Microsoft confirms Windows 7 SP1 RTM, released to OEMs today

F1FAN said:

i have the SP1 RTM, so does this mean i don't need to download the final release? And does this also mean it won't pop up on windows update to download?

If, when you right-click 'Computer' and go to Properties it says Windows 7 Service Pack 1 with nothing added after the '1' then it's the final.

See the first picture attached (click to enlarge).

* Click Start, type regedit and press Enter to open the Windows registry
* Navigate to the registry key – HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

If it looks like the attached picture #2 (click to enlarge) then it's the final SP1.

Rockfella said:

900 mbs???

The downloads are quite big, don't forget they include every update since day 1 plus whatever software improvements in the meanwhile.

I downloaded the ISO's and they are 903MB for the x64 and 537MB for the x86 version.

Guys,

Win7 is not in beta, but all updates past RTM will be included in SP2. A lot of updates before release of SP1 were marked SP1 when installed because they were part of SP1.

Once a KB becomes an official service pack file it will keep the same article number but will change file version.

This was the case for KB976932 Wave 0 was 6.1.7601.16562 RC flavor was 6.1.7601.17105 RTM 6.1.7601.17514. Same KB article.

sygnus21 said:

Hmmm. I thought it was coming sooner than that. I had planned to reinstall the OS around it. Guess I'll have to press on without it.

Early March is right, unfortunately for those waiting for the official release.

marcusj0015 said:

sorry, i can't remember what KB number it was,

i was reading a page about how Win8 will be Win 6.2 not 7.0 and i found the link that way,

let me look around.

i can't find it.

it was on that one website, with a lot of links arranged in lists.

idk. but i really want to find it.

Don't worry about it if you can't find it.