Microsoft have released Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista recently. I’ve not downloaded it myself yet but I thought it would be good to let you all know of it’s availability. There are two versions of the service pack available; a 32-bit version and a 64-bit version.

Since getting my MacBook I’ve become used to it just working unlike my Windows Laptop that constantly needs to be checked for viruses and updates. I’ve also seen the difference in the load times between both machines (The MacBook wins hands down).

This new Service pack is meant to support new types of hardware and emerging standards according to the Microsoft website. Microsoft are working on a new Operating System at the moment too, which should see a release date soon (Windows 7).

I’m going to include liks to both the 32 and 64 bit versions at the end of this post for your convenience. I personally don’t know if I’ll bother with the download. It’s a constant battle with me keeping things up to date and because of the way that Windows Vista works on my machine it tends to slow everything down to a crawl when it does an update. I’m even considering going back to Windows XP an the other laptop because it used to work so well for me.

We use Windows XP at college, so it makes sense to have the same OS running on one of my machines. I tend to use the MacBook more these days because of the programs that are on it. iMovie and iDVD are the ones I’m using the most at the moment.

So, here are those all important links for the downloads should you choose to do it.

32-Bit version
64-Bit version