Vista SP2 Beta leaked in the wild

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kazuyette

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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.

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+John Teacake MVC

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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

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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.

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Ci7

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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

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

nah

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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?

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Ci7

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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 )

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Roger H. Veteran

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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 :)

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Ci7

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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 :)

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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

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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.

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

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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 :)

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