Microsoft Office 2007 SP1 Released
Posted by Tom Warren on 11 December 2007 - 13:03 · 47 comments & 31852 views
What can you expect in Service Pack 1?

SP1 focuses on the issues that matter most to our customers based on direct customer feedback and error reporting tools. You can expect:
  • Stability. Using data from the Dr. Watson bug-reporting system, we've fixed the top software issues for each application in the 2007 Office system. The 2007 Office system SP1 also improves the stability of server components in the 2007 Office system and delivers compatibility with Windows Server® 2008, so you can confidently plan for future upgrades.
  • Performance. The 2007 Office system SP1 improves performance in applications and servers. Performance improvements can be found in Microsoft Office Excel® 2007, Microsoft Office Outlook® 2007, Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2007, and Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server 2007.
  • Security. By incorporating incremental advances in security and results from application testing, the 2007 Office system SP1 offers home and office users better protection against malicious software and potential threats to privacy.

Download: Office Download Center
View: Office 2007 SP1 Whitepaper


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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by :: Lyon :: on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:07
Download page cannot be found lol
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by +gtho on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:09
It's about time, excel has been very unstable for me
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by +BeLGaRaTh on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:15
Windows update doesnt find it either (Win Vista Ultimate)
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by RichardK on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:18
Someone jumped the gun a little bit.
Quote this comment #4.1 Posted by Neobond on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:20
Who?
Quote this comment #4.2 Posted by RichardK on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:22
Quote - (Neobond said @ #4.1)
Who?


Tom Warren. He should have checked and made sure the download links actually work. Microsoft already had announced the Office 2007 SP1 was going to be released today. But obviously they are waiting until later in the day to do so.
Quote this comment #4.3 Posted by creamhackered on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:26
I'm sure once it's fully replicated to the download servers you will get to download it too.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by Mad_Griffith on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:20
I'll wait for the italian version.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by b0m8er on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:22
/me patiently waiting for download link....
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by bink on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:23
All direct links to SP1 files, waiting to get live:

Direct Links (not live yet! )

Last edited by bink on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:42
Quote this comment #7.1 Posted by huckdogg on 11 Dec 2007 - 15:55
I was just able to download it from this link.
Quote this comment #7.2 Posted by PinkShirtGuy on 11 Dec 2007 - 15:56
http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/8...lfile-en-us.exe
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by ]SK[ on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:32
Wow and to think about 4 hours ago I was looking on their page for this update with no success.

The download centre link doesn't seem to work for me either.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by necrosis on 11 Dec 2007 - 13:43
Not gonna bother till it hits my WSUS server.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by jasondefaoite on 11 Dec 2007 - 14:29
I hope this improves the performance of excel. When it comes to charting and macros ... it is S-L-O-W to the point of unusable compared to Excel '03
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by vsridhars on 11 Dec 2007 - 14:56

I don't think Tom jumped the gun.
Instead, it is the MS site which is still working odd --


For one, the main Office page puts up the download link to SP1, and then a link to "Other Office 2007 Service Packs"

All of it gives "page not found"

Now why would MS end up going live with the page and then bringing it up as a "page not found" and that this 'error has been logged and will be fixed asap'

I am all bemused
Quote this comment #11.1 Posted by ataris_kid on 11 Dec 2007 - 15:17
Good question, haha. I'm not sure why they'd even bother posting those links there if the files weren't live yet.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by Neo-Lenin on 11 Dec 2007 - 15:06
I went onto their downloads section and it seems that the only SP1 update is Office 2007 Exchange Server, nothing else.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by Gamingphreek on 11 Dec 2007 - 15:30
Those links do not work; however, if you go to "Office Update" on the left side and let it validate your office install and scan your system, then after it scans the update shows up on the list of available updates.

-Kevin
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #14 Posted by Justin- on 11 Dec 2007 - 15:32
I hope SP1 makes Outlook a bit faster. Maybe I have things setup wrong, but Outlook is just too slow for IMAP and Windows Mail just doesn't cut it for me.
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #15 Posted by sputnik18 on 11 Dec 2007 - 15:33
Use IE:
Go to the homepage Office Download Center above, look on your left there's a light green column, click on Office Update , ur Office 2007 must be Genuine to update to SP1 using ActiveX
Quote this comment #15.1 Posted by theyarecomingforyou on 11 Dec 2007 - 15:49
That doesn't support Vista and says it's designed for older versions of Office, so a no-go for me.
Quote this comment #15.2 Posted by +BeLGaRaTh on 11 Dec 2007 - 15:54
Quote - (theyarecomingforyou said @ #15.1)
That doesn't support Vista and says it's designed for older versions of Office, so a no-go for me.


I concur

Even the new Silverlight version of download manager page doesnt show it I got a pop up asking if I wanted to try it when I clicked the link on the left and it advised it couldnt help.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #16 Posted by Jazpah on 11 Dec 2007 - 15:53
When I get on the error page and hit refresh (F5) the page works for me.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #17 Posted by metalguy90 on 11 Dec 2007 - 16:01
the page is up now.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #18 Posted by .hasan on 11 Dec 2007 - 16:06
links live, just installed it
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #19 Posted by alexander3133 on 11 Dec 2007 - 16:08
Anyone knows how to integrate this SP1 into source CD, thanks.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #20 Posted by iCeFuSiOn on 11 Dec 2007 - 16:13
Project 2007 SP1: http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/2...lfile-en-us.exe
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #21 Posted by Evolution on 11 Dec 2007 - 16:22
Apparently the full SP1 pack was released on the 8th...

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #22 Posted by torrentthief on 11 Dec 2007 - 16:26
direct link: http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/8...lfile-en-us.exe
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #23 Posted by iCeFuSiOn on 11 Dec 2007 - 16:29
Visio 2007 SP1: http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/3...lfile-en-us.exe
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #24 Posted by vetneufuse on 11 Dec 2007 - 16:33
They are all up now
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #25 Posted by vsridhars on 11 Dec 2007 - 16:42
Yep - the downloads have started working -


Rgds
Sridhar
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #26 Posted by +DrCheese on 11 Dec 2007 - 17:30
Installing this on my work laptop now.... Will be nice if outlook runs faster than it does now. Then I need to work out how I'm going to install on 350/450 odd machines Luckily I have WSUS
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #27 Posted by torrentthief on 11 Dec 2007 - 17:31
anyone know how to integrate this?
Quote this comment #27.1 Posted by Hawkeye on 11 Dec 2007 - 21:23
Microsoft removed the ability to do conventional slipstreaming/integrating with Office 2007. The way you do it now is to place the MSP file(s) into the Updates folder on the CD. That will force the installer to run at the end of the normal installation process.
Quote this comment #27.2 Posted by w2sjw on 12 Dec 2007 - 01:35
OK, here's one way:

I use a folder at the root of my C drive called 'Downloads'

#1 - I left the SP in there after install, then I shortened the name to SP1.exe. Then I created a folder named 'FILES' in the 'Download' folder.
#2 - Open a command prompt, and use the 'cd' switch to get yourself to the place where the SP1.exe is (i.e. cd cownloads).
#3 - type the following (take in to account your own folder structure if needed, and without the quotes).

'sp1.exe /extract:FILES'

This will unpack the service pack into the folder 'FILES', and not run the installer. You will be asked to agree to the EULA before the extraction will occur. If you do it correctly, your destination folder will have MSP's in it that are named as so:

ClientSharedMUIsp1-en-us
MAINMUIsp1-en-us
MAINWWsp1
Office64WWsp1
Proofsp1-en-us
Proofsp1-es-es
Proofsp1-fr-fr

You only need to do this if you plan on adding the SP1 to the 'Updates' folder on the install CD & then re-burn the ISO (as I plan to do).

Update - GOD, I hate the fact that they removed direct slipstream capabilities from this latest version - adding the SP1 to the install media makes the damn thing grow to 889MB!

Last edited by w2sjw on 12 Dec 2007 - 01:42
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #28 Posted by jtherrien on 11 Dec 2007 - 17:47
Wow, Excel is finally fast again!! It used to choke on any plots with large data sets, now it's nice and quick!
Quote this comment #28.1 Posted by jasondefaoite on 11 Dec 2007 - 23:42
About to install and this was the first thing I wanted to test, as I chart plots with very large data sets often. Good news!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #29 Posted by Lee® on 11 Dec 2007 - 19:17
Best do a windows update.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #30 Posted by _Jon on 11 Dec 2007 - 20:55
Hopefully should make outlook go a bit faster
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #31 Posted by +Steven on 11 Dec 2007 - 21:26
Available vis WSUS at this time.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #32 Posted by Cansokid on 12 Dec 2007 - 01:08
Dont think ms was going to make it available as a update on windows updates right away
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #33 Posted by willard27 on 12 Dec 2007 - 13:26
Anyone install Office 2007 SP1 on Vista machine with Vista SP1 RC installed. Tried to install and installation failed. Anyone else have any similar problems?
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #34 Posted by furyc0de on 12 Dec 2007 - 20:26
Installation repeatedly failing on Vista x64 with Office 2007 Professional Plus. Don't have Vista SP1 RC installed.
Quote this comment #34.1 Posted by markstock on 13 Dec 2007 - 00:47
Forgot to mention, my machine is also Vista x64, office version is ultimate.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #35 Posted by Sadelwo on 13 Dec 2007 - 13:44
Well I installed Office SP1 and then Vista SP1 RC and everything is fine. Using Vista Home Premium x64.
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