I just read on ZDNet that Microsoft has released Windows Vista SP2 (official RTM candidate). People are speculating that it will be available to end users via Automatic Update in early May, if not sooner. Techies are already finding ways to download it.
The question is, how long before Apple updates its Bootcamp drivers so those of us running Vista on our MacBook Pros or other Intel-based Macs can update our copies of Vista to SP2?
My take: I bet we’re looking at a 60–90 day wait before Apple completes its Mac-specific driver updates and runs the QA pass…
I have to admit, so far my experience running Bootcamp and Vista on my MacBook Pro has been flawless. Based on that, I’m looking forward to SP2’s promised performance improvements.
Norbou // Oct 21, 2009 at 7:19 am
Well, thanks for sharing experiences. We have performance troubles with Vista SP1 on Macbook Pro over BootCamp 2.1. I would like to improve it by update.
Christine // Oct 21, 2009 at 8:07 am
Thanks for your feedback, Norbou. I’ve ended up resolving my Vista problems by upgrading to Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro under Bootcamp. It’s been working better (and faster) than Vista ever did.
Christine // Jun 11, 2009 at 8:25 am
Update: the upgrade of Vista SP2 on my MacBook Pro (running the latest version of OS X) has been flawless. I haven’t seen much in the way of performance improvements but the system “feels” a bit more solid.
Christine // Jun 10, 2009 at 11:04 am
To my surprise the Vista SP2 update for my MacBook Pro was available on the same day as the SP2 update for my dedicated PC.
Summer is here, and so is SP2! At last.