A good idea is to check that you have a recent backup also update any device drivers from the manufacturers’ sites.Naturally, log on to your computer as an administrator best close any open programs.Actual Install of Windows 7 SP1Īpplying Windows 7 service pack 1 was smooth and straightforward, the hardest part was finding the download in amongst the myriad of updates on Microsoft’s site. Naturally, there is a separate SP1 file for 64-bit operating systems, which is designed for both Windows 7 AND Server 2008 R2.
Once you find the Windows 7 SP1 download site, one 32-bit (x86) service pack will cover all desktop / laptop editions of Windows 7, but not embedded operating systems. My cynical friend Barking Eddie turns this observation on its head and says that Windows 7 should have been called Vista SP4, and this should be Vista SP5. Actually, the fact that SP1 is so boring is a compliment to Microsoft testing the original Windows 7 RTM so thoroughly. We expect Windows service packs to contain hot-fixes and security updates, but what’s almost unprecedented with Windows 7’s SP1 is that Microsoft introduce so few new features.
Any program’s SP1 will be the easiest to install simply because you don’t have to worry about accumulating all the previous service packs as you do with SP2s and SP3s.
