Windows 7: Windows 7 first Service Pack

Windows 7 is not perfect (not saying you said it was), service packs are to be expected even if its only one, think of it this way.



With service packs it is like all the previous updates in one right? Thus the reason SP2 for Vista required SP1, because it didn't have all the updates between SP0 and SP1. Otherwise it would be a 1gb+ Service pack which no one wants.

Service packs in my opinion are not only about fixing problems, but also improving performance beyond that of the original design. Just saying.

Dec 21, 2012.

Exactly. There is no linear correlation between the number of service packs and the supposed "quality" of any given release. Over the years, MS has oscillated between pledges to release SPs on a timed schedule (win2k), promising to only include fixes - not changes (win2k3SP2), changing so many things that the SP came close to being called a "second edition" (WinXPSP2)... and so on.

In reality, the timing is driven by factors such as the need to collapse notable improvements wrought in their LDR code branch into the GDR releases, the potential size of a given update, synchronisation with the equivalent "server" branch, and the need to lay the groundwork for an upcoming big app release (SQL or Exchange usually).

In other words, it's got sod-all link to some perceived "quality" of the OS. Vista was an excellent OS, and the vast majority of it lives under the hood of Windows 7, this time with greater support from 3rd-party driver developers who've also been impacted by the downturn to the point where they're keen to pick up their game and thus sell more.

WinNT4 had 6.5 service packs. Vista had 2 and is highly unlikely to see a third. Does that make it ~3 times better?

But look at what all they had to fix with Vista. JMO. Fabe

well said!

2000 - SP4
XP - SP 3
Vista - SP2

Coincidence?

+1

Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on August 6th and to public on October 22nd and now it seems that Microsoft has started working on the first Service pack for Windows 7.
Rafael @ Within Windows has found something interesting regarding SP1 for Windows 7.


Similar to previous external beta service pack rollouts, Microsoft has enabled – via updates you already installed – a beta 'candidacy check' within its Windows Update software.
Just like Windows Vista, a registry key and value pair need to be added prior to being authorized to download the new software.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Win7SP1
Value: SPORTM (REG_SZ)
Data: Unknown (likely a server-side checked GUID)

The external Windows 7 SP1 testing should commence soon, if it hasn't already.

if it aint broke fix it till it is!