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Windows 7 - Is the Windows SP1 worth of installing? |
11-25-2011
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#1 | |
Dual Booting Windows 7 64-Bit Ultimate Edition and Fedora 16. |
Is the Windows SP1 worth of installing?
I installed the SP1 when it was released.
I experienced several problems regarding compatibility with programs.
As the question states I want to know that should I upgrade to SP1 now that new updates have come?
YBL.
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number AMD _(Assembled)_
OS Dual Booting Windows 7 64-Bit Ultimate Edition and Fedora 16.
CPU AMD Phenom X4 925
Motherboard MSI 785g-E53
Memory 4gb DDR3 G.skill RipJaws
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 6770
Sound Card Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays Dell IN2020M LED
Screen Resolution 1600*900 20"
Keyboard Logitech K100
Mouse Razor Death Adder v2 3500 dPi (Razer Goliathus Pad)
PSU Cooler Master
Case Cooler Master
Cooling Cooler Master
Hard Drives Seagate 500 Gibs
External 320 Gb Western Digital(Got Glitchy)
Internet Speed Back to college Internet with Cyberroam X|
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11-25-2011
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#2 | |
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i installed it.. but got the same question myself so ...  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built
OS Windows 7
CPU Intel Pentium e5200 @2.50ghz
Motherboard Intel Corporation DG41wv
Memory 4.0gb DDr3
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5450
Sound Card High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays DELL E170S
Screen Resolution 1280x1024 pixels
Mouse A4Tech Q4-500
Hard Drives 488GB WD
Internet Speed 512 kbps
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11-25-2011
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Hello guys,
Yes, I believe that it's worth installing the SP1 for the updates and patches that it provides. You might see if this may help for any other details and FAQs though. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 FAQs, installation issues and helpful links | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd)
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium
Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Corsair Obsidian 800D
Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM
Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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11-25-2011
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#4 | |
Dual Booting Windows 7 64-Bit Ultimate Edition and Fedora 16. |
Ah! thanks.
But, this makes me ask another question, is the RTM final release different/better than the (i dont know) first release?
*reading the post*
YBL | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number AMD _(Assembled)_
OS Dual Booting Windows 7 64-Bit Ultimate Edition and Fedora 16.
CPU AMD Phenom X4 925
Motherboard MSI 785g-E53
Memory 4gb DDR3 G.skill RipJaws
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 6770
Sound Card Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays Dell IN2020M LED
Screen Resolution 1600*900 20"
Keyboard Logitech K100
Mouse Razor Death Adder v2 3500 dPi (Razer Goliathus Pad)
PSU Cooler Master
Case Cooler Master
Cooling Cooler Master
Hard Drives Seagate 500 Gibs
External 320 Gb Western Digital(Got Glitchy)
Internet Speed Back to college Internet with Cyberroam X|
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11-25-2011
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#5 | |
Dual Booting Windows 7 64-Bit Ultimate Edition and Fedora 16. |
Quote: Originally Posted by koolkat77  i installed it.. but got the same question myself so ... I got several issues with programs, I think/expect that it was because of the new programs were not yet fully compatible with SP1 ?!? and that now all programs would have fixed those issues.
YBL | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number AMD _(Assembled)_
OS Dual Booting Windows 7 64-Bit Ultimate Edition and Fedora 16.
CPU AMD Phenom X4 925
Motherboard MSI 785g-E53
Memory 4gb DDR3 G.skill RipJaws
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 6770
Sound Card Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays Dell IN2020M LED
Screen Resolution 1600*900 20"
Keyboard Logitech K100
Mouse Razor Death Adder v2 3500 dPi (Razer Goliathus Pad)
PSU Cooler Master
Case Cooler Master
Cooling Cooler Master
Hard Drives Seagate 500 Gibs
External 320 Gb Western Digital(Got Glitchy)
Internet Speed Back to college Internet with Cyberroam X|
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11-25-2011
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Quote: Originally Posted by youllbelost Ah! thanks.
But, this makes me ask another question, is the RTM final release different/better than the (i dont know) first release?
*reading the post*
YBL The current and only SP1 available is the RTM final release. It is one in the same. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd)
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium
Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Corsair Obsidian 800D
Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM
Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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11-25-2011
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#7 | |
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If you don't have Service Pack then you don't have Windows 7 as it exists now.
It's like an overhaul of a car engine - it becomes the engine.
Users once avoided XP SP3 because it was thought to have issues - now we don't even want to use an XP installer without it because it's XP's last link to modernity. | | My System Specs | | |
11-25-2011
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit |
Never download and install any preview, beta or similar versions of a new service pack, unless you're willing to be a guinea pig.
Always wait for the final (RTM) release. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom-built
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, overclocked to 2.7GHz
Motherboard Asus PL5D2
Memory 3GB DDR2-667 (2x1GB + 2x512MB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card on-board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays LG W2261
Screen Resolution 1920x1200 (DVI)
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Microsoft wireless optical mouse
PSU Antec TruePower 2.0
Case Cooler Master Centurion
Cooling various fans
Hard Drives OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
Internet Speed DSL; ~700KB/sec down, ~65KB/sec up
Other Info Have a laptop too :) (Compaq CQ60 also with Win7 Pro SP1 32-bit)
Drives in both systems:
C: - Windows 7 + apps. Pagefile is fixed size and located at the very end of the partition.
D: - various temp files/cache for Firefox and apps/games.
E: - videos, music, misc. storage, torrent downloads, etc.
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11-26-2011
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by youllbelost I installed the SP1 when it was released.
I experienced several problems regarding compatibility with programs.
As the question states I want to know that should I upgrade to SP1 now that new updates have come?
YBL. Not a single compatability issue here at my place, 6 computers, or at work, where i manage 150 computers, perhaps, your installation is not legit or its compromised with virus or spyware? | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor 3.40 GHZ
Motherboard ECS A790GXM-AD3 Black Series
Memory 16GB DDR3
Graphics Card XFX ATI Radeon HD4870
Sound Card Diamond Extreme 7.1DDL
Monitor(s) Displays LG LS192WS
Screen Resolution 1440 x 900 @ 32bit color
Mouse Razer Copperhead
PSU Corsair HX620
Case Thermaltake V4 Black Edition
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 + Artic Silver 3 on CPU/GPU
Hard Drives 1 x ST3500413AS + 1 x ST31000524AS on AHCI mode.
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11-26-2011
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#10 | |
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IMHO, SP1 is an important update, especially for the server flavor | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number My Build
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q6600 (G1) @ 3.33 GHz
Motherboard Asus P5W-DH Deluxe
Memory 8 GB Patriot Extreme @ 1000 MHz
Graphics Card Sapphire ATi HD6870 1 GB @ 1050/4800 MHz
Sound Card On board ALCHD 6-CH
Monitor(s) Displays LCD 22"
PSU 1000W
Case Self Modded
Cooling IceAge Prima Boss II
Hard Drives 2x 500 GB (Raid 0)
1x 1000 GB (Storage)
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