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    Windows Vista/Server 2008 SP2 RC Released

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 5, 2009.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Windows Vista/Server 2008 SP2 RC Released
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    Microsoft has made available the Release Candidate for Windows Vista and Server 2008 Service Pack 2. Today it is available to anyone wanting to test out SP2 before it its final release.

    SP2 RC Download
    Full Story (WindowsTeamBlog.com)

     
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 5, 2009
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  2. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    hmmmm i want to download it but if its buggy i dont want any problems.......
     
    Red_Dragon, Mar 5, 2009
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  3. Ridley23

    Ridley23 Notebook Deity

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    Downloaded and will install. Thanks!
     
    Ridley23, Mar 5, 2009
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  4. sipp11

    sipp11 Notebook Consultant

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    Am I the only one that feel Notebookreview.com turn to something different, < 5 lines news, recently?

    I'm sorry, but it's just not what I used to feel for notebookreview.com... Probably because I visited notebookreview.com from its feed all the time, not from the forum.

    added: I just recognize it's still the same thing I expect on front page, only in feed that add more news.
     
    sipp11, Mar 5, 2009
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  5. MidnightSun

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    Note also that you have to uninstall the release candidate to install the actual SP2 when it officially comes out.
     
    MidnightSun, Mar 5, 2009
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  6. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    wow, so double the work.....im gonna think about if first i want to wait and here what other users are gonna say.
     
    Red_Dragon, Mar 5, 2009
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  7. Hualsay

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    Gonna download now, thanks :D
     
    Hualsay, Mar 6, 2009
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  8. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Instead of doing "News Bits" with many news items in one article, as you noticed we now have a separate "Quick News" column. It allows us to get news up more quickly.

    Here is the news section:
    http://www.notebookreview.com/news/
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 6, 2009
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  9. Phinagle

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    I prefer it since it allows discussion to develop on each individual topic instead of the juiciest newsbits drowning out the conversation on the other topics.
     
    Phinagle, Mar 6, 2009
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  10. Luke1708

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    Anybody installed it? is it worth it? i downloaded it but im waiting for some comments on it reliability.
     
    Luke1708, Mar 7, 2009
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  11. Mark Larson

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    SP2 Beta was pretty reliable for me so i installed the RC today on my Vista machine. No crashes yet.
     
    Mark Larson, Mar 7, 2009
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  12. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    Any improvement?
     
    f4ding, Mar 10, 2009
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  13. smikster

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    When is the main launch do?
     
    smikster, Mar 11, 2009
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  14. siLc

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    I think I'm gonna wait till the final comes out. Then DL the SP2 integrated .iso from MSDN AA.
     
    siLc, Mar 12, 2009
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  15. spradhan01

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    This Sp2 increased my system performance and speed. I liked it.
     
    spradhan01, Mar 14, 2009
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