Microsoft ships Windows 7 Service Pack 1

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1. February 22, 2011 1:01 PM
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   Rick, TechSpot Staff, said:

   Weighs in just under 2GB...

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2. February 22, 2011 1:01 PM
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   Per Hansson, TS Server Guru, said:

   Weighs in just under 2GB...

   That includes all 3 versions, ia64, x64 & x86...

   Just checked and the MD5 matches the leaked build released just over a month ago for x64 version...

   28D3932F714BF71D78E75D36AA2E0FB8

   [link]

   Oh, and MS servers are quite snappy, I maxed my 100mbps line when downloading it

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3. February 22, 2011 1:35 PM
   pcnthuziast said:

   The download is an ISO. Am I supposed to burn it and boot from it to install?

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4. February 22, 2011 1:39 PM
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   Per Hansson, TS Server Guru, said:

   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

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5. February 22, 2011 2:12 PM
   

   princeton said:

   Why not just do it through windows update? Then you only have to download the version you need :P

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6. February 22, 2011 2:14 PM
   BlindObject said:

   So, uh, does this work with "Special versions" of Windows 7 that are found on torrent sites?

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7. February 22, 2011 2:15 PM
   

   princeton said:

   BlindObject said:

   So, uh, does this work with "Special versions" of Windows 7 that are found on torrent sites?

   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"

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8. February 22, 2011 2:16 PM
   BlindObject said:

   It didn't hurt trying. =)

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9. February 22, 2011 2:17 PM
   

   princeton said:

   BlindObject said:

   It didn't hurt trying. =)

   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.

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10. February 22, 2011 2:26 PM
    

    treeski said:

    The update failed through Windows Update... go figure. I downloaded the service pack through the link above and am installing it now

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11. February 22, 2011 4:30 PM
    BlindObject said:

    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.

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12. February 22, 2011 4:35 PM
    

    princeton said:

    BlindObject said:

    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.

    Typically a permaban bans your IP. And unless your ISP is piss poor the IPs don't change that often.

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13. February 22, 2011 5:29 PM
    

    gooderguy said:

    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???

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14. February 22, 2011 5:43 PM
    ViNCiLiCiouS said:

    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.

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15. February 22, 2011 5:53 PM
    Chazz said:

    Download is 87.2MB for me through windows update x64 version. Prepping to install right now.

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16. February 22, 2011 6:46 PM
    

    PaulWuzHere said:

    Gotta say, little excited

    This will make fresh installs much easier!

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17. February 22, 2011 9:44 PM
    Lurker101 said:

    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.

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18. February 23, 2011 1:22 AM
    mbrinsley said:

    On one of my computers the download failed, because it did another one. 2nd try I did SP1 alone and it worked.

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19. February 23, 2011 9:33 AM
    LightHeart said:

    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.

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20. February 23, 2011 11:20 AM
    

    Burty117, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

    lurker101 said:

    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.

    Why?! I've had XP64 and compared to 764 its slower to respond, cannot multitask any where near as well and supports DX10,11 so I can fully utilise my GPU. Plus it boots up way faster and the Windows XP mode fixes any compatibilty issues (I use it for Nero 7) why not upgrade? or is there a particular reason you don't want to?

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21. February 23, 2011 11:27 AM
    fpsgamerJR62 said:

    Got it thru Windows Update this morning. File size was around 73 megs ( Windows 7 x64 ). Just left running by itself and after a reboot, my PC was ready to use. Not much visible changes, I guess most are under the hood.

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22. February 23, 2011 1:45 PM
    

    Trillionsin said:

    Princeton said:

    BlindObject said:

    So, uh, does this work with "Special versions" of Windows 7 that are found on torrent sites?

    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"

    No, it wont work on your special edition... and for the record, people will answer you here... personally I have no problem with that and ask questions in comments myself.

    I see no problem asking here, or there, or in the forums.

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23. February 23, 2011 8:28 PM
    

    tipstir, TS Ambassador, said:

    I have this installed on my ASUS Eee PC Netbook with Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit OC with ASHE and 2GB no issues..

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