What is Windows Vista Service Pack 2 ?
What is a Service Pack ?
A Windows Service Pack is a group of updates, bug fixes, Security updates, Critical updates, new features, hardware/driver supports etc. for Windows Operating system that has been compiled in to an installable package. These Service packs can be installed in to your computer either through Windows Update in Control panel or through offline /standalone package that can be downloaded from Microsoft’s Website URL given below.
What is Windows Vista Service Pack 2?
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (Vista SP2) contains all the updates that has been released since Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). In addition to that, several errors has been fixed, software bugs has been been rectified, included support/updates for different hardware, included new features and security updates.
Check which version of Windows Vista you are running ?
You need to check and confirm the Windows Vista version you are running . For that click the Start button -> Right-click Computer -> then click Properties, here you can see the “System Type“. If it is 32 bit, download SP2 for 32bit OS or if it is 64-bit, then download 64bit (x64) SP2 package from the URL given below.
How To Get Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) ?
You can download standalone Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) from Microsoft’s catalog.update.microsoft.com URLs given below.
KB948465: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Standalone 32 bit – All Languages
Released Date: 08/23/2010
File Size: 475.5 MB
Architecture: X86 (32 bit)
Download URL: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB948465
KB948465: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Standalone 32 bit – English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
Released Date: 08/23/2010
File Size: 348.3 MB
Architecture: X86 (32 bit)
Download URL: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB948465
KB948465: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Standalone for 64 bit x64-based Systems – English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
Released Date: 08/23/2010
File Size: 577.4 MB
Architecture: X64 (64 bit)
Download URL: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB948465
KB948465: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Standalone for 64 bit x64-based Systems – All Languages
Released Date: 08/23/2010
File Size: 745.2 MB
Architecture: X64 (64 bit)
Download URL: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB948465
How To Install Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) ?
Windows Vista SP2 (Service Pack 2) can be installed on your computer if you have already installed SP1 (Vista Service Pack 1). You can check this by clicking Start button-> Right click Computer -> Right click Properties. If Windows Vista SP1 is not installed, the first you have to download and install Service Pack 1. After that you can install SP2.
Before you begin to install Vista SP2
- Restart your PC
- You have a reliable Internet connection
- Laptop: Connect it to power outlet and do not disconnect it until the SP2 installation is over.
- Desktop: Connect it to a UPS (uninterruptible power supply).
- Make sure you have 10 GB space in C drive, use Disk Cleanup tool to free up space.
- Copy important files to an external Hard disk/USB flash drive.
- Temporarily disable Antivirus software. Some Antivirus software may prevent SP2 installation or slow down the installation process.
Now , double click the downloaded SP2 package to start the installation process.
