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Microsoft has released the following security updates for IIS FTP 7.0/7.5 in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

- Security Update for IIS FTP 7.5 for Windows Vista (KB2489256)
- Security Update for IIS FTP 7.0 for Windows Vista (KB2489256)
- Security Update for IIS FTP 7.0 for Windows Server 2008 (KB2489256)
- Security Update for IIS FTP 7.5 for Windows Server 2008 (KB2489256)

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Microsoft has released the following updates for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008:

- Update for Best Practices Analyzer for File Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981111)
- Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB982519)
- Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB980846)
- Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB982480)
- Rules Update for Active Directory Domain Services Best Practice Analyzer for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Editions (KB980360)
- Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB982519)
- Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980846)
- Update for Windows 7 (KB980846)
- Update for Windows 7 (KB982519)
- Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista (KB982480)
- Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2030901)
- Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB982519)
- Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB982519)
- Platform Update Supplement Beta for Windows Vista (KB2117917)
- Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB982519)
- Update for Windows 7 (KB2030901)
- Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2030901)
- Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB982519)
- Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows 7 (KB981078)
- Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB982519)
- Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows 7 x64-based Systems (KB981078)
- Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB980846)
- Platform Update Supplement Beta for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB2117917)
- Update for Windows Vista (KB982519)
- Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2030901)

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Tech ARP posted Windows Vista & Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 FAQs.

This article provides some answers to common questions about Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Do note that this is based on the Release Candidate (RC). There may be some changes to the final release to manufacturing (RTM) version. However, the changes are likely to be minor in nature

As usual, we will update this article as and when we receive them, so check back often!
Windows Vista & Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 FAQs

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About a year ago on its Redmond, Washington, campus, a member of Microsoft's Windows Vista team met with a group of journalists to face some tough questions about the OS. At the time, it was clear Vista was not going to be the great success Microsoft had predicted, as many of the company's critical business customers were beginning to reveal they would wait for the next release of Microsoft's client OS instead of upgrading corporate desktops to Vista.

How Vista mistakes guided changes to Windows development

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Starting this week, Microsoft will feed Windows Vista Ultimate users an update that sniffs out pirated copies, a company manager said Tuesday. The update, which will hit some Vista Ultimate systems via Windows Update this week, and others in the weeks to come, is the newest move in an anti-activation crack campaign Microsoft launched almost exactly a year ago.

Microsoft renews Vista anti-crack campaign

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The writing is on the wall. Despite a major push to sell the much-maligned Windows Vista, customers aren't buying. Nearly two years after Vista's release, Windows XP remains the standard desktop OS in business, and Microsoft has extended its availability three times (currently to August 2009) due to customer demand. Microsoft itself forecasts just 2 percent growth in Vista sales in early 2009, after lackluster sales in 2008.

If Windows is a dead end, what's next?

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Is Windows Vista really skippable? As organizations weigh what to do with Windows XP OS upgrades, the thought of leapfrogging the much-maligned Vista often comes to mind. But be warned, says a recent report from research firm Gartner: Bypassing Vista and migrating directly from XP to the next release, Windows 7, could be a dicey proposition..

Five reasons why skipping Windows Vista could backfire