Windows 7 service packs

Are they really worth the download or do they just slow things down? Are SSD supported in these SP?

hi windows 7 only have one service pack that is sp1 and yes you should have it installed.

Ranger 4 it's obvious from your question that my qyestion "Are SSD supported in these SP?" is a silly one.

Where can I download SP1? I don't have the automatic update service on you see. I've tried to download it from the microsoft site, what I get is a list of files that have to be downloaded but not one SP1 file?

But as far as I kmow, Microsoft installs a lot of unnecessary updates that slow down the machine?

Ranger4 my Windows is activated

mohab said:

But as far as I kmow, Microsoft installs a lot of unnecessary updates that slow down the machine?

You tell us if your computer slows once patched.

Make a backup image of your current install
then measure your computer's performance
apply all updates
then measure your computer's performance again
I doubt that you will see any measurable performance difference.

Download links for all Benchmarks

You can always revert to your current install via the backup image.

Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 would be considered an essential update. You need a really compelling reason not to do this update. The belief (faulty) that updates slow down your computer is not such a reason.

Support for Windows 7 without SP1 ended on April 9 2013. Not having SP1 installed puts your computer at a much higher risk of malware infections. SP1 fixes many problems in the OS. Few members of this forum would be inclined to help with a windows 7 computer without SP1. The problem may be caused by it's lack.

Microsoft is devoting a great deal of time, effort, and money to creating updates for Windows 7. They must also devote a great deal of physical resources and pay for the very high bandwidth required to distribute these updates. For all of this Microsoft is receiving zero revenue. Why go to all that trouble just to slow down your computer?

My experience with Windows service packs and updates goes back to Windows 98 days and has been almost entirely positive. Very few problems and not one case where a service pack or update caused a slowdown.