Technet, MSDN Users Get Access to Windows Vista SP2

Subscribers to TechNet and MSDN now have access to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2). Microsoft had indicated that the new service pack, combined for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, would be released sometime in Q2 2009.

Highlights of the changes, many of which have already been delivered separately, include:

• Windows Search 4.0 for faster and improved relevancy in searches
• Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack supporting the most recent specification for Bluetooth Technology
• Ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista
• Adds Windows Connect Now (WCN) to simplify Wi-Fi Configuration
• Windows Vista SP2 enables the exFAT file system to support UTC timestamps, which allows correct file synchronization across time zones.

Microsoft has a more detailed look at the changes in a "notable changes document" on TechNet.

The public release of SP2 is still planned to Q2 2009. That pretty much guarantees it will be released in the next 7 weeks or so, but it probably will be sooner rather than later.