Thursday, February 24, 2011

WINDOWS 7 AND WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 SERVICE PACK 1 HAS BEEN RELEASED

                                     Microsoft has released the first official service pack for Windows 7 today (23 -Feb- 2011). This update includes previously released security, performance, and stability updates for Windows 7. SP1 also includes new improvements to features and services in Windows 7, such as improved reliability when connecting to HDMI audio devices, printing using the XPS Viewer, and restoring previous folders in Windows Explorer after restarting and more.
                      Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 includes RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory which provides customers with the ability to take advantage of enhanced server and desktop virtualization.

                      Languages availabe are Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional – Hong Kong), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.


How to get SP1

                         The recommended (and easiest) way to get SP1 is to turn on automatic updating in Windows Update in Control Panel, and wait for Windows 7 to notify you that SP1 is ready to install. It takes about 30 minutes to install, and you'll need to restart your computer about halfway through the installation.

To check if Windows 7 SP1 is already installed,
  •       Click the Start button > right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
  •       If Service Pack 1 is listed under Windows edition, SP1 is already installed on your computer.

The Next way is to download the from the Microsoft Download Center. Use this link to download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c3202ce6-4056-4059-8a1b-3a9b77cdfdda&displaylang=en


Disk Space Requirement :
 
Windows Update
  •       x86-based (32-bit): 750 MB
  •       x64-based (64-bit): 1050 MB

Downloading SP1 from the Microsoft website
  •           x86-based (32-bit): 4100 MB 
  •       x64-based (64-bit): 7400 MB

Installing SP1 using an installation DVD
  •     x86-based (32-bit): 4100 MB
  •     x64-based (64-bit): 7400 MB

Notes :
1. If u have already installed Beta of SP1, you should uninstall it before Installing RTM
2. Installing SP1 needs a Genuine Windows Validation.

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