Vista SP2 Beta leaked in the wild

[MrChainsaw]

Are you sure we wouldnt get into something by installing this thing without a permission or something.

[Mikee99]

For those who installed it, please post your impressions.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

You forget one aspect: Neowin is full of people who love to tinker with betas. Test machine? Blah, real nerds live on the bleeding edge. ;)

I don't have a Test Machine. Test machines are for girly boys. :) As Ahnorld would say.

[kazuyette]

For those who installed it, please post your impressions.

So far I haven't really noticed anything new. I suppose that it's mainly lots of patches and some "under teh hood" improvements and bug fixes.

[+John Teacake MVC]

WOW This is one of the fakest things Ive ever seen....

OK Look....SP2 is not final at all; You can't leak something that hasnt been finalized/Gold/RTW.

If I install ALL the updates in Windows Update and/or Microsoft's site, I too have SP2 leaked ;)

Hmmm you must be joking right. Course you can leak something before its been released otherwise what would be the point in leaking it if its already been released HAHAHA

[ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm]

thanks will give it a try :)

[Roger H. Veteran]

i haven't noticed anything new either other than the bluetooth thing. As of right now i can't find any difference anywhere else in the system.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

I see no difference in performance at all. It all must be related to security issues.

[Lasker]

I don't have a Test Machine. Test machines are for girly boys. :) As Ahnorld would say.

Well I was brave and I installed into my main machine. I didn't notice anything new and not even the watermark is printed, I guess is only when you have a trial version, but so far it feel the same as SP1.

[Ci7]

No, there is no expiration on my machine.

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Well I was brave and I installed into my main machine. I didn't notice anything new and not even the watermark is printed, I guess is only when you have a trial version, but so far it feel the same as SP1.

there are . it will take sometimes .

after few boots , it will appear

and no it has nothing to do with trial

Are you sure we wouldnt get into something by installing this thing without a permission or something.

nah

[Lasker]

there are . it will take sometimes .

after few boots , it will appear

and no it has nothing to do with trial

nah

Are u serious? holy crap, I will uninstall this ****, I thought there will be not expiration date :crazy:

BTW are there any tool or hack to uninstall this crap?

[Ci7]

Hmmm you must be joking right. Course you can leak something before its been released otherwise what would be the point in leaking it if its already been released HAHAHA

:laugh:

[Ci7]

Are u serious? holy crap, I will uninstall this ****, I thought there will be not expiration date :crazy:

BTW are there any tool or hack to uninstall this crap?

yes .

1-go to Control Panel > programs and features > view installed updates >"service pack for microsoft windows " right click & uninstall

2- or the easier method just use system restore (restoring to the point before you installed sp2)

anyway it will expire 1.2 year not anytime soon and you should be able to uninstall anytime (hopefully no issue arise )

[(Spork)]

by 2010 i would hope sp2 would be released

[Ci7]

by 2010 i would hope sp2 would be released

i heard they will release it some time in between

April to june

[Roger H. Veteran]

Yeah, it expires 2010 so no need to panic. By then another beta SP2 will be released and you'd have upgraded again. Then by next year (2009) you'll have the final SP2 and you'd remove all the beta junk and install final code. Breathe, seriously, i hear it helps you to live longer :)

[Ci7]

Yeah, it expires 2010 so no need to panic. By then another beta SP2 will be released and you'd have upgraded again. Then by next year (2009) you'll have the final SP2 and you'd remove all the beta junk and install final code. Breathe, seriously, i hear it helps you to live longer :)

+1

and even if it expire it wont lock you out it will just go to RFM(reduced functionality mode ) and it will give time to uninstall the beta

[Roger H. Veteran]

Hmm, seems the new Vista bluetooth setup. Adding bluetooth headsets is automatic now. It automatically tries the codes to get it paired.

[Lasker]

I noticed in this SP2 pre-beta that programs respond much faster than before, does anyone notices this?

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Well I was brave and I installed into my main machine. I didn't notice anything new and not even the watermark is printed, I guess is only when you have a trial version, but so far it feel the same as SP1.

I didn't have the watermark either until I restarted my machine. :)

[blackroseMD1]

I have noticed since installing that it seems to boot a bit faster, and login and startup are quite a bit quicker. It does seem to launch programs faster too. Nice job by MS...can't wait for the final version.

Oh yeah...test machines?

My main rig is my test machine :)

[Johnnychangs]

Note that the SP2 preview is for x86 only. Vista x64 users, don't even bother with this, since there is no x64 SP2 yet.

[(Spork)]

i noticed my box is faster and move responsive with sp2 as well cant wait till see what happens in the next release

[Ci7]

Note that the SP2 preview is for x86 only. Vista x64 users, don't even bother with this, since there is no x64 SP2 yet.

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[Elliot B.]

Note that the SP2 preview is for x86 only. Vista x64 users, don't even bother with this, since there is no x64 SP2 yet.

Wrong, there is (Y)