What can you do if the Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Update fails? The answer depends largely on the error code that you see directly on the screen or in the Windows event log. Regardless of that code, it is still possible to try two generic fixes before you try to find a solution for [...]

Categories: troubleshooting, Windows

There have not been many complaints yet from users who have installed the service pack update on their Windows PCs. Still, there are always some cases where users want to uninstall the update again, likely because it is causing instabilities or other problems on the system that were not experienced before. Those users need to [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

Microsoft has just released the first service pack for the Windows 7 operating system. The update, which has been made available earlier this month to OEM partners and MSDN and Technet subscribers is now available for all Windows 7 users. Users have the option to download the Windows 7 Service Pack from Microsoft’s Download Center [...]

Categories: Windows

The first service pack for Microsoft’s operating system Windows 7, known as Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1, is just around the corner for all users of the operating system. Microsoft shipped the service pack first to its OEM partners before making it available to subscribers of its MSDN or Technet service [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Microsoft is now offering official downloads for the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 release candidates, after both release candidates leaked to the Internet earlier on this week. The release candidates are provided for It professionals, tech enthusiasts and developers who need to test the “service pack in their organization or [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

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 [...]

Categories: Microsoft

Installing Windows 7 Service Pack 1 seems, on the face of it, much less hassle than with service packs for previous editions of Windows as I discovered today while testing the beta. Here are a selection of screenshots of the service pack, the easy install process and the end result.

Categories: Microsoft, Windows

I blogged yesterday about the first leak of a Windows 7 Service Pack beta over at our sister site Windows7news.com and noticed that the service pack has now made its way on various Bittorrent websites and (very) likely other distribution platforms as well. Windows 7 users thinking about downloading and installing the beta should carefully [...]

Categories: Windows

The Windows 7 operating system is for the most part a stable and reliable operating system. It is that stable that several companies decided to make the switch to it without waiting for the release of Windows 7 Service Pack 1. Many companies and system administrators waited until the first service pack was released before [...]

Categories: Microsoft, Windows