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Windows 7: No plans for Windows 7 SP2
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24 Oct 2012
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32bit: XP, Win7 H.P. / 64bit: 2008R2, Win7 Pro, Ultimate / Several flavors of Linux Denver, Colorado |
No plans for Windows 7 SP2
The Register is reporting an "exclusive": Quote: Sources close to Microsoft's sustained engineering team, which builds and releases service packs, have told The Register there are no plans for a second Windows 7 SP – breaking precedent on the normal cycle of updating Windows.
Instead, Microsoft will keep updating Windows 7 using patches released each month until support for Windows 7 comes to an end. That date is currently slated for 24 months after the most current SP – that’s SP1, which was released in February 2011 – and would put end of life at February 2013. Source: Microsoft has no plans for a second Windows 7 Service Pack ? The Register
Somehow that date doesn't look right...
Regards,
GEWB
Last edited by Brink; 24 Oct 2012 at 10:34 AM..
Reason: fixed format
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number (5 different computers booting up to 12 systems)
OS 32bit: XP, Win7 H.P. / 64bit: 2008R2, Win7 Pro, Ultimate / Several flavors of Linux
System Manufacturer/Model Number ASUSTek Computer Inc. - K42JP
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Core i5-M560
Motherboard ASUS
Memory 8GB DDR3
Graphics Card ATI RADEON HD 6570M - 2GB
Sound Card SRS Sorround Sound
Hard Drives Seagate 500GB
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24 Oct 2012
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#3 | |
Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit At home. |
"...pushing customers towards the completely new Windows 8." More like pushing customers away from Microsnot. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card On board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2207h
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use)
PSU Corsair HX750w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2
Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Hard Drives Samsun 128GB 840 Pro
Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB
Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB
Internet Speed fair to middlin'
Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free)
Browser IE9
Other Info LSI 9211-8i SATA III controller card (eight more SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Combo - 3 Ports USB 3.0 Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Combo Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Logitech 5.1 speaker system, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer,
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24 Oct 2012
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 Within the radius of 25 miles from LA. |
Seven is so good that it does not need a new service pack. It's a shame that Windows 8 beats 7 in performance benchmarks according to many review sites. Hope MS could provide an update that improves Windows 7 performance. | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Optiplex SX270, Lenovo Z470
OS Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
CPU Intel® Pentium® 4 @ 2.26 GHz, Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20 GH
Motherboard Dell, Lenovo
Memory 512MB Dual channel DDR SDRAM @ 400MHz 2.5-3-3-7, 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel 82865G, Nvidia GeForce 520M Graphics
Sound Card SoundMax Integrated Audio, Integrated HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays LG W1952
Screen Resolution 1440x900, 1366 x 768
Keyboard Dell SK-8125 USB Keyboard
Mouse Dell PS/2 2 button ball mouse with wheel scroll
PSU Dell 145 Watt, Lenovo 120 Watt Power Adapter
Case Optiplex SX270 Small Form Factor, Laptop
Cooling Dell Proprietary Air Cooling, Stock laptop cooling
Hard Drives 40 GB 2.5" IDE 4200 RPM HDD, 500 GB 5400 RPM Sata 1.5 + 32 GB SSD
Internet Speed 10 Mbit down / 1 kbps up Road Runner Cable
Antivirus MSE, Malwarebytes Scanner
Browser Internet Explorer 10
Other Info Running Windows Server 2012 Datacenter on a virtural machine to run Metro Apps.
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24 Oct 2012
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit ohio |
Quote: Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald  "...pushing customers towards the completely new Windows 8." More like pushing customers away from Microsnot.
Agreed  | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU i7-2600k
Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Deluxe
Memory Corsair Vengence 8GB
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 570 HD
PSU Corsair Gaming GS800
Case HAF X
Cooling Corsair H70
Hard Drives 1 TB HDD
500 GB HDD
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24 Oct 2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by theveterans Seven is so good that it does not need a new service pack. It's a shame that Windows 8 beats 7 in performance benchmarks according to many review sites. Hope MS could provide an update that improves Windows 7 performance. Yep, I've never had a problem with Windows 7. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number (custom shop build)
OS Win7 Pro x64 sp1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 965 @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte Technology EX58-UD5
Memory 6.00 GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Hanns-G 19"
Screen Resolution 1280 1034 (native)
Hard Drives (1) ST3500320AS ATA Device
(2) ST3500320AS ATA Device
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24 Oct 2012
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#7 | |
Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center 64bit Covington, La |
Here's how SP affects the product support. When a SP is issued the previous version is only supported for 24 Months. Since Windows 7 SP1 was issued in 2011, Windows 7 without SP1 will not be supported after 4/9/2013. For now Windows 7 SP1 will be supported until 2020 unless there is a SP2 and then SP1 will be supported for 24 Months after SP2 is released.
Jim  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center 64bit
CPU Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard ASUS M5A99X EVO
Memory Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
Graphics Card MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech K120
Mouse Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
PSU Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
Case Corsair 400R
Cooling Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
Hard Drives Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
Internet Speed 15MB
Antivirus Norton IS 2012, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser IE-10, FF-19
Other Info APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program, Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem. Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer, Epson V300 Scanner
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24 Oct 2012
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#8 | |
32bit: XP, Win7 H.P. / 64bit: 2008R2, Win7 Pro, Ultimate / Several flavors of Linux Denver, Colorado |
Quote: Originally Posted by Phone Man Here's how SP affects the product support. When a SP is issued the previous version is only supported for 24 Months. Since Windows 7 SP1 was issued in 2011, Windows 7 without SP1 will not be supported after 4/9/2013. For now Windows 7 SP1 will be supported until 2020 unless there is a SP2 and then SP1 will be supported for 24 Months after SP2 is released.
Jim Ah ha!
Thanks, Jim, I needed that.
Regards,
GEWB | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number (5 different computers booting up to 12 systems)
OS 32bit: XP, Win7 H.P. / 64bit: 2008R2, Win7 Pro, Ultimate / Several flavors of Linux
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24 Oct 2012
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 Service Pack 1 - Linux Mint Mate 14 x64 East Midlands |
Microsoft will realise they will need to release a SP2 for Windows 7, when many Desktop users do not migrate to the Windows 8 operating system, and people start to forget to install individual updates released every month, and then complain to Microsoft about the performance and security issues found within their Windows 7 installation. | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion dm1 Notebook PC
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x86 Service Pack 1 - Linux Mint Mate 14 x64
CPU AMD E-450 APU (64-Bit) @ 1.65GHz Dual-Core
Motherboard HP 3387 36.0A (Socket FT1)
Memory 4GB DDR3 @ 676MHz
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6320 Graphics
Sound Card Beats Audio - IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
Monitor(s) Displays LCD HP Monitor
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 @ 60Hz
Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Synaptics TouchPad V 7.5/Logitech USB Wireless
PSU Microsoft Composite Battery - ACPI
Case HP
Cooling HP Cool Sense
Hard Drives 500GB - SATA Hitachi HTS547550A9E384
Internet Speed 24.0 Mbps
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Opera
Other Info NIC - Broadcom 4313GN 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
Belkin Black Laptop Cooling Stand
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24 Oct 2012
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#10 | |
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Win 7 will be like XP because business are using it and trust it. Win 7 will be around for a long time. I hate Win 8. Literally hate it. I have never felt that way about an operating system. I use Kubuntu most of the time now and I am no MicroSoft hater. I like a lot of things they are doing. Skydrive is great even though it's mostly a dropbox ripoff, and I like what they are doing with office online. I also really like the business feel to outlook.com, but Win 8 is terrible. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Samsung rv520
OS Windows Seven, Ubuntu
CPU Intel
Graphics Card Intel
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