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Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 has been released to manufacturing (RTM).

While the date for the official release to the public is uncertain, there are already a number of leaked downloads you can get.

I already got the standalone installer but i haven’t had the time to try it yet. If you want to try it for yourself before the official release is made, WZor has many releases for download via BitTorrent files.

The slipstreamed disc are only avaiable in English and Russian at this site, but I’m sure more languages will follow. So stay tuned for more info on this.

Microsoft has plenty of information about the service pack 2. This article leads you to details about what has been fixed and improved. Make sure you read it.

I will let you know when I find sleapstreamed discs in other languages and when Microsoft officially releases SP2.

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Microsoft has just released Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2).

There is a large list that describes all the changes/fixes that were included on the service pack. You can read it here.

If you need to deploy it in your installations, you can use the Updates folder provided by Microsoft in the Office installation source. Just run the Service Pack 2 file with the /extract parameter and copy all the MSP files to the Updates folder.

office2007sp2-kb953195-fullfile-es-es.exe /extract

When you install Office, this patches are automatically applied, so there is no need to install them separately.

Just remember to choose the appropriate language for your installation before downloading because this Service Pack is not language neutral.

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I just read that Microsoft released Service Pack 2 Release Candidate for Windows Vista to the public.

For those of you that are interested like me, you can start trying it. Remember to not install it on production environments, just to avoid problems until it reaches the final version.

You can read more about SP2 here.

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Earlier this month, Microsoft released the Windows XP SP3 Overview, a document that contains the highlights and most notable changes in the upcoming service pack.

Today, Neowin got its hands on the internal schedule planned for SP3. Here are the expected dates in which SP3 will be released:

• April 14, 2008: Support is available for the release version of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP

• April 21, 2008: Original Equipment Manufacturers, Volume License, Connect, and MSDN and TechNet subscribers

• April 29, 2008: Microsoft Update, Windows Update, Download Center

• June 10, 2008: Automatic Updates

Source: Neowin

According to Microsoft release notes for SP1, there are a total of 551 fixes.

Here’s a list of the updates included in the service pack separated by category:

Fixes Category
75 Internet Explorer
41 Sleep/Hibernation & Power Management
38 Storage
35 Hardware and Drivers
35 Networking
28 Desktop and Shell
25 Printing & Scanning Technologies
25 .NET Framework, Data Components, Development Tools
24 Setup, Deployment, Backup, and Activation
24 Windows Media Center
23 International/Localization
20 Computer Management, Administration, and Tools
19 Application Compatibility
19 Multimedia
16 Performance and Reliability
16 Startup/Shutdown
13 Time Zone/Daylight Saving Time
13 Windows Media Player and Related Technologies
12 Security
12 Remote Access, VPN
8 IIS and WebDAV issues
7 Wireless Networking
7 Offline Files
6 Windows Mail and Web-based Software
5 Windows Sidebar and SideShow
5 Windows Portable Devices

As you may know by now, Microsoft has released Vista SP1 to Manufacturing and is scheduled to download via Windows Update later this month or the first half of next month.

Already, the stand-alone setup file is ready to download in many torrent sites.

For those of you that are not fully aware of this service pack, here is a small post that answers some basic questions about it. And this post answers a few more.

Today, i read in the Microsoft Technet Plus site that new refreshed images are being prepared and expected to be available to subscribers this weekend. This is great news because one big issue with the stand-alone installer is that it can’t be slipstreamed or integrated in already available media just like in XP and its Service Packs (at least not in an official or straightforward way).

Read the full article at TechNet Plus Blog.

Today, Microsoft released the first Service Pack 1 for Office 2007. It features improved performance and fixes various security vulnerabilities, among other things.

If you need to deploy it in your installations, you can use the Updates folder provided by Microsoft in the office installation source. Just run the Service Pack 1 file with /extract parameter and copy all the MSP files to Updates folder.

office2007sp1-kb936982-fullfile-en-us.exe /extract

When you install Office, this patches are automatically applied, so there is no need to install them separately.

Remember to choose the appropriate language for your installation because this Service Pack is not language neutral.

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