Registry Hack to Download and Install Windows Vista SP2 Pre-Beta Version 6.0.6002.16489

Windows Vista SP2 (Service Pack 2) has just been released in a private pre-beta to selected testers. If you can’t wait to install Windows Vista SP2 pre-beta version, then we’ve got a solution.

The Windows Vista SP2 pre-beta build is 6002.16489 (lh_sp2beta.080924-1740). To install it you’ll need a batch command script that will add the necessary registry keys and values into the system registry to allow Windows Update or Microsoft Update to automatically detect and verify the availability of the service pack to your computer.

The file can be downloaded from here, or here. After downloading extract it to a 6002.16489.bat file.

WARNING: By applying the registry hack, the user will download and install a non-stable version of pre-beta version of upcoming Windows Vista SP2, which is not intended for non-technical person. The Vista SP2 currently may be unstable, and cause more harm to the system rather than solving any problem.

If you are unable to download the file above, you can create a file called either 6002.16489.bat, or 6002.16489.cmd, then open the file in Notepad, or Notepadd++ if you have it, and copy and paste the following 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)

:SUCCESS
@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

You may need to right click and Run as administrator.