Countdown to Win7 SP1

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Cyberwolf

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Sorry couldn't resist...People will go stir crazy...Not much for Non-TechNet people to look forward to except the actual Retail release.

Sooo...I thought I'd start a thread about SP1. :p
 

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Cyberwolf said:
Sorry couldn't resist...People will go stir crazy...Not much for Non-TechNet people to look forward to except the actual Retail release.

Sooo...I thought I'd start a thread about SP1. :p
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There's not really much (yet) that I can see for Microsoft to fix, but there are bound to be some things. Most first Service Packs are usually nothing more than a consolidation of previously released patches.

But Seven is just so dang good, it's (I think) the first Windows Beta ever that people have been using as their primary OS. If the BETA/RC is that good, surely the final will be spectacular.

Me, I'm leaning towards Microsoft adding new features and such with the SP1 that didn't make it into the final release...
 

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Virtual Machine
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Windows 7 Professional 32-bit SP1
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AMD A4/A6
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Intel Corporation 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
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3.00GB EDO
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VMware SVGA 3D
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High Definition Audio Device
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Generic Non-PnP Monitor on VMware SVGA 3D
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Kaspersky Total Security
My version of the RC has the chkdsk /r bug - ran it until it sucked up all my RAM.
If they haven't fixed it for the RTM, then there's a prime candidate for SP1

8% through the TechNet download for x64 RTM - 15 1/2 hours remaining!!!
 

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Home built (x64), Lenovo x61s Tablet, Samsung Netbook
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Win7 x64 + x86
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Intel i7 920, other Intel chips, and the Atom in the netbook
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Asus P6T Deluxe
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12 gB; 4 gB Lenovo; 1 gB Samsung netbook
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32" Sharp Aquos TV
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Dzomlija said:
There's not really much (yet) that I can see for Microsoft to fix, but there are bound to be some things. Most first Service Packs are usually nothing more than a consolidation of previously released patches.

But Seven is just so dang good, it's (I think) the first Windows Beta ever that people have been using as their primary OS. If the BETA/RC is that good, surely the final will be spectacular.

Me, I'm leaning towards Microsoft adding new features and such with the SP1 that didn't make it into the final release...
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True but i have a feeling they want to get out a service pack A.S.A.P because of the people who won't upgrade untill the first service pack.
 

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Win 7
I believe Windows 7 SP1 will be one of the most uneventful service pack releases ever.
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
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Intel Core i5-2500K
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Gigabyte P67X-UD3-B3
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Corsair 650W
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Dzomlija said:
There's not really much (yet) that I can see for Microsoft to fix, but there are bound to be some things. Most first Service Packs are usually nothing more than a consolidation of previously released patches.

But Seven is just so dang good, it's (I think) the first Windows Beta ever that people have been using as their primary OS. If the BETA/RC is that good, surely the final will be spectacular.

Me, I'm leaning towards Microsoft adding new features and such with the SP1 that didn't make it into the final release...
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Quoted For the truth.

I did not experience anything bad in Windows Seven in my daily interactions (Primary OS) with it. Everything just worked for me after installation.

I hope the SP 1 will include stuff that will make '7' shine more.

Dang, '7' is just that good (at least for me). :D
 

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Windows 7; Windows Vista
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P4 3.0 Prescott Core with Ninja Scythe Heat Sink
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GA-8I945P-Pro
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nvidia 6600
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They had better fix that 'octal' mode register-display, in Calculator... :D

SP1 should come quickly because lotsa businesses won't upgrade until it arrives.

MS knows this - the attitude has been around forever.
 

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XP_Pro, W7_7201, W7RC.vhd, SciLinux5.3, Fedora12, Fedora9_2x, OpenSolaris_09-06
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Yes
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Realtek something
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1 + 1 = 10b,
7 + 7 = 16o,
a + b = 15h.
They'll leave it just long enough so it doesn't look like an obvious marketing ploy.

Then all the retail dvd's people bought will be redundant as they go in search of the integrated 7 SP1 .iso.
 

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    2x8gb 3200mhz
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    pure power 11 400w cm
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    Coolermaster
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Cyberwolf said:
Sorry couldn't resist...People will go stir crazy...Not much for Non-TechNet people to look forward to except the actual Retail release.

Sooo...I thought I'd start a thread about SP1. :p
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Quick question . . . so, are you TechNet subscribers essentially receiving a copy of Win7 Ultimate RTM without time limits or restrictions for the cost of your yearly subscription?

Do they let you use new versions of Office after its release, as well?

Thank you.
 

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Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q894
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Win 8.1 Pro
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Intel® Core™ i7-740QM processor
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8 GB
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NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M
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2
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1680x945 & 1920x1080
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Cable
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Excellent desktop replacement for work & gaming.
TBolt said:
Quick question . . . so, are you TechNet subscribers essentially receiving a copy of Win7 Ultimate RTM without time limits or restrictions for the cost of your yearly subscription?

Do they let you use new versions of Office after its release, as well?

Thank you.
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You get to evaluate every single Microsoft product including Operating systems, Servers, Office Applications, etc... No time restrictions as long as they are used in accordance with the licensing terms.
 

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Built Myself
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Windows 7 7600.16384 x64
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Intel Core i7 OC'd to 3.20 GHz
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Gigabyte
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6GB GSkillz Triple Channel DDR3 OC'd to 1600 MHz
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X-Fi Platinum
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Dual 2001FWP
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System - Dual 150GB Raptors Raid0
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Saitek
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logitech MX 10000
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30 mb/s
hehehe I'm sure you guys are in a real rush to uninstall those evaluation copies.
 

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8 GB
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NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M
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Excellent desktop replacement for work & gaming.
Section9 said:
Quoted For the truth.

I did not experience anything bad in Windows Seven in my daily interactions (Primary OS) with it. Everything just worked for me after installation.

I hope the SP 1 will include stuff that will make '7' shine more.

Dang, '7' is just that good (at least for me). :D
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i don' t know in my universe Windows 7 has it's usual sh*tload of bugs.
Either bad driver interaction, or just plain: reboot to get it working again.
Especially waking from sleep the gentle giant doesn't take to too well.
Half of the running programs come up messed up, or the system just crawls to a standstill. Or it just wakes up all sunny and happy. Bit of a hit and miss there

And why do i have to change my audioendpoints from speakers to digital, play a bit, switch back to speakers to avoid only 1 channel working?

And, and ,and. The list is long.
 

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me and myself
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vista x64/ win 7 x64
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phenom 9950 BE
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ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
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8 gb
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nvidia gts 250
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realtek HD onboard
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dual hd 19" tft
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1440x900
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2 x 500 gb WDC
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usb wireless MS laser 6000
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SIW2 said:
They'll leave it just long enough so it doesn't look like an obvious marketing ploy.

Then all the retail dvd's people bought will be redundant as they go in search of the integrated 7 SP1 .iso.
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What would be great would be if I could download said ISO from Microsoft at the appropriate time, burn it to disc or USB and then just put it in the box with my retail dvd and use my serial Number.

Whenever a service pack came out for XP, I used it as the opportunity to download the standalone installer, install XP and the SP and then do a clean install from there. - If microsoft could make that even easier for me that would be great! :)
 

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Lenovo
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Windows 7 Professional 64bit
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Intel Core Quad 9550
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Mobile Intel QM87 Express Chipset
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16GB factory installed
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NVIDIA Quadro K2100M
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Onboard
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Apple iMac 27" display
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2560 x 1440
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160gb factory fitted ssd
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SP1 = Q1/Q2 2010, so start counting down :)
 

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Intel Q9450 @3608mhz (8x451)
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SoundMAX ADI1988B (X-FI MB)
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2x Seagate ST3500630NS in RAID0
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Thermaltake Toughpower 750W
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Thermaltake
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Logitech G15 v2
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Razer DeathAdder
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FTTH 50/50 (dualstack IPv4 & native IPv6)
SoLoR said:
SP1 = Q1/Q2 2010, so start counting down :)
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Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Hold, Hold, Hold....

(Paraphrased from NASA experiences...) :D
 

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1 + 1 = 10b,
7 + 7 = 16o,
a + b = 15h.
petrossa said:
i don' t know in my universe Windows 7 has it's usual sh*tload of bugs.
Either bad driver interaction, or just plain: reboot to get it working again.
Especially waking from sleep the gentle giant doesn't take to too well.
Half of the running programs come up messed up, or the system just crawls to a standstill. Or it just wakes up all sunny and happy. Bit of a hit and miss there

And why do i have to change my audioendpoints from speakers to digital, play a bit, switch back to speakers to avoid only 1 channel working?

And, and ,and. The list is long.
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I'm sorry to hear about your experience with Windows 7.

I installed Windows 7 on a 5 year old pc and except for the SATA / Raid Controller, everything else is fine.

Oh, I just fumbled around with synchronising my PDA with Bluetooth, Drivers were not installing and having problems, but I kinda let Windows searched for the drivers and it worked.
:(

I know I can't expect it to be perfect as most of my stuff are legacy devices, but I'm overall happy with the outcome. ;)
 

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OS
Windows 7; Windows Vista
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P4 3.0 Prescott Core with Ninja Scythe Heat Sink
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GA-8I945P-Pro
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2 GB Kingston
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nvidia 6600
Sound Card
ac 97' on board
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17" LCD
Screen Resolution
1280x 1024
Hard Drives
3 IDE
1 SATA
PSU
ODIN by Gigabyte 550 Watts
Case
Thermaltake ARMOR (Full tower casing)
Cooling
Air cool
Keyboard
X6 Sidewinder
Mouse
Razer Diamond Back
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BroadBand
Section9 said:
I'm sorry to hear about your experience with Windows 7.
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after suffering win 1 through to win 7 releases one gets used to it. Kinda fun, like see the differences puzzle :D
 

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me and myself
OS
vista x64/ win 7 x64
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phenom 9950 BE
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ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
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8 gb
Graphics Card(s)
nvidia gts 250
Sound Card
realtek HD onboard
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dual hd 19" tft
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
2 x 500 gb WDC
1 x 500 gb Seagate
1 x 1000 gb Seagate
1 80 gb raptor
1 usb 160 gb
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standard issue
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logitech g11
Mouse
usb wireless MS laser 6000
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petrossa said:
after suffering win 1 through to win 7 releases one gets used to it. Kinda fun, like see the differences puzzle :D
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IM getting a little bored of petrossa's negative comments on every thread of late. .....yawns!! :sleepy:
 

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vista Ultimate 64bit/Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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Intel core2 Quad Q9550/2.83GHz
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Asus P5Q
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NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
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M-Audio delta 2496
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Samsung SyncMaster 226
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1680x1050
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seagate 650Gig western digital 1tb
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CoolerMaster
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Apple
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Logitec
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16meg
ambrose said:
IM getting a little bored of petrossa's negative comments on every thread of late. .....yawns!! :sleepy:
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that's what the scale is for :) Upper left, don't forget to elave a comment. Or put me on the ignore list. Problem solved.
 

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me and myself
OS
vista x64/ win 7 x64
CPU
phenom 9950 BE
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ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
Memory
8 gb
Graphics Card(s)
nvidia gts 250
Sound Card
realtek HD onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
dual hd 19" tft
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
2 x 500 gb WDC
1 x 500 gb Seagate
1 x 1000 gb Seagate
1 80 gb raptor
1 usb 160 gb
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standard issue
Keyboard
logitech g11
Mouse
usb wireless MS laser 6000
Internet Speed
18 mb (according to my provider :)
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