Windows 7 SP1 RTM due on February 16 for MSDN customers, Feb22 for web

EchoX860 said:

I have SP1 (from last month or so) on my USB Drive. I'm installing it now and my sister accidentally pulled it out while it was Installing. I'm going to reinstall it tonight, but I went through all those steps to have the Cleanest Install possible. Will this mess that up, or will SP1 overwrite the files that were installed in the previous attempt

Is the PC still running, what happened when she removed it?

You'll need to start a new thread if there's issues.

Nothing happened, it just stopped installing that's all.

Ex_Brit said:

ICit2lol said:

Have lost where I found the ref to RTW is this imminent? as I seee in Softpedia news that they are going to block it as an upgrade what's this all bout??

The tool I think you are talking about is really meant for businesses to stave off a mass upgrade, it postpones the upgrade for a while.

The public release to Windows Update will be the 22nd Feb and no doubt a standalone download should be announced around the same time or very shortly thereafter.

The SP shouldn't prove a difficult installation but it's usually a good idea to temporarily disable your anti-virus to accommodate it.

Ok Ex-Brit problem is my lappy is set to auto UD and as I work shift work it might be a matter of watching as soon as I boot up. Plus my lappy has that InstalShield thngy on it and I don't want it doing anything without my ok - UAC is set for jst about everything as I am a bit paranoid re dowmloads these days having only ben rying to get a bit more savvy in the last few months.

A bit OT but am just wondering where this InstalShield app came from a I don't remember downloading it!

Here it is. Post #78

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Win7User512 said:

What's wrong with the window size/position? What's wrong with explorer.exe?

On my PC it randomly (i.e. not every time):

• Scrolls the Navigation Tree selection to the bottom of the screen.
• Forgets to open at full screen despite being set to maximised.

Additional

Bare Foot Kid said:

Just for those that may not know; if you install the SP separately then run the SP 1 removal tool you will not be able to remove the SP if the need arises.

Does it compact the winsxs folder?

ICit2lol said:

Ex_Brit said:

ICit2lol said:

Have lost where I found the ref to RTW is this imminent? as I seee in Softpedia news that they are going to block it as an upgrade what's this all bout??

The tool I think you are talking about is really meant for businesses to stave off a mass upgrade, it postpones the upgrade for a while.

The public release to Windows Update will be the 22nd Feb and no doubt a standalone download should be announced around the same time or very shortly thereafter.

The SP shouldn't prove a difficult installation but it's usually a good idea to temporarily disable your anti-virus to accommodate it.

Ok Ex-Brit problem is my lappy is set to auto UD and as I work shift work it might be a matter of watching as soon as I boot up. Plus my lappy has that InstalShield thngy on it and I don't want it doing anything without my ok - UAC is set for jst about everything as I am a bit paranoid re dowmloads these days having only ben rying to get a bit more savvy in the last few months.

A bit OT but am just wondering where this InstalShield app came from a I don't remember downloading it!

InstallShield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

gizbug said:

From within Windows 7, How do we verify what version of SP1 we are running? I ask, because RTM was released on the 16th, yet I installed in a week prior. I am not sure if what I installed was a beta or a RC. Thanks

Find Windows Version, Build Number and Revision Number - How To

The above applies in just about any OS since ME.

Or download Belarc Advisor a very useful free tool that tells you just about everything you need to know about your system.

Beta and RC with both show these words in the lower right hand corner.

Windows 7
Evaluation copy. Build 7601