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reply to booger

Re: Microsoft Security Bulletin(s) for June 9, 2009

Was it 500+MB??

Yes, the 64-bit one was about 591 MB and the 32-bit version was about 356 MB.

Edit: Corrected the 32-bit file size. I typed wrong.
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Tom

Been reading about the Vista SP2 update .. some info, without excessive detail:

Windows Vista SP2 is a traditional service pack release with all cumulative released security updates available since the SP1 release in March 2008.

In addition, Windows Vista SP2 includes support for new types of hardware and emerging standards that will grow in importance in coming months, along with fixes discovered via automated error reporting as part of our Customer Experience Improvement program.

What makes the Windows Vista SP2 release unique is that it represents a single service pack which applies to both client (Windows Vista SP1) and server (Windows Server 2008) operating systems—since the code base for Windows Vista is shared with that for Windows Server® 2008, a single update can be deployed across your infrastructure. This service model also provides the ability to detect an incompatible driver and block service pack installation, or warn users of any loss of functionality during installation.

I'm allowing it to update.
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Eagles may soar .. but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

booger, do you know if sp2 can be removed in add/remove? Also, does sp2 have to be slipstreamed with Vista sp1 if a reinstall was required?

Good luck with the installation.

Sincerely, Libra

No Libra , it doesn't appear that you can uninstall SP2. Honestly, I can't think of any reason to uninstall it since it does improve Vista's boot and shutdown times and smooths out a few of the glitches that I've found to be annoying at times.
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Tom

Thanks Tom. The reason I was asking is prior to installing SP3 on XP I was advised that if I had to reinstall the OS (without having a slipstreamed disk) I could remove SP3 and reinstall XPsp2. I was hoping that applied to Vista as well.

Sincerely, Libra