Microsoft has been leaking like a sieve in recent years and now Windows 8 Beta are reporting that the release candidate for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, build number 7601.17105.100929-1730 has leaked to the web.
The service pack, which is also applicable to Windows Server 2008 R2, is usually the milestone after the implementation of which businesses move their systems over to a new operating system from Microsoft.
The file details are…
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RC x86
BUILD: 7601.17105.100929-1730
FILE:Windows6.1-KB976932-x86-INTL.exe
SIZE: 353,458,408 byte
SHA-1: 8752FC227921995170E1AA6556C476EFDCD8A7D6
MD5: 5BF2AA8D339A036659ABF530932D9F52
CRC: 7808E98BWindows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 RC x64
BUILD: 7601.17105.100929-1730
FILE: Windows6.1-KB976932-X64-INTL.exe
SIZE: 644,616,752 byte
SHA-1: B8E8935D782599B977D3D0FF15D8B3B539CA39C8
MD5: 59BA49FE307B89C20EBBE8D4C95622B0
CRC: 5329BB53
There’s no major new functionality in Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 so there should be no need to rush to download it. Besides adding support for a couple of technologies including USB3 it’s simply a roll-up of existing patches that have been available from Windows Update for some time.
We would also not recommend installing beta software or indeed any software that you can download from a torrent site. These programs are often modified by virus and malware writers to carry a hidden payload.
The final release of Service Pack 1 should come in the first quarter of 2011.
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