Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Download Available

Here we go guys' I'am setting up my hardware/software test machine with windows 7 RTM, gonna install Windows 7 SP1 on it. the torrent took 14 hours on a 256kbps connection.

Took 1 hour to install on the test computer, Everything looks OK, will wait a few hours before putting it on the other two computers.

pretty much as long as size and md5 match to whats in post 1 then all should be good with install I haven't read of anything else going toes up from installing it yet

I installed it yesterday and it's running fine on my W7 Ultimate 32 bit machine.

I have read that there are no perfomance improvements in this SP1.

So what's the point if there are no performance improvements or are there?

Mike, I'm downloading the right one from softpedia now LOL

Originally Posted by midgo

I installed it yesterday and it's running fine on my W7 Ultimate 32 bit machine.

I have read that there are no perfomance improvements in this SP1.

So what's the point if there are no performance improvements or are there?

I'm not so sure about the performance thing, say what you will that its just a combination of hotfixes etc, but my machine seems to have cleared up a few of the odd behaviors it was having.. and I was completely up to date. One of the most annoying issues I had is anytime UAC would popup to request admin privs, it would hang a little and even after OKing the dialog it took a second and screen flashed to get back to Windows, now that problem is completely gone for me

My test system has got a little faster, Dunno if it is the SP1 and that it has other patches including the ones that have already been released or adding 1 gb stick to it making the total ram to 4GB before I even updated to SP1. I even got two updates on the new RTM SP1 which are: Definition update for windows Defender - KB915597 and a Security Update for Windows 7 for x64 based systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 based systems - KB916117

I don't think the SP1 actually has any performance boost of itself. I think just the act of applying it kinda realigns everything and puts things where they belong. Does that make sense? My system seems slightly faster too.

Why are people still installing this? It's not the RTM. This thread should have been locked or removed.

Originally Posted by mcnaugha

Why are people still installing this? It's not the RTM. This thread should have been locked or removed.

Dude, the reson is 1) People are excited about it, 2) we all here (Members, Moderators and admins are 80% sure this is the real thing) The KB is right, the signature is fine, MD5 Checksum is matching and it's fine, The size is matching and is fine and certainly there ain't any viruses in this also when installed there is no watermark/s or Time bombs/Stamps. Being that this file was the one sent to OEM's on the night of the 14th and leaked soon after, suggest's a person from either microsoft or an OEM Leaked this. 3) As Mike, our admin said in the meeting we will keep this up, untill a time that we are or Microsoft has email, phoned or issused a take down notice. so till then it's up and staying up and it will be continued to be downloaded and talked about.

The link to softpedia does not work, its only 32 bit