Microsoft is preparing to launch Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 to the public "in the coming weeks," in a revelation of increasingly dim import for an IT industry giddy with anticipation over the looming Windows 7 launch.
Microsoft's Update Product Team said Vista and Server 2008 SP2 will soon be available through the Download Center as well as through Windows Update and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
Microsoft recently said its not sure if PC makers will be able to sell machines with Vista after Windows 7 arrives, which could possibly happen as early as August. Microsoft will offer mainstream support for business versions of Vista until 2012, but given the market's revulsion for all things Vista, it's likely that SP2 will be the final service pack for the beleaguered operating system.
While Vista SP1 was a comprehensive update that fixed the now well-known performance- and device-driver compatibility issues that early Vista users faced, Vista SP2 fine-tunes performance and adds support for new types of hardware and emerging standards.
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