I was just browsing the web and stumbled accross this. Whoohoo, Vista and 2008 SP2 Customer Preview Program!.

Wait… what?! Vista and 2008 SP2 BETA?
That’s right! A single service pack that covers both Client and Server!
This is actually pretty nice! This reduces the management of service packs for both server and client. Just service packs :)
So what’s actually in there?

Well… seeing as after you installed a fresh Vista SP1 machine you almost get crushed by updates. Here’s a list of hotfixes included in service pack.
Other then that there are a few new features:

  • Support for new types of Hardware and emerging standards, including Bluetooth 2.1, the ability to natively record data on Blu-Ray media, support for ICCD/CCID smart cards, and support for the new VIA 64-bit CPU
  • Wi-Fi setup and maintenance is simplified with the addition of Windows Connect Now (WCN)
  • The ex-FAT file system is enabled, supporting UTC timestamps to ensure correct file synchronization across time zones
  • Windows Search 4.0 is included, which provides users faster and more relevant results. Windows Search 4.0 also allows Group Policy integration, which provides administrative control over search parameters
  • End users should also experience improvements in resume performance when a Wi-Fi connection is no longer available

Get your copy here!

EDIT:

You can also get the SP2 update through Windows Update. Use the script below to enable the update:

reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSP2 /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSP2 /f
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSP2 /v Beta1 /t REG_SZ /d 93F7D954-DF91-22E6-99AB-4D8AF54E813A /f