End of support for windows vista sp2

For more information about how to obtain Windows Vista Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:. For more information about how to obtain Windows Server Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:.

The installation process might take an hour or more. Therefore, if you are installing SP2 on a portable computer, make sure that you plug in the power cord. During the installation, your computer will restart several times.

Therefore, save your work, and exit all open programs before you begin. After you install SP2, a sound device or some other hardware device may no longer work. If this behavior occurs, just install an updated driver for the device. To do this for a sound device, follow the steps in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:. For more information about how to install Windows Vista SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.

Note Windows Server does not have a similar requirement. Windows Server SP2 is the first service pack available for this product. The prerelease version of SP2 is time-limited software. You must remove the prerelease version of the service pack before you install the final version of the service pack.

Also, this software will no longer operate after May 1, You must remove the prerelease version of SP2 before that date. For more information about how to remove Windows Vista service packs, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.

And after two months, July 12 - to be precise, Microsoft will end it's support for Windows Vista SP1 and all users who are using the SP1 version of Windows Vista will stop receiving any security updates from Microsoft. All such users are now recommended to upgrade to Windows Vista SP2 which has been around for over two years now.

If you want to upgrade to Service Pack 2 then you can download these updates directly and install them on your computer.

Here are the download links:. It also allows you to suspend active downloads and resume downloads that have failed. Microsoft Download Manager is free and available for download now.

KB Articles: KB Warning: This site requires the use of scripts, which your browser does not currently allow. See how to enable scripts. Select Language:. Microsoft recommends you install a download manager. Microsoft Download Manager. Manage all your internet downloads with this easy-to-use manager. It features a simple interface with many customizable options:. Download multiple files at one time Download large files quickly and reliably Suspend active downloads and resume downloads that have failed.

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