Windows 7 SP1 Beta Leaks to P2P; is Version 7601
Now the first real glimpse of SP1 is here as an early version of the software package has leaked into the internet's various P2P avenues. The build string of the leaked version is "6.1.7601.16537.amd64fre.win7.100327-0053" which indicates that it's a build from March 27.
GeekSmack has acquired a copy and grabbed a number of screenshots and reported that installation is drastically faster than the install process for any of the Service Packs for Windows Vista.
Of course, we don't recommend anyone to download Windows-critical software that doesn't come from Microsoft. Find it and try it at your own risk, and never on a primary-use computer.
Images from GeekSmack.
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Its not Tom's, it's GeekSmack's.
Equally important, downloading this is akin to downloading the Catalyst 10.5 alpha. It doesn't really make sense to me. (People report that video acceleration is causing BSODs or Lock-ups, although apparently it improves gaming.)
Well. considering that it doesn't include much of anything that isn't already on Windows Update now, that's not really surprising at all.
If you're one of those guys who just waits for the first service pack it sounds like there's nothing to see here. In which case I think you need to either go for it now and just run the usual updates (which is apparently mostly all this is) or wait till SP2 if it's more major.
So that fact that is small is due to the lack of updates since 7 came out.
They really don't need a SP at all except to force companies to start using 7.
Ah, wait, never mind, apparently it's a bug from upgrading from Windows Vista SP2. Interesting.
That's a very interesting sounding bug. Course, I've never done an upgrade like that though.
I mean, really, are you going to trust some random person who could have put badware on your system?
Agreed. Easy way to get root-kits in your system. Unless its a cloneDVD copy, and well rated by other users, I wouldn't touch it. That said, up until last week I was stil using the RC, which was rock stable in and of itself. No change with upgrade to RTM. Don't really see a need for the SP1. Unless, of course, they bring back the Vista DreamScapes that were available in the Ultimate version (you know, the cool background that moves - not really movies, but say, showing the earth slowly rotation on its orbit). I know its just frills and eye candy, but since everything else about 7 is rock solid, might as well get some eye candy.
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It would be nice, but I doubt it. They said this is just a round up of all the updates available through Windows Update.