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Microsoft ships Windows 7 Service Pack 1

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  1. Jos TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,699   +24

    Microsoft has announced that the first service pack release for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 will hit the download servers starting today. The company had already released the final code to OEM partners earlier on February 9, followed by MSDN customers, TechNet subscribers and volume licensing customers on February 16, but now anyone will be able to get it either via Microsoft's Download Center website, through Windows Update or here (download links at the end).

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    Jos, Feb 22, 2011
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  2. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,283   +41

    Weighs in just under 2GB...
    Rick, Feb 22, 2011
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  3. Per Hansson TS Server Guru Posts: 1,801   +66

    Per Hansson, Feb 22, 2011
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  4. pcnthuziast Newcomer, in training Posts: 313

    The download is an ISO. Am I supposed to burn it and boot from it to install?
    pcnthuziast, Feb 22, 2011
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  5. Per Hansson TS Server Guru Posts: 1,801   +66

    pcnthuziast, the ISO just contains the 3x installer EXE files for ia64, x64 & x86.
    So either you burn the ISO to a DVD and install like that.
    Or you extract the file you need, by opening the ISO with for example WinRAR.
    www.rarsoft.com
    Per Hansson, Feb 22, 2011
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  6. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    Why not just do it through windows update? Then you only have to download the version you need :p
    princeton, Feb 22, 2011
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  7. BlindObject Newcomer, in training Posts: 446

    So, uh, does this work with "Special versions" of Windows 7 that are found on torrent sites?
    BlindObject, Feb 22, 2011
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  8. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    Nobody is going to answer that. You should know better then to ask that here. Go ask on the site where you got your "special version"
    princeton, Feb 22, 2011
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  9. BlindObject Newcomer, in training Posts: 446

    It didn't hurt trying. =)
    BlindObject, Feb 22, 2011
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  10. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    On other forums out there you'd be permabanned on the spot. Go back to the TPB forums to ask about that stuff, they're the people who handle that.
    princeton, Feb 22, 2011
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  11. treeski TechSpot Guru Posts: 690   +42

    The update failed through Windows Update... go figure. I downloaded the service pack through the link above and am installing it now :)
    treeski, Feb 22, 2011
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  12. BlindObject Newcomer, in training Posts: 446

    I'm not intimidated by "permabans." Gamespot permabanned be once because I implied on something about pirated games lol. The "register" button is right there for use again. Anyway, I don't use the TPB forums. Thanks for the suggestion though.
    BlindObject, Feb 22, 2011
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  13. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    Typically a permaban bans your IP. And unless your ISP is piss poor the IPs don't change that often.
    princeton, Feb 22, 2011
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  14. gooderguy Newcomer, in training Posts: 50

    Ah man, my ISP sucks big wieners, I get random disconnections so the download keeps failing after having downloaded hundreds of MBs and I have to start over. I know Microsoft would never support the torrent format, I wish they did as this works so much better.

    I can't find a torrent for this yet, has anyone else found one???
    gooderguy, Feb 22, 2011
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  15. ViNCiLiCiouS Newcomer, in training Posts: 31

    installed from windows update flawlessly (windows 7 professional x64).

    one important fix for windows 7 users is the HDMI fix:
    my monitor has an HDMI audio passthrough and whenever i restarted my computer it would not detect any HDMI audio connection- had to disable/reenable audio in NVIDIA control panel (from my GTX 460)

    in microsoft's words:

    Improved HDMI audio device performance:
    · A small percentage of users have reported issues in which the connection between computers running Windows 7 and HDMI audio devices can be lost after system reboots. Updates have been incorporated into SP1 to ensure that connections between Windows 7 computers and HDMI audio devices are consistently maintained.
    ViNCiLiCiouS, Feb 22, 2011
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  16. Chazz TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 538   +35

    Download is 87.2MB for me through windows update x64 version. Prepping to install right now.
    Chazz, Feb 22, 2011
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  17. PaulWuzHere TechSpot Maniac Posts: 378

    Gotta say, little excited :D

    This will make fresh installs much easier!
    PaulWuzHere, Feb 22, 2011
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  18. Lurker101 TechSpot Booster Posts: 543   +64

    And once again I'll just stick to XP64. It doesn't matter how often they try to thrust Vista SP3 into peoples faces or how popular it gets, I'm not swapping over. Especially when Windows 8 is a very short wait away.
    Lurker101, Feb 22, 2011
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  19. mbrinsley Newcomer, in training

    On one of my computers the download failed, because it did another one. 2nd try I did SP1 alone and it worked.
    mbrinsley, Feb 23, 2011
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  20. LightHeart Newcomer, in training Posts: 155

    Downloaded the .iso at work and installed OK (Win 7 x64) though the install took a long time, 1.5 hrs. At home I updated via Windows Updates and total download / install took about 0.75 hrs.
    Had to reinitialize Window Media Player and reconfigure a sound option, other than that all is well.
    LightHeart, Feb 23, 2011
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