Microsoft Releases Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2

btarunr · Feb 22, 2011, 07:17 PM

Microsoft today released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2, to all users. A Service Pack is a periodical cumulative of updates released between a period of time, that also introduces new features to the OS. For both operating systems based on the Windows 6.1 kernel, Service Pack 1 will provide all product and security updates released to date. A couple of new features that will benefit Windows 2008 R2 are also bundled. These include Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX.

Dynamic Memory lets Hyper-V administrators pool available memory on a physical host and dynamically distribute it to any virtual machine(s) running on that host, while RemoteFX lets Windows Server 2008 R2 administrators provide a rich end user desktop virtualization experience by delivering vivid content, independent of any graphics stack, to server-hosted virtual and session-based desktops. We put Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to test, to see how the updated OS benefits gamers, or if it does in the first place. Our performance analysis can be read here. A list of notable changes with SP1 can be read here.

TheMailMan78 · Feb 22, 2011, 07:34 PM

Where can we DL?

erocker · Feb 22, 2011, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

Where can we DL?

Start-->All Programs-->Windows Update.

TheMailMan78 · Feb 22, 2011, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by erocker

Start-->All Programs-->Windows Update.

Dammnit it did pick it up 10 minutes ago.

DaveK · Feb 22, 2011, 07:41 PM

So it's basically just every Windows Update? Meh, I'll get it anyway.

Per Hansson · Feb 22, 2011, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

Where can we DL?

Here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w.../service-packs

OneCool · Feb 22, 2011, 08:15 PM

Just in time for my move to ssd this week

Im downloading it from TPU myself

CDdude55 · Feb 22, 2011, 08:17 PM

Downloading now.

HalfAHertz · Feb 22, 2011, 08:41 PM

I'm gonna stay away from it for at least 1 or 2 months. Usually installing a new SP breaks a ton of little stuff and brings a ton of headaches

MxPhenom 216 · Feb 22, 2011, 09:13 PM

where do you download it. the microsoft website doesnt work.

erocker · Feb 22, 2011, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by erocker

Start-->All Programs-->Windows Update.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nvidiaintelftw

where do you download it. the microsoft website doesnt work.

^^

DaveK · Feb 22, 2011, 09:14 PM

I got it in Windows Update, you might want to check for new updates if it's not there already.

MxPhenom 216 · Feb 22, 2011, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveK

I got it in Windows Update, you might want to check for new updates if it's not there already.

tried checking. and it didnt do anything

EDIT: there we go it found it

NdMk2o1o · Feb 22, 2011, 09:25 PM

Downloading manually, tried updates and it wasn't showing

I hate 50mb broadband, 3mins WTF??

erixx · Feb 22, 2011, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by HalfAHertz

I'm gonna stay away from it for at least 1 or 2 months. Usually installing a new SP breaks a ton of little stuff and brings a ton of headaches

Alarmist! LOL You must be talking about girlfriends or so. Never had problems with other "SPs"

Millennium · Feb 22, 2011, 09:31 PM

Anyone notices less gui latency with sp1? I'm trying to figure out if it's just me or it's real lol. Probably just me though

CDdude55 · Feb 22, 2011, 09:33 PM

Have SP1 installed now, no noticeable differences as always.

Had an issue after the install though,after it installed my system couldn't shut down and restart lol. It was stuck on ''Shutting Down'', so i had to forcibly turn it off and restart.

Millennium · Feb 22, 2011, 09:36 PM

Thanks to neowin user figgy:

Quote:

After installation run
dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded

from a elevated command prompt to cleanup all the backed-up windows files.
That reclaims about 3GB of diskspace

Tried this and it worked a treat. Only use if your not going to uninstall the SP any time!

Wrigleyvillain · Feb 22, 2011, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by OneCool

Just in time for my move to ssd this week

Me too!

MxPhenom 216 · Feb 22, 2011, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Wrigleyvillain

Me too!

just in time for me as well. ive had a SSD since xmas but i did a reformat a couple days ago.

Drac · Feb 22, 2011, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by halfahertz

i'm gonna stay away from it for at least 1 or 2 months. Usually installing a new sp breaks a ton of little stuff and brings a ton of headaches

+1

trickson · Feb 22, 2011, 10:52 PM

Well I installed it . I had to redo windows experience index , Now my RAM only gets 5.9 my HDD gets 5.8 were as before My ram showed up as 7.5 along with the CPU and the HDD at 5.9 . This sucks now ! Every thing works fine just seems like I got kicked in the teeth there !

Mussels · Feb 22, 2011, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveK

So it's basically just every Windows Update? Meh, I'll get it anyway.

no, it includes all the hotfixes that weren't available in WU as well. the ones you had to request, etc.

trickson · Feb 23, 2011, 12:27 AM

So any one know why my performance went from 7.5 on the ram to 5.9 with this service pack ? That kinda sucks to see this HUGE hit in my performance rating . I know I shouldn't really care about it but it is some thing that is getting under my skin now . I mean is my 1100MHz ram that BAD ? or is this service pack that bad ? I even uninstalled it to no avail it has not changed so I reinstalled it ! OH well I guess I will just have to suffer with the low rating .

Mussels · Feb 23, 2011, 02:19 AM

my rating didnt change at all.

Feb 22, 2011, 07:17 PM	#1
btarunr Editor & Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 15,035 (7.22/day) Thanks: 792 Thanked 13,033 Times in 5,720 Posts System Specs	Microsoft Releases Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 Microsoft today released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2, to all users. A Service Pack is a periodical cumulative of updates released between a period of time, that also introduces new features to the OS. For both operating systems based on the Windows 6.1 kernel, Service Pack 1 will provide all product and security updates released to date. A couple of new features that will benefit Windows 2008 R2 are also bundled. These include Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX. Dynamic Memory lets Hyper-V administrators pool available memory on a physical host and dynamically distribute it to any virtual machine(s) running on that host, while RemoteFX lets Windows Server 2008 R2 administrators provide a rich end user desktop virtualization experience by delivering vivid content, independent of any graphics stack, to server-hosted virtual and session-based desktops. We put Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to test, to see how the updated OS benefits gamers, or if it does in the first place. Our performance analysis can be read here. A list of notable changes with SP1 can be read here. Last edited by W1zzard; Feb 23, 2011 at 08:15 AM.

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