Windows Vista Service Pack 2 may not be out until May or June, according to a
new report by
TechARP. The new roadmap pins the first SP2 release candidate in March, with
an RC "escrow build" to come out the month before. Release to manufacturing
should follow in the nebulous "Q2, 2009" time frame, which likely means May or
June, as TechARP points out. Don't count on being able to download the service
pack straight away, either—the roadmap says "TBA" in the date column for
"Release To Web." Microsoft revealed the contents of Vista SP2 in October last
year. The upcoming service pack will improve upon Vista's search and Wi-Fi
configuration features, and it will add support for Bluetooth 2.1, Blu-ray disc
burning, and exFAT. Expect the usual collection of previously released security
and stability fixes, too.