Report: Windows 7 SP1 Release Pushed to Q4'10
Waiting for SP1 before jumping to Windows 7? It could still happen this year.
Now that Windows 7 has settled in inside consumer homes after the considerable marketing push from retail, attention is turning to Microsoft's next step in development – the first Service Pack.
Just to be extra safe, many IT professionals prefer to wait until at least the first Service Pack for a Windows version before implementing a new version of the OS into their departments. The reason is that the first massive wave of users will already have hit the OS to clear out any possible bugs and compatibility issues.
According to source of TechARP, Microsoft initially planned a 22-month development period for Windows 7 SP1 but is now looking to bump that up to a release sometime within 2010.
We've heard from various other sources that the updated target for SP1 is sometime this summer or fall, the TechARP's sources point to the last (presumably calendar) quarter of 2010. Such a release would put Windows 7's first service pack on a similar RTM-to-SP1 schedule that Windows XP and Windows Vista had.
While Microsoft hasn't detailed exactly what SP1 will bring, many expect it just to be a massive collection of the incremental patches and updates that are already presently available from Windows Update.
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don't care
+1, though when businesses get it that's when XP should finally start to lose a significant amount of users. Just my opinion.
Win 7 rocks w/o Service pack.SP Not needed so urgently
I can wait a bit more also for SP.
What the hell does Windows 7 need a service pack for? Seems fine to me?
good article till the unnecessary shot in the last paragraph...
If they try to hurry up the service pack it defeats the purpose of waiting -_-. Perhaps they realized this?
windows 7 pro so far has been working extremely well for me since my install on jan 1st.
the only complaint i had was at the beginning primarily due to the user interface but im used to it now more or less
Is this service pack free or do I have to pay for it.
Is this service pack free or do I have to pay for it.
free
The Service pack once installed will deduct $100 from your bank account. Thats what my cousin Yosi told me.
Anything to put XP to rest...
the vista sp had improvements not available in the incremental updates... recognition of ram was my big thing...
All aboard the gossip train!
Is this service pack free or do I have to pay for it.
It's not OSX where they release a new "version" every 1-2 years. It's windows... and contrary to popular belief, you actually pay less for more in the long run (service packs are free). Hell, how long did XP last again? 5-6 years?
Service packs have become marketing tools an are less important than they were years ago. Enterprise deployments just get the updates separately or from MSDN and do slipstream installs.
The Service pack once installed will deduct $100 from your bank account. Thats what my cousin Yosi told me.
lol.. you know Yosi too? Sweet!
No big deal. Windows 7 is working great already. SP1 would make it even better. Take your time Microsoft.
Windows 7 needs a service pack? Not for quality/stability issues for sure! I wish Mac OS X 10.6.2 was a care-free/beachball-free/fast/stable as Windows 7 has been for me out-of-the-box. Oh well. I guess it'd be nice to have the, what is it now, 19-or-so, Windows 7 essential updates in one package. Good job Microsoft, finally, good job.
It's not OSX where they release a new "version" every 1-2 years. It's windows... and contrary to popular belief, you actually pay less for more in the long run (service packs are free).
OSX updates are not just cumulative patches though. I would expect patches to be free.
So the big question is why Microsoft is rushing a service pack on a stable (compared to previous MS Operating Systems) platform.
I suspect the answer is related to a recent update Microsoft put out. The one they didn't force you to install, but should you so choose, interrogates your system for validity on an ongoing basis. What do you suppose the odds are that it is baked into the service pack?
I won't judge until I see what's in the release. If it's just a slipstream of the patches, meh. The M$ OS lead said they were doing more incremental releases as the future model when W7 was announced. As competitive as W7 is, if there's new useful features in SP1, that's a game changer IMHO.
SP1 will probably bring support for USB 3.0. At least that is my theory on why they are pushing its release earlier than planned.
What the hell does Windows 7 need a service pack for? Seems fine to me?
How about to fix the annoy 30 second desktop delay when you use a solid color desktop background?
What the hell does Windows 7 need a service pack for? Seems fine to me?
Windows 7 got a better start than any other version of windows, but still try to work with it in corporate environments with custom and old infrastructure. And don't forget the main reason...71033 update...
MS always planned to do SP1 for Win7/2008 Server R2 in 2010Q4. TechARP is just trolling for hits.
It will be nice to just have a single rollup rather than deal with incremental updates that may supersede one another.
who cares a service back is just a bunch of current security updates rolled into one really. if you use windows update there will be no reason to get it.
Do you all think it will have/solve better compatibility issues for PC games that still has compatibility issue for Windows 7?
Do you all think it will have/solve better compatibility issues for PC games that still has compatibility issue for Windows 7?
ever heard of XP mode?
ever heard of XP mode?
Course I have heard of it.
I know it could do it.
But, wont much help with games.
I'm sure you know it wont, for high end games.