Microsoft Releases Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 2 Public Beta

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Microsoft has released a public Beta version of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 programs. According to Microsoft official post, SP2 includes updates for the desktop and server apps. It also includes full-product SKUs of SharePoint and related server products, updated to install on Windows Server 2012.

Office 2010 SP2 contains updates for system reliability, program compatibility, security and more. It also adds improved support for Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10, as well as SharePoint Server 2010 compatibility with Windows Server 2012.

Currently SP2 beta is available in two languages: English and Japanese. More languages will be available at the time of final release.

In addition to SP2 patches for already installed Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 products, this beta includes full-product installations for:

• SharePoint Server 2010
• SharePoint Foundation 2010
• Search Server 2010
• Search Server 2010 Express
• Office Web Apps
• Project Server 2010

Both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions of SP2 are available.

Microsoft did not describe the contents of SP2 in detail, but said it would when it shipped the final code.

According to the beta's end-user license agreement (EULA), the license -- and presumably the software itself -- will be valid until either Dec. 31, 2013, or the service pack's commercial release, whichever comes first.

Interesting people can download it using following link:

Download Microsoft Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Public Beta

Product Keys for the following Products can be requested:

Office 2010 SP2 SharePoint Server English Office 2010 SP2 Lab

Office 2010 SP2 Project Server English Office 2010 SP2 Lab

Office 2010 SP2 WAC Server English Office 2010 SP2 Lab

Office 2010 SP2 Search Server English Office 2010 SP2 Lab

[LiLmEgZ]

Kinda old news but nice post.... this was released last week I believe

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Thanks for this update :)