Microsoft Corp. has launched the first public beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2). It is now available in five language-specific editions: English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Microsoft has not committed to Vista SP2 delivery or RTM dates, but a Web site that has a solid track record of predicting such things said the update would hit RTM in April 2009. Vista SP2 can be downloaded as a 388MB stand-alone installer for 32-bit versions.

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