How To Install Windows Vista Service Pack 2

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes all of the updates that have been released since SP1.

How to get SP2

The recommended (and easiest) way to become SP2 is to turn on automatic updating in Windows Update in Control Panel, and wait for Windows Vista to notify y'all that SP2 is ready to install. You just need a few clicks to begin the installation and the rest of the process is automated.

In order to install SP2, you must first have Windows Vista Service Pack 1 installed.

To larn if SP2 is already installed

Click the Start button Start button icon , right-click Estimator, and and so click Backdrop.

If Service Pack 2 is listed in the Windows edition section, SP2 is already installed on your computer and yous don't need to follow the instructions beneath.

Before you lot install SP2, nosotros recommend you lot do the following:

Log on to your calculator using an ambassador account, make sure all other users are logged off of the computer, and shut all open up programs.
Support your important files to an external location, such equally an external hard disk, DVD or CD, or USB flash drive.
If yous're using a laptop computer, connect it to an AC electrical outlet and don't unplug or restart the figurer during installation.
Update whatsoever device drivers as necessary. You can do this past using Windows Update or by going to the device manufacturer's website.
If you lot take an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) continued to your computer, disconnect the connecting serial cable before installing SP2. The installation automatically attempts to discover devices connected to series ports, and UPS equipment can cause problems with the detection process. It's fine to leave your computer connected to a UPS for ability.
Some antivirus software might prevent SP2 from installing, or might slow down the installation. You can try temporarily disabling your antivirus software. If yous practice so, be sure that you're enlightened of the risks involved, and be sure to enable it after the service pack is installed.
Brand sure yous have plenty free disk space to install SP2 (even though much of that space will be reclaimed after the installation).

Installation method	Approximate free disk infinite required
Windows Update	x86-based: 684 MB x64-based: 863 MB
Downloading SP2 from the Microsoft website	x86-based: 1.viii GB to three GB x64-based: 3.ii GB to 5 GB
Integrated installation for enterprise and It professionals	x86-based: 10 GB x64-based: thirteen GB

If your figurer is set to automatically install updates, you'll exist prompted by Windows Update to install SP2. Follow the instructions on the screen. If you aren't prompted to install SP2, follow these steps:

To install SP2 using Windows Update

Make sure you are continued to the Cyberspace.
Click the Start button , click All Programs, and then click Windows Update.
In the left pane, click Check for updates.
Click View available updates. In the listing of updates, select Service Pack for Microsoft‌ Windows (KB948465), and then click Install . If y'all are prompted for an ambassador password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Notation:If SP2 isn't listed, yous might need to install some other updates before installing SP2. Install any updates listed as Recommended or Important, return to the Windows Update folio, so click Check for updates.
Follow the instructions on your screen. The estimator might restart several times during the installation.
After installation is consummate, log on to your computer at the Windows logon prompt. You lot might meet a notification indicating whether the update was successful.
If you lot disabled your antivirus software, enable it again.

If y'all have bug obtaining the service pack from Windows Update, you can download SP2 equally a standalone installation package from the Microsoft Download Heart website, then install SP2 manually.

To manually install SP2 using the standalone installation package

To install SP2 immediately, click Open or Run, and and so follow the instructions on your screen. To install SP2 later, click Save to copy the installation file to your computer. When you're ready to install the service pack, open up the file yous copied to your estimator.
On the Welcome to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 page, click Side by side.
Follow the instructions on your screen. The calculator might restart several times during the installation.
Later on installation is consummate, log on to your estimator at the Windows logon prompt. You'll receive a message indicating whether the update was successful.
If yous disabled your antivirus software, enable it again.

If you lot installed SP2 yourself, you can uninstall it. All the same, if your calculator came with SP2 already installed (an integrated installation), information technology tin can't be uninstalled.

To uninstall SP2

Click the Start button , click Command Panel, and then click Programs.
Under Programs and Features, click View installed updates.
On the Uninstall an update page, click Service Pack for Microsoft‌ Windows (KB948465), and so click Uninstall.
Follow the instructions on your screen.