• Windows 7 Service Pack 1 due on February 22

    Windows 7 Service Pack 1 due on February 22

    Samir Makwana, Feb 17, 2011 1431 hrs IST

    Publicly downloadable from Microsoft Download Center or via Windows Update

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Microsoft has announced that the first service pack for Windows 7 operating system would be available for public download from February 22 onwards. For users, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 doesn t pack any new feature but is a cumulative bunch of security updates and hot fixes. From today, Microsoft Developer Network subscribers, TechNet subscribers and Volume License customers would be able to download the Windows 7 SP1.



Windows 7 SP1 would be available as a direct download from Microsoft Download Center or through Windows Update. Before you start updating:

- Ensure the laptop is plugged in to an electrical outlet (AC) while installing Windows 7 SP1
- Save work and take back up of important files before you start the installation since it requires a reboot and implements number of changes
- Installing Windows 7 SP1 requires a bit more hard drive space. Use Disk Cleanup tool to assist in freeing up hard drive space.

Let s hope that the first service pack tweaks up the system to perform bit better than usual.


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(9) Comments
kamal
,amritsar, on Jun 25, 2011 09:16 PM
plz give me
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fgvb
,saccona, on Mar 28, 2011 07:33 PM
thanks
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DiDi
,Somewhere, on Feb 27, 2011 12:35 AM
This pack has made my internet not working, internet explorer or Firefox. What's going on?
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Prithvi
,Pune, on Feb 19, 2011 09:06 AM
Sources suggest its better to get the SP1 - it won't make a hell of a difference but you may need it to qualify your system for next update. It'll be sad if it re-installs the already installed updates i.e., I hope there is no duplication download !!??
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Prithvi
,Pune, on Feb 23, 2011 11:18 AM
I installed the SP1 (KB976932) today thru' a Windows Update Notification. It shows up as optional. The limits showed 44.0 - 533.1 MB but the size automatically earmarked & thereby downloaded for my W7HPSP1 was 61.3MB since I upated regularly. Took 1:35 hours on a wireless slow-medium broadband speed. No problem whatsoever.
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waqas
,mardan, on Feb 22, 2011 03:42 PM
thanks
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shadow
,tamilnadu, on Feb 21, 2011 08:29 PM
yeah windows 7 is faster than xp vista i like it
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abcd
,Gurgaon, on Feb 18, 2011 01:43 PM
Even I have the same question as Prithvi. Also if I format my HDD and reinstall Win 7 will it be sufficient to just install SP1 or I have to reinstall all the updates released till date again through Window Update.
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Prithvi
,Pune, on Feb 17, 2011 04:36 PM
Samir, What if its updated regularly till date? Does one still need to download the SP1 again? Any method to check this?
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