Windows Vista users, if Service Pack 2 hasn’t hit your Windows Update yet it probably will very soon. So if you are curious about what is in this upgrade, here are the full details from Microsoft.
Overall, there is nothing really to get excited about for home users (in my opinion at least). A few notable changes:
- SP2 improves performance for Wi-Fi connections after resuming from sleep mode.
- SP2 integrates the Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless, which contains support for Bluetooth v2.1 and Windows Connect Now (WCN) Wi-Fi Configuration.
- SP2 removes the limit of 10 half open outbound TCP connections.
Of course, SP2 rolls up all the previous hotfixes as well which is convenient if you have fallen behind on your updates.
I am going to upgrade my work machine sometime this week when I go home for the night. Has anyone else already installed Vista SP2 and if so, what was your experience?
Jason Faulkner is the man who brings you our daily tips. He is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
I had installed SP2 on both of my desktop and laptop (32 bit version). No visible performance gain found. On the other hand, my laptops wireless used to drop after 45 minutes usage and had to be re-booted. While on the desktop, two applications simply stopped running on compatibility issues. In both the cases, the problem arose only after SP2 install. Fortunately, Windows 7 came to my rescue and now both the laptop (32bit) and them desktop (64bit) are working smoothly and flawlessly.
Will they ever make a service pack that erases unnecessary legacy code and actually makes the application smaller?