Schwaltzvald Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 From Ars Technica and more detailed info at Technet * Hardware ecosystem support and enhancements o SP2 adds support for the 64-bit central processing unit (CPU) from VIA Technologies, which adds the ID and vendor strings for the new VIA 64-bit CPU. o SP2 integrates the Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless, which contains support for Bluetooth v2.1 and Windows Connect Now (WCN) Wi-Fi Configuration. Bluetooth v2.1 is the most recent specification for Bluetooth wireless technology. o SP2 improves performance for Wi-Fi connections after resuming from sleep mode. o SP2 includes updates to the RSS feeds sidebar for improved performance and responsiveness. o SP2 includes ability to record data to Blu-Ray Disc media. * Operating system experience updates o SP2 includes Windows Search 4.0, which builds on Microsoft’s search technology with improved indexing and search relevance. It also helps find and preview documents, e-mail (including signed e-mail messages), music files, photos, and other items on the computer. The search engine in Windows Search 4.0 is a Microsoft Windows® service that is also used by programs such as Microsoft Office Outlook® 2007 and Microsoft Office OneNote® 2007. Autotuning Diagnostics in SP2 now interprets current network conditions when implementing Windows scaling. This feature includes full netsh support. o SP2 improves Windows Media Center (WMC) in the area of content protection for TV. o SP2 removes the limit of 10 half open outbound TCP connections. By default, SP2 has no limit on the number of half open outbound TCP connections. * Enterprise improvements o SP2 provides the Hyper-V virtualization environment as a fully integrated feature of Windows Server 2008, including one free instance with Windows Server 2008 Standard, four free instances with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and an unlimited number of free instances with Windows Server 2008 Datacenter. o SP2 increases the authentication options for WebDAV redirector, enabling Microsoft Office users greater flexibility when authenticating custom applications using the WebDAV redirector. o SP2 provides an improved power management (both on the server and the desktop), which includes the ability to manage these settings via Group Policy. o SP2 improves backwards compatibility for Terminal Server license keys. Windows Server 2008 changed the licensing key from 512 bytes to 2,048 bytes which caused clients using older Terminal Server versions to fail. SP2 allows legacy license keys on Citrix applications to work with Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server. * Setup and deployment improvements o Provides a single installer for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. o Includes the ability to detect an incompatible driver and either block service pack installation or warn users of any potential loss of functionality. o Provides better error handling and descriptive error messages where possible. o Improves manageability through logging in the system event log. o Provides a secure install experience. o Includes the ability to service the installer post release. Any thoughts on the fixes/updates/upgrades..? This bit here caught my interest quickly SP2 includes ability to record data to Blu-Ray Disc media Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lime Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 When is it coming out? EDIT: Nevermind. Downloading it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Sounds Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Last edited by Darth Lime; Today at 11:11 AM. Reason: Realized I could check the Windows Update. lol . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 all that's talking about is native blu-ray playing, rather than having to download a codec. i like some of the stuff that they've done to make windows compatible with the newest wireless tech. it seems ms takes their sweet time on that, sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 all that's talking about is native blu-ray playing, rather than having to download a codec.i like some of the stuff that they've done to make windows compatible with the newest wireless tech. it seems ms takes their sweet time on that, sometimes. I'm all for it being able to play BDs without having to hunt down codecs just to make it play; at least until the alternative media players get up to date for the media... especially anything involving quicktime/realplayer files. (why are we still using realplayer?!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulinEther Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Only the post-sleep Wi-fi enhancement seems worth my time..... And perhaps the various bugfixes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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