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I get the "continue" button, not a download button, and it asks to verify my windows.
You're right...
Windows 7 SP1 is out
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Re: Windows 7 SP1 is out
#32I think we may have some history in the making here. This is the first SP1 for an MS OS release that I have no interest in installing. I probably will at some point, but my system is running so well that w/o new features I fail to see what the upside can be. Who would've thunk anyone would say about Windows... "No need for SP1. The original version is working like a charm."
...and so how are they going to buy the next version of the operation system in a years time? I had this with Win XP - I prob used it for 8 years+. Vista was no reason to upgrade. Then I discovered OSX and made the switch over to Mac.
Same here.
Then I discovered Windows 7 and switched back to PC.
Re: Windows 7 SP1 is out
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What kind of new features are you looking for?
They could do something that my Windows folder doesn't eat up 30GB of my SSD disk. Or do something like an app store where all applications get updated in a uniform manner. They could make the backup program usable. There is so much that could be done. Sometimes I wonder what the 50000 (just a guess) or so people in Redmond do.
I'd appreciate a denewbified Aero theme myself--less 'roundy' and 'bubbly' and more slick.
Re: Windows 7 SP1 is out
#34Does anyone have a link to actual release notes from SP1? I followed about 10 links, downloaded a *.doc that the microsoft site led me to believe had release notes, which actually only contained links back to the page I downloaded the doc from. Helpful site design.
I just did the same and somehow ended up back at the page linked to in this submission... edit: okay, just got to the same document you did. Apparently microsoft considers 'release notes' to be 'notes about the process of releasing' which that document will have when there are any, rather than notes about the release itself, aka the Service Pack. There is another file on that link called 'Notable Changes in Windows 7…
Seeing as these are not major notable changes, what seems most likely?
1) They released a SP as a milestone because it was 'about time'
2) They released a SP as a rollup to bring everyone to the same page
3) They need to push the HDMI audio updates extra hard...?
Re: Windows 7 SP1 is out
#35Just installed SP1 on 64bit professional. Went smoothly in 20 mins. Freed up 7GB of diskspace on my SSD. Nice!
Now THIS is interesting. Seriously? Do you know where the fat was cut?
Re: Windows 7 SP1 is out
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I think he's asking for a direct link that doesn't require you to go through the Windows validation requested in the link. That validation requires you download via a Windows PC.
Yes, I am asking about a normal download link. I really don't get why they continue, years after Mr. Gates's memo, to make it so hard to download anything. The OS checks its validity, why worry about the updates?
Re: Windows 7 SP1 is out
#37I think we may have some history in the making here. This is the first SP1 for an MS OS release that I have no interest in installing. I probably will at some point, but my system is running so well that w/o new features I fail to see what the upside can be. Who would've thunk anyone would say about Windows... "No need for SP1. The original version is working like a charm."
Well, TBH, Win7 is really Vista SP4.
Not by a mile. Windows 7 literally beats Vista to death -- it's a lot snappier and (to me, anyway) a lot more stable.
Let's not forget that it actually runs in 512 MB of RAM, and I can attest to this. I'm an OS X guy by trade and employment, but Windows 7 I can actually tolerate (which blows my mind, really).
Re: Windows 7 SP1 is out
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Well, TBH, Win7 is really Vista SP4.
Not by a mile. Windows 7 literally beats Vista to death -- it's a lot snappier and (to me, anyway) a lot more stable. Let's not forget that it actually runs in 512 MB of RAM, and I can attest to this. I'm an OS X guy by trade and employment, but Windows 7 I can actually tolerate (which blows my mind, really).
More stable = a service pack.
UAC, WPF, etc - all the new stuff - was added in Vista.
Re: Windows 7 SP1 is out
#39Does anyone have a link to actual release notes from SP1? I followed about 10 links, downloaded a *.doc that the microsoft site led me to believe had release notes, which actually only contained links back to the page I downloaded the doc from. Helpful site design.
5 clicks after hitting the 'release notes portal' you can find: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=...
Why do they want me to download the release notes?
Can't they just show them to me? In their own page, or, if they somehow need to be Word docs, using the Office web tools?
Re: Windows 7 SP1 is out
#40I think we may have some history in the making here. This is the first SP1 for an MS OS release that I have no interest in installing. I probably will at some point, but my system is running so well that w/o new features I fail to see what the upside can be. Who would've thunk anyone would say about Windows... "No need for SP1. The original version is working like a charm."
The changes in Windows Server 2008 SP2 (which is concurrent with Win 7 SP1) to support virtualization are a Big Deal for organizations that are using virtualization... there's some very substantial stuff in there, but for the rest of us, it's a snoozer.