Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2

[OliverRedfox]

Today Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2 was released to 15,000 private testers. Hopefully this will be released to the general public for testing in the near future.

http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9857678-56.html?tag=nefd.top

The details on Refresh 1 and what it offered was fairly scarce, anyone seen any details on what Refresh 2 offers?

[AthlonXP1800]

Wow all we need is a new registry entry to enable download Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2. :D

[RockSolid]

I hope MS can fix the game crashes in Vista with SP1, I hope it works? Known MS maybe they will still release sp1 without it been fully tested and hide the problems again.

[nekrosoft13]

Wow all we need is a new registry entry to enable download Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2. :D

give it a day or two

[AthlonXP1800]

give it a day or two

Well Neowin forum user SaT117 has access to Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2 and posted the registry entry but 1 and half hour later he deleted the entry probably by the Neowin mods' permission.

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=615753

I am sure lots of people got the new registry entry since he posted 1 and half hour ago. :|

[AthlonXP1800]

:D:D:D:D:D

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6467/vistasp1refresh2yw6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://rapidshare.com/files/86432868/Windows_Vista_SP1_RC_Refresh_2_from_WU.rar

[breathemetal]

Thanks! I just found it before you posted it over on Kez

[nekrosoft13]

haha, i was about to post it as well, got it from a friend at Redmond ;)

[newfiejudd]

any improvements guys..

[AthlonXP1800]

Installation completed, noticed the build tag and the expiration date removed but it didnt displayed the beta build number in system properties so look like it the pre-RTM build or it really the RTM.

Things seem bit faster than the last build. :)

[nekrosoft13]

Installation completed, noticed the build tag and the expiration date removed but it didnt displayed the beta build number in system properties so look like it the pre-RTM build or it really the RTM.

Things seem bit faster than the last build. :)

for the build tag on screen, try restarting, sometimes it only shows up after second restart

[AthlonXP1800]

for the build tag on screen, try restarting, sometimes it only shows up after second restart

Tried that but it wasnt showed up.

[Slammin]

Took me 3 reboots last time for the watermark to show up.

[nekrosoft13]

weird my WU can't find it on my laptop

uninstalled 744, and WU can't find either 744 or the new one

[AthlonXP1800]

weird my WU can't find it on my laptop

uninstalled 744, and WU can't find either 744 or the new one

After uninstalled build 744, did you ran the batch file as admin to deleted build 744 key entry and added new registry key?

When I did that and my WU didnt find any update then waited about 20 mins until my WU detected KB937287 build 6001.18000 4MB update and 20 mins later WU started downloaded around 580MB SP1 RC1 build 6001.18000 update.

[nekrosoft13]

After uninstalled build 744, did you ran the batch file as admin to deleted build 744 key entry and added new registry key?

When I did that and my WU didnt find any update then waited about 20 mins until my WU detected KB937287 build 6001.18000 4MB update and 20 mins later WU started downloaded around 580MB SP1 RC1 build 6001.18000 update.

it found KB937287 build 6001.18000, i been waiting for about 3+ hours for the rest

[ATOJAR]

it found KB937287 build 6001.18000, i been waiting for about 3+ hours for the rest

Same here....

[ATOJAR]

Well i think i managed to get it installed! .... the watremark from under the recycle bin has gone & it no longer says the version number under control panel > system ... it just says "service pack 1".

[Slammin]

Go into services and stop Windows Update.

Delete C:\windows\softwaredistribution

Restart Windows Update service.

You may have to wait a couple of minutes, but check for updates again.

Worked for me.

[ATOJAR]

Go into services and stop Windows Update.

Delete C:\windows\softwaredistribution

Restart Windows Update service.

You may have to wait a couple of minutes, but check for updates again.

Worked for me.


Well thanks but this didnt help, does anybody know what version this SP should be? how can i check the version?

[Slammin]

Well i think i managed to get it installed! .... the watremark from under the recycle bin has gone & it no longer says the version number under control panel > system ... it just says "service pack 1".



Same but I think this is normal. If you check Installed Updates, you will see that it did install though.

[conroejoe]

Well thanks but this didnt help, does anybody know what version this SP should be? how can i check the version?


start > run > cmd > winver

last build was 17128

[ATOJAR]

start > run > cmd > winver

:) Thanks, heres what i get.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/ATOJAR/winver.jpg

[nekrosoft13]

:) Thanks, heres what i get.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/ATOJAR/winver.jpg

interesting, this could be almost final (or maybe it is)

[nekrosoft13]

yap, even have rtm tag

version: 6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)