Vista SP2 RTM General Availability Just Around the Corner
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The general availability of the second service pack for Windows Vista is just around the corner.
Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to make the gold bits for Vista SP2 available for download for all users of the operating system on May 26, 2009. The Redmond-based company has so far failed to confirm or deny such a scenario. In fact, it has been completely mute on the specific date when it plans to start rolling out the RTM development milestone of Vista SP2.
As was the case with Vista SP1, Vista SP2's RTM and GA, deadlines did not coincide. However, while with SP1, Microsoft provided explanations related to incompatibility problems for the delay of the service pack, it did not do the same with SP2. The final bits for SP2 were signed off at the end of April 2009.
Actually, it was on April 29 that Vista SP2 was released to manufacturing, with the software giant indicating that public availability was set in the second quarter of 2009. The May 26 delivery date for Vista SP2 comes from TechARP, and is unconfirmed by Microsoft.
