Do you know why there are very few reports about Vista
SP2? First of all, Windows 7 is about to be released, and Microsoft hopes users will forget Vista
early. Another reason is that Vista
SP2 doesn't have much bright spots. Vista
SP2 is actually more like a system update, and its development focus is mainly on problem fixes and patches. If you keep updating your Vista
, you don't need to download Vista
SP2 at all. I tested Vista
SP2 on two PCs. The first test PC is the HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7360n, 2.8 GHz Pentium D 920 dual-core processor, 2 GB DDR memory, and 300 GB SATA hard drive; the other is the Gateway DX4710 desktop PC, 2.5-GHz Intel Core 2 quad core Processor, 6GB of RAM, and 640GB hard drive. The author found in the test that Vista
is still the previous Vista
, XP SP3 is still faster than it. Although still in the RC stage, Windows 7 performance is very good. Here are a few of the advantages that I have summarized for Vista
SP2: 1) Most users don't have a Blu-Ray read/write driver, but if you need to use it, Vista
SP2 can natively support Blu-ray Disc burning. I use the OWC Mercury Pro Blu-ray driver, which is commonly used on Mac systems, but it is now also suitable for Vista
SP2. 2) Vista
SP2 now also supports Bluetooth 2.1 and a more simplified Wi-Fi protocol. It is worth mentioning that Vista
SP2 improves the Wi-Fi connection performance after recovery from sleep mode. If your Vista
laptop has a Wi-Fi connection problem, Vista
SP2 is worth a try. 3) Vista
SP2 includes a Service Pack Clean-up Tool that automatically cleans up legacy system files. Since Windows systems often leave files like DLLs, I think this tool will be very helpful for users to maintain the system. However, some Windows programs require these old system files to work properly. Therefore, users should back up the system before cleaning. After all, if the programs you use the most are not available, upgrading to the latest system will make no sense. 4) Vista
SP2 can be extended to support FAT file system. FAT is a private file system designed for flash memory. Its biggest advantage is that it handles extremely large files, and FAT supports a smaller file cluster than the NTFS file system commonly used in Windows systems. If you are using a solid state drive SSD, Vista
SP2 is worth a try. 5) Vista
SP2 can use system resources more efficiently. Overall, Vista
SP2 has improved resource usage and speed. But compared to Windows 7 or XP, Vista
SP2 still takes up more resources, and the speed is not comparable to them. If you want to use Vista
for some reason, then you will accept the SP2 improvements. In short, Vista
SP2 doesn't have much improvement. Of course, if you want to use Vista
, then upgrading to Vista
SP2 is still worth it.