With little fanfare, Microsoft on Tuesday promoted Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to release candidate status, hitting the last major milestone before the code is finalized and shipped early next year. The ...

The new Release Candidate editions for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 will be the last public test versions before their final releases next year. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

Microsoft has already prepared Windows 7 with code to let users download the new operating system’s first service pack, a prominent blogger reported last weekend. Rafael Rivera, who writes the Within ...

Artwork: Chip Taylor Bug fixes and security patches don’t make for the most exciting Windows update, but they’re the high points of Windows 7 Service Pack 1, now widely available for download. * ...

The clock is ticking on the demise of some downgrade rights for Windows 7, an analyst said Thursday. Last year, Microsoft said that customers could downgrade new machines purchased with Windows 7 ...

Microsoft is inviting beta testers for Windows 7 SP1 which is expected to be released in July. In an email sent out to a select few, Microsoft will be offering Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 ...

It has been just over a week since Microsoft’s low-key Windows 7 launch, and rumors are already circulating around the operating systems first service pack (SP). Of course, as with any Windows release ...

The beta will include Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX -- enhancements to virtualization capabilities of the server platform announced earlier this year -- as well as advances in support for USB devices ...

Zephyr is pleased to announce the support of Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) with its PASSPORT family of 3270, 5250 and UNIX terminal emulation products. Windows 7 SP1, an important Microsoft ...

Usually with large service packs I flip the GPO to download & prompt for installation as I don't trust the automated installation enough to do a background installation and I don't trust my lot enough ...