It’s finally here, the first Windows 7 Service Pack. I am not in a rush to be a guinea pig so I think I will wait it out a few days or even a week to see what others are saying on various forums.
If you are ready to take the plunge here’s is what you need to do to update to SP1;
- Download SP1 via the Windows Update function, which downloads only what is necessary to bring your OS (Operating System) current. This will also avoid downloading patches which have previously been installed via Windows Update.
or
- You can download Windows 7 SP1 here.
I opted to wait a little bit before downloading just to see what happens. If you want to delay the automatic update, you can by using the Microsoft’s blocking tool. It prevents automatic installation of SP1 for a period of one year.
Notable Changes in Windows 7
Additional support for communication with third-party federation services
Additional support has been added to allow Windows 7 clients to effectively communicate with third-party identity federation services (those supporting the WS-Federation passive profile protocol). This change enhances platform interoperability, and improves the ability to communicate identity and authentication information between organizations.
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.
Corrected behavior when printing mixed-orientation XPS documents
Prior to the release of SP1, some customers have reported difficulty when printing mixed-orientation XPS documents (documents containing pages in both portrait and landscape orientation) using the XPS Viewer, resulting in all pages being printed entirely in either portrait or landscape mode. This issue has been addressed in SP1, allowing users to correctly print mixed-orientation documents using the XPS Viewer.
Read the entire list of changes in Windows 7.
Great info! I’m going to download service pack and will enjoy the improved features of Windows 7 service pack.
I’m going to wait and see if it needs tweaking and save myself some hassle.
Thanks for the heads up.
Sophia,
I would wait a week or so just to make sure there’s no major issues. I am reading a few forums and so far nothing major has been reported.
If i install ths sp1 will i be able to have windows 7 aero theme to show cuz right now my video card is so bad i only have basic and i hate ths theme
Dom,
You can visit the Microsoft forums to ask that exact question. I am not familiar with your configuration to know for sure if you will have an issue or not.
Well in a way its like SP3 for XP when you’ve got the OS as close to perfect as u can get it just release the patches in bundles and save sysadmins like myself some precious time. And 7 as a near perfect Windows IMO.
We are seeing a few customers with the error “fatal error C0000034….” which is caused from the upgrade to SP1. Found this link http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/1c9a7151-b48c-4a98-aae7-a4b82682ea8e/
which had a post by ‘thiswoot’ dated Friday, February 25, 2011 3:22 PM that helped us save the customer data and didn’t have to load fresh.
For whats its worth….
Mark,
Thanks for sharing this information. I am still not going to update to SP1 until the end of the month.
No problem…just an fyi, we have had 6 computers come to the shop for the exact fatal error I mentioned above! (4 today) good grief….
Mark,
That’s a good thing for business, but not for the customer.