Neowin News Feed for: Sp1

Microsoft releases "convenience rollup" update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Rich Woods — Tue, 17 May 2016 19:16:01 +0000

Microsoft is releasing a new "convenience rollup" for Windows 7 users. The update will contain all security and non-security fixes that were released since Windows 7 Service Pack 1. Read more...

Windows 7 SP1 automatic installation will start happening tomorrow

Brad Sams — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:59:15 +0000

Microsoft has announced that the first service pack for Windows 7 will be now automatically applied to all Windows 7 machines over the coming weeks and you should prepare your computer now. Read more...

Windows Vista SP1 support is over

John Callaham — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:45:46 +0000

Microsoft's official support for its Windows Vista operating system with the first service pack has now officially ended. As noted on the Windows support web site, the official support for that version of the OS... Read more...

Windows Vista SP1 support being retired on July 12

James Woodfin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:57:51 +0000

Vista's Service Pack 1 will exit all support on July 12, this month's Patch Tuesday. According to Computer World, that will be last time security updates will be issued for the aging operating system. Microsoft... Read more...

Office 2010 SP1 download links now live

Brad Sams — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:22:07 +0000

For the Office team at Microsoft, it has been an eventful morning. Microsoft has launched Office 365 globally and now the download links for SP1 for Office 2010 are now live. The download, (courtesy of user... Read more...

Microsoft Office 2010 SP1 coming this June

Brad Sams — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:08:19 +0000

Microsoft Office is a product that is used around the world by millions of individuals every day. The product is Microsoft's crown jewel of productivity software and Office 2010 is about to receive its first... Read more...

Microsoft releases Visual Studio SP1 March 10, today for MSDN

Tzvi Friedman — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:54:58 +0000

Microsoft is releasing the first service pack for Visual studio 2010 this week, according to ZDnet. Starting today, MSDN subscribers will get access to the update and the general public will get access on March... Read more...

Microsoft to end support for Vista SP1 on July 12

Brad Sams — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:29:32 +0000

Windows Vista had a rough start when it first launched. While there were many reasons for the instability of the platform that were fixed with service pack updates, the platform brand image never recovered. If you... Read more...

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 hits Windows Update

Tom Dwyer — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:27:00 +0000

Just four hours ago, Neowin reported that Microsoft had released the download links for Windows 7 SP1 on their website. The time it would take for them to push it to Windows update was unknown but... Read more...

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 download now live

Tzvi Friedman — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:02:44 +0000

The much awaited Windows 7 SP1 is now available for download here. Six days ago, Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 became available for MSDN/TechNet subscribers. As we reported last... Read more...

Windows 7 SP1 to land today

Steven Parker — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:25:21 +0000

Six days ago, Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 became available for MSDN/TechNet subscribers, and later today we'll all be able to get our hands on it. As we reported last... Read more...

Microsoft Office and SharePoint 2010 SP1 coming later this year

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:17:35 +0000

After today's big announcement of Windows 7 SP1 coming later this month on February 22, 2010, Microsoft has just posted an update about the upcoming Office 2010 SP1 update. Microsoft typically releases a service pack 12-18... Read more...

Windows 7 SP1 confirmed for Feb 22nd release

Steven Parker — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:17:35 +0000

Microsoft has now confirmed on the Windows Team Blog that it has released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 to manufacturing (RTM). “Today we officially handed off the final release (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows... Read more...

Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 SP1 to land on February 22nd

Steven Parker — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:16:37 +0000

Russian Windows enthusiast leak site Wzor.net had earlier today claimed that sources close to Microsoft had tipped them off on the date, but winrumors.com has now confirmed, that Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and... Read more...

Post Windows 7 SP1 already contains 100+ updates

Steven Parker — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:33:16 +0000

Russian website Wzor has obtained a list of updates compiled for Windows 7 Service Pack 2 (SP2), which is planned to ship sometime in the middle of 2012, The site claims that work on Windows... Read more...

Office 2010 SP1 sent out to beta testers

Brad Sams — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:59:43 +0000

Microsoft has sent out to select beta testers the first iteration of its service pack for Office 2010. The service pack weighs in at 294 MB and is currently making its way into the inbox... Read more...

Windows 7 SP1 RC released

Brad Sams — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:48:14 +0000

Microsoft has just released an RC version of its upcoming service pack. The version, windows6.1-KB976932, has been officially released and this may have been done because of the recent leak. The SP1 will provide several enhancements... Read more...

Windows 7 SP1 RC leaks to the web

Brad Sams — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:36:41 +0000

It's well known that Microsoft is prepping a service pack for Windows 7, and now it appears an RC version has leaked to the web. The current build weighs in at a hefty 353 MB... Read more...

Windows 7 SP1 won't be available to public until 2011

Owen Williams — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:42:27 +0000

Earlier this week, Neowin reported that Service Pack 1 is available as a public beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, which would leave most users thinking that SP1 is relatively close to... Read more...

Windows 7 SP1 public beta released

Tom Warren — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:43:59 +0000

Microsoft announced on Monday that the first Windows 7 Service Pack 1 public beta is now available. Speaking at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, Corporate Vice President of Windows & Windows Live - Tami Reller... Read more...

Windows 7 SP1 beta leaks to the web

Brad Sams — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:49:24 +0000

The highly anticipated Windows 7 SP1 has leaked to the web. The new service pack provides many updates to the platform but does not introduce any drastic changes or new features. The impact... Read more...

Windows 7 SP1 beta now available for testers

Tom Warren — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:44:19 +0000

Microsoft released a beta version of Windows 7 SP1 on Tuesday. In an email to technical beta testers, the Windows Customer Connection Team confirmed the release of the Service Pack in English, German, Japanese, French and... Read more...

Microsoft sends out Windows 7 SP1 beta invites

Tom Warren — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:08:29 +0000

Microsoft began sending beta invites to potential Windows 7 SP1 beta testers on Tuesday. In an email to beta candidates, the Windows Customer Connection Team has picked select testers for an early copy of Windows 7... Read more...

Microsoft details Windows 7 SP1 plans, public beta end of July

Tom Warren — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:11:52 +0000

Microsoft revealed its plans for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 today at its annual Tech-Ed conference. Bob Muglia, President of Microsoft's server and tools business took to the stage to kick start... Read more...

Microsoft details Exchange Server 2010 SP1

Benjamin Rubenstein — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:18:01 +0000

Via The Microsoft Exchange Team Blog, the Redmond based software giant has unveiled its plans for the first Service Pack for Exchange Server 2010. A beta version of the update will be made available in... Read more...

Early Windows 7 SP1 build leaks

Tom Warren — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:02:44 +0000

An early build of Windows 7 SP1 has leaked to file sharing sites this week, indicating that Microsoft is on target to ship the update later this year. The build, 6.1.7601.16537.amd64fre.win7.100327-0053, appears to be a recent... Read more...

More Windows 7 SP1 details emerge

Benjamin Rubenstein — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:52:23 +0000

It's no secret that Microsoft has been hard at work to further improve Windows 7. According to many sources, the first service pack for Redmond's new OS is just around the corner. Today, all across... Read more...

Windows Vista SP1 RC will expire on June 30. Uninstall Now!

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:48:20 +0000

Just a small reminder. In case you havent, you must uninstall any RC builds (any build less than 6.0.6001.18000) before they expire on June 30. After this date, the kernel will stop with an END_OF_NT_EVALUATION_PERIOD... Read more...

Even with Vista SP1, Hackers Still Crack WGA

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:43:03 +0000

[quote]The fact that Microsoft has relaxed its antipiracy mechanism built into Windows Vista concomitantly with the release of Service Pack 1 failed to stop hackers from providing a crack for the latest version of Windows... Read more...

Vista SP1 Offers Power Efficiency Enhancements

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:09:01 +0000

Most if not all the attention surrounding Windows Vista Service Pack 1 has been around performance, reliability and compatibility, but you probably didn't know SP1 also makes short strides in terms of Vista's power efficiency.... Read more...

Microsoft Glitch Offers Up Vista SP1 Early

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:59:52 +0000

Brett Zehr was surprised on Thursday when he saw that his Windows Vista PC had a new update ready: Service Pack 1. Although the product wasn't supposed to be available until mid-March, a glitch on... Read more...

Microsoft Windows Server SP1, Windows XP x64 RC2 & WU6

Steven Parker — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:47:11 +0000

Thanks DJ Prem for alerting us of this. Microsoft has announced immediate availability of Microsoft® Windows Server SP1 and Windows XP x64 Edition Technical Beta, Release Candidate 2 build 1433. It is now... Read more...