• Should I upgrade to SP2?
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So I currently have Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 installed. I keep debating if I want to upgrade to SP2, or leave it as is. I'm not sure what I should do, but I have the download ready for installation just in case. If I upgrade to SP2, will there be any significant changes? Is it worth it either way if there are no significant changes? [editline]02:26AM[/editline] :smith: Help? [editline]02:52AM[/editline] [QUOTE=Trinholdt;24796723]So I currently have Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 installed. I keep debating if I want to upgrade to SP2, or leave it as is. I'm not sure what I should do, but I have the download ready for installation just in case. If I upgrade to SP2, will there be any significant changes? Is it worth it either way if there are no significant changes? [editline]02:26AM[/editline] :smith: Help?[/QUOTE] Aww come on guys. This is FAST THREADS for god sakes.
It's just a bunch of packaged Windows updates that keep your system current. I don't see why anyone would not install it. [quote="PC World"] SP2 is a fairly significant upgrade. Windows Vista SP2 includes numerous changes to the Vista operating system. Here are some of the highlights of what it'll do for you: • Let you record data onto Blu-ray discs • Add into your system Vista Feature Pack For Wireless, which provides support for the latest Bluetooth technology -- Bluetooth v2.1 -- as well as for the Windows Connect Now (WCN) Wi-Fi protocol • Give you better Wi-Fi performance when you're exiting Vista's sleep mode • Make your RSS feeds sidebar gadget work faster and better • Give you the latest desktop search engine, Windows Search 4 • Cut down the resources it takes to run your various sidebar gadgets It'll give your OS an overall tune-up, too. Vista Service Pack 2 will also deliver some under-the-hood improvements, which will: • Give your computer support for VIA Technologies' new 64-bit CPU • Let your system support exFAT, which can handle larger files and can also use UTC timestamps so you can synchronize files across different time zones • Boost your power management efficiency by as much as 10 percent Additionally, a slew of system bugs will be corrected in the update, including some slow shutdown problems and other crash-causing issues. You have to have SP1 installed before you begin. Like most Microsoft Service Packs, SP2 won't work on your system if you haven't already installed SP1. If you're thinking about trying the SP2 upgrade, you'll have to hit SP1 first.[/quote] Source: [url]http://www.pcworld.com/article/154912/vista_sp2_six_things_you_need_to_know.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Mad Chatter;24797138]It's just a bunch of packaged Windows updates that keep your system current. I don't see why anyone would not install it. Source: [url]http://www.pcworld.com/article/154912/vista_sp2_six_things_you_need_to_know.html[/url][/QUOTE] I guess that makes sense. Off I go to install it then, I guess.
Why wouldn't you keep your machine up to date?
Get SP2
That's like not cashing your paycheck after you get it. Just do it.
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