Microsoft has officially released the Vista SP2 Beta for Technet subscribers. The major changes in SP2 are provided here. The date when SP2 will be released to the general public is still unknown.
Windows Vista SP2 Beta
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According to this site here:
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 released tomorrow | News | Custom PC
SP2 beta will be available tomorrow....
We'll see......
In fact it's true, I just checked the site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/dd262148.aspx and it will be available in the next few days...
Reading through the improvements that SP2 brings I noticed that Dirext X applications will get new capabilities so this could be good news if your into gaming. Also improved compatibiliy is mentioned to what exactly it doesn't say but I think it's just in general..
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 released tomorrow | News | Custom PC
SP2 beta will be available tomorrow....
We'll see......
In fact it's true, I just checked the site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/dd262148.aspx and it will be available in the next few days...
Reading through the improvements that SP2 brings I noticed that Dirext X applications will get new capabilities so this could be good news if your into gaming. Also improved compatibiliy is mentioned to what exactly it doesn't say but I think it's just in general..
Microsoft has now released Vista SP2 Beta to the general public. As noted earlier, the major changes are listed here.
SP2 Link : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...cc-362a-4b4d-b62b-22780e839a7e&DisplayLang=en
If after installation you see a watermark saying 'Evaluation Copy' in the right-hand bottom corner you can remove it by following the instructions found here:
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It is actually for the SP1 beta watermark but works equally as well for the SP2 version...
SP2 Link : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...cc-362a-4b4d-b62b-22780e839a7e&DisplayLang=en
If after installation you see a watermark saying 'Evaluation Copy' in the right-hand bottom corner you can remove it by following the instructions found here:
Link Removed - Not Found
It is actually for the SP1 beta watermark but works equally as well for the SP2 version...
Boy, am I mad. SP2 will not even install on my machine. I get an element not found error. Great, now what?
The error by the way is 80070490. Appears to have to do with permissions but, they do not exactly say what permissions. Which is a real big help.
The error by the way is 80070490. Appears to have to do with permissions but, they do not exactly say what permissions. Which is a real big help.
Just remember that, if you install SP2 Beta, wether you remove the watermark or not, it will be neccessary to uninstall it again before you can download the final release. At that time it might also expire and screw your installation so get busy with the backups first.
It is no big deal. Mostly it includes all the updates until the present time, plus some small refinements. Keep in mind, also, that some of those past updates had built in code to cripple pirated copies or, alternatively, you may run into the problem encountered already by one of the members. But of course, no one on this site has such a thing.!
It is no big deal. Mostly it includes all the updates until the present time, plus some small refinements. Keep in mind, also, that some of those past updates had built in code to cripple pirated copies or, alternatively, you may run into the problem encountered already by one of the members. But of course, no one on this site has such a thing.!
@davehc
SP2 beta expires in 2010... And yes it will have to be un-installed when the final version is released but I've had to do that today without any problems. This is because i was running a former version of the service pack.
@lorenkjr
What do you mean by no bios yet? Are you still running the most recent version or did you go back to the previous version?
SP2 beta expires in 2010... And yes it will have to be un-installed when the final version is released but I've had to do that today without any problems. This is because i was running a former version of the service pack.
@lorenkjr
What do you mean by no bios yet? Are you still running the most recent version or did you go back to the previous version?
Info from MS technet for the not so knowledgeable users:
Prerequisites
If you have a prior version of SP2 installed, it must be un-installed prior to installing Beta
Prerequisites
If you have a prior version of SP2 installed, it must be un-installed prior to installing Beta
- Use the Control Panel applet “Programs and Features†and select “View installed updates†from the top left of the task pane, under Windows, look for KB948465
- Windows Server 2008 released with the Service Pack 1 code included
- SP2 is the first post-release Service Pack for Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista SP2 Beta is applicable and recommended to individuals, organizations, and technical enthusiasts who are comfortable evaluating pre-release software
- This pre-release software is provided for testing purposes only
- We do not recommend installing this software on primary, production or mission critical systems
- We recommend that you have a backup of your data prior to installing any pre-release software
- If “vLite†was used to customize your Windows Vista installation, you may have removed required system components which prevent Service Pack 2 from installing; if you wish to install SP2, a reinstall of SP1 without vLite is recommended
- SP2 Beta is pre-release code which will change before the final release of SP2
- Windows Server 2008 SP2/Windows Vista SP2 Beta is time-limited software that will operate until May 1st, 2010 - Un-install Windows Server 2008 SP2/Windows Vista SP2 Beta before May 1st, 2010
- After SP2 installation your desktop may display the text “Evaluation Copyâ€Â. This does not mean that your system is no longer “Genuineâ€Â, only that you have installed a test version of software which is time-limited
- After installing the service pack, the “Evaluation Copy†text may show up on the 2nd boot
- After un-installing the services pack, the "Evaluation Copy" text may remain during the first boot, but will disappear after the next reboot
- Starting any Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Vista SP2 installations will result in Microsoft collecting information about the installation process
According to HP no bios old or new is available at this time. Leaving me with only being to use the screensaver and nothing else, cute and dumb also. Interesting added point here. If I take the PCI-E card out and use the built in video the stupid thing works just fine.
I suggest that you open your pc up and look over the motherboard. You should find the model number written somewhere and once you have that (plus the revision number) you'll be able to find the correct bios. I should imagine Foxconn will tell you the same thing...
Your not going believe this but, the problem is fixed. The culprit was not the bios after all. Rather it was Ntune. Got rid of that and it's fine now. Thanks for all your help and I am real the nearly seven days of suffering is now over. I don't think I could take another day of it. I may try Rivatuner later. But, I think I will leave the machine as is for right now as I am pooped!!!!
