early beta build of Windows Vista SP2 being released to private beta testers, and as usual we now have a simple hack which allows users to get their hands on this pre-build of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 before everybody else directly from Windows Update servers.
To enable the early download access hack simply follow the procedure as described:
1. Copy the following batch file code to a text file and save as "Download-Vista-SP2.bat", alternatively you can download this batch file here.
2. Double-click and launch the batch file to apply the hack.
3. Now, start Windows Update and you should see the Vista Service Pack 2 there.
All credits for this hack goes to dancomhosting at Neowin, this code is posted for educational purposes only using unreleased versions of Service packs is not recommended and can be harmful for your computer.
note:this is for beta testers
here is the screen shot of mine
To enable the early download access hack simply follow the procedure as described:
1. Copy the following batch file code to a text file and save as "Download-Vista-SP2.bat", alternatively you can download this batch file here.
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/165356632/Download-Vista-SP2.bat
Code:
@echo off
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp2 /f > NUL 2>&1
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSP2 /f > NUL 2>&1
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp2 /v Beta1 /t REG_SZ /d C21A5C64-2530-CC19-042F-9ABDB4ED27F9 /f
IF NOT %errorlevel% == 0 ( goto ERROR)
UCCESS
@echo.
echo ================================================== =========
echo Windows Vista SP2 registry key has been set successfully.
echo Please check for updates in Windows Update.
echo ================================================== =========
@echo.
goto END
:ERROR
@echo.
echo ================================================== =========
echo FAILED to set Windows Vista SP2 registry keys.
echo Please run this script by right clicking and selecting
echo "Run as Administrator".
echo ================================================== =========
@echo.
goto END
:END
pause
2. Double-click and launch the batch file to apply the hack.
3. Now, start Windows Update and you should see the Vista Service Pack 2 there.
All credits for this hack goes to dancomhosting at Neowin, this code is posted for educational purposes only using unreleased versions of Service packs is not recommended and can be harmful for your computer.
note:this is for beta testers
here is the screen shot of mine

