009
05:40 GMT

Vista SP2 Release Candidate (RC) Escrow Build Is Live

In parallel with the first public Beta program for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft is making headway with the second Service Pack for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. In this context, the Redmond company has made available for download fresh builds of both Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2. ...

29 January 2009
03:49 GMT

WSUS 3.0 SP2 Beta for Windows 7

Microsoft has made available for download the beta for the second service pack of Windows Server Update Services 3.0. Starting with SP2 Beta, WSUS 3.0 now plays nice with the latest iterations of the Windows 7 client and server operating systems. Cecilia Cole, WSUS program manager, emphasized that WSUS 3.0 SP2 Beta w...

27 January 2009
15:01 GMT

Vista SP2: Windows Driver Model Upgrade

Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista extends the operating system's support for drivers that play nice with all Windows operating systems. Even as early as the first Beta of SP2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the upgraded Windows Driver Model is permitting developers to get a taste of what the gold bits ...

28 December 2008
14:01 GMT

Office 2007 SP2 a Commitment to File Formats Interoperability

Having brought Open XML on par with ODF by ratifying the native file format of the Office 2007 System as an ISO standard, Microsoft is now embracing both OASIS Open Document Format (ODF) version 1.1 and Open XML (Ecma 376 Edition 1). The company claims that its commitment to file format interoperability is at the hea...

17 December 2008
06:20 GMT

ODF Implementation into Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Microsoft has already announced that it will make Office 2007 Service Pack 2 play nice with a range of file formats and standards including XPS, PDF, and ODF. In this regard, on December 16, 2008, the Redmond company has published the ODF 1.1 Implementer Notes for Office 2007 SP2. In this manner, Doug Mahugh, a senio...

16 December 2008
11:52 GMT

Windows Vista SP2 Beta - Windows Update Experience Kit

In addition to making Windows Vista SP2 Beta along withWindows Server 2008 SP2 Beta available for download, Microsoft is also serving the bits for the second service pack designed for its Windows client and server operating systems via Windows Update. However, the Redmond company is not offering Service Pack 2 Beta a...

10 December 2008
08:59 GMT

Vista SP2: No Multiple Betas

As is the case with Windows 7, which Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, revealed would move straight from Beta 1 to Release Candidate, Windows Vista Service pack 2 will not linger in Beta stage. Microsoft in fact denied that it planned to offer multiple Betas of Vista ...

10 December 2008
03:10 GMT

Vista SP1 Rolling Over for Vista SP2

Vista SP1 did not do the trick for your RTM copy of the operating system? While such a scenario is highly unlikely, Microsoft is getting closer and closer to taking Windows Vista to the next level, again. Until Window 7 drops, users will be able to get their hands on Windows Vista Service Pack 2, currently planned fo...

6 December 2008
06:59 GMT

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Beta Standalone DVD ISO

As of December 2, 2008, Microsoft made available for download the first fully-fledged Beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2, via MSDN and TechNet subscribers. On December 4, the bits for Vista SP2 Beta, along with those for Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta, went live via the Microsoft Download Center. In this regard, the ...

5 December 2008
16:01 GMT

Office 2007 SP2 Encryption Improvements on Par with Office 14

The encryption improvements planned for Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will place the system on par with Office 14. According to Microsoft, following the implementation of SP2, Office 2007 will be able to play nice with documents encrypted using Office 14, the next iteration of the Office System. Aiming to make encryptio...

5 December 2008
12:46 GMT

Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta Standalone/ISO

Microsoft is offering for download not only the first fully-fledged Beta for Windows Vista Service Pack 2, but also for Windows Server 2008 SP2. Starting with Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008, the Redmond company joined its client and server operating systems at the hip. With a common codebase, the two platforms now...

5 December 2008
10:41 GMT

Download Windows Vista SP2 Beta - Standalone

The baking time for the first public milestone of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is finished. Hot from the Redmond ovens, the Beta bits of Vista SP2 have hit the Microsoft Download Center and are available for download for all users. On December 2, 2008, Mike Nash, Microsoft corporate vice president, Windows Product Ma...

5 December 2008
03:10 GMT

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Beta Available for Download

Forget Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 is here already. Well, at least the Beta build. In the second half of October 2008, Microsoft delivered the first taste of Vista SP2 to a small pool of customers, as an integral part of the service pack's Technology Adoption Program. Starting on December 2, the...

3 December 2008
04:46 GMT

Vista SP2 / Windows Server 2008 SP2 in the First Half of 2009

As far as the next milestones in the evolution of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are concerned, Microsoft will only confirm officially that the second Service Pack for both the Windows client and Serve operating systems will be made available in the first half of the next year. Having joined Vista and Windows ...

26 November 2008
04:00 GMT

Vista SP2 Betas – Build 16489 Available for Download

In parallel with the development of Windows 7, Microsoft is also taking Windows Vista to the next level. The Vista evolution is synonymous with the jump from SP1 to SP2, and Microsoft is already offering a taste of the second service pack for the operating system. In mid-October, the Redmond company delivered the fi...

4 November 2008
03:06 GMT

SP1 Is Old News, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) Already in the Making

Microsoft made available for download the first service pack for Windows Vista on March 18, 2008, this even though the bits had been released to manufacturing as early as February 4, 2008. At the same time, the Redmond company has moved to the next step in the evolution of the Windows client, onward to Service Pack 2...

15 October 2008
14:51 GMT

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Yesterday, March 13, 2007, the second service pack for Windows Server 2003 went live. SP2 is designed as a cumulative service pack and it includes updates, security and stability enhancements and new capabilities integrated into Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional x64 operating systems. "Thousands of cust...

14 March 2007
07:12 GMT


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