OFFICIAL: Windows 7 SP1 General Availability Feb. 22

Microsoft has officially confirmed that the final version of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 will be released to everyone on Tuesday, February 22nd.

MSDN / TechNet Subscribers will be able to download Service Pack 1 on February 16.

The final build number is 7601.17514.101119-1850.

Announcements:

• Announcing Availability of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 SP1 Releases to Manufacturing Today

UPDATED 2/22/2011: Official Download Link (thanks ShoTTa35)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=c3202ce6-4056-4059-8a1b-3a9b77cdfdda

 

What would the average users expect from that release other than the updates which can be downloaded separately from windows update

 

The average user shouldn't expect anything. Install it and move on like nothing ever happened in the first place.

 

lol .... I thought so too

 

This is the "We were waiting for a Service Pack before moving to Win 7" service pack. Seems to be working...I can finally move off of XP at work now.

 

Hundreds of additional fixes that were not, and will not be part of any Windows Updates.

I don't think you understood what this poster was saying. He said you should install SP1 once it becomes available.

 

Sweet. Gotta be sure to download the slip-streamed install disc as soon as it goes up on TechNet.

 

well ... I will give it a shot then

 

2/3 to 3/4 of the fixes in SP1 are NOT available any other way.

MSFT has provided a spreadsheet that lists all of the KB fixes in the SP.

 

Will I be eligible for the slipstreamed version if I bought the Professional Upgrade at cheap using my uni student email?

 

I doubt it, but does it really matter? SP1 is free to download anyways.. I suppose it's more convenient to have a slipstreamed disk for re-formatting purposes, but you can also just download the service pack separately.

 

you should give it a shot regardless for another reason: you can clean all old updates and "flatten to sp1". that means getting rid of anything pre-sp1 on the system, thus cleaning it up, thighten it a bit.

 

Shouldn't SP1 setup delete (or replace) the older patches and updates anyway?

Michael

 

that usually is not the case. Windows updates are accumulated and newer one would replace older one(i.e. DLL etc.) but the older ones are keep and so is the update package information.

It is designed in this way so you can revert changes. It is until Vista SP1(2?) that they have the cleanup utility which said 'I am at the point of no return'.

 

That's what I was thinking of.

Thanks,
Michael

 

Looks like I'll get out my new slipstreaming tools also and integrate win 7 with SP1. February 22, 2011 release date,,all righty then.

Cheer
3Fees

 

RT7 is already supposed to be capable of slipstreaming SP1.

 

There's no reason to slipstream if you ask me, especially since this SP isn't something you must have right now, very few new features.

x86 RTM is 2.32 GB, x86 SP1 is 2.38 GB. That's just a 60 MB difference.

I tried slipstreaming using RT 7Lite, it takes 3 hours on a laptop drive. The ISO was 2.6 GB and the VMWare install got about 700 MB bigger.

So yes, it works, but I prefer using something like this when it shows up.

I'd only do it if I had to install W7 right now.

 

That system must be slow, I did it in about 25 mins on a 5400rpm 1.8" drive too. Slipstreaming with RT7 Lite works good but i'd rather have the ISO straight from Microsoft and not have to do all this. Right now i'm using the leaked ISO but even that still feels somewhat unfinished as i still see some files with the old RTM build number in there.

 

I have a WD5000BEVT 5400 in a 1.73 GHz Core 2 Duo laptop, can't see why yours was that much faster? Any idea?
First time I tried it, RT7 refused to start the process.

 

For RT7, do you have all of the pre-requisite software that it requires?

 

I have the latest WAIK installed, using Windows 7.

 

Will MS release a redistributable version for this on Feb. 22 apart from Windows Update?

 

There'd be no reason for them not to. Having it handy is, IMO, essential for doing a clean install if you don't have a slipstream copy.

 

ISOs with SP1 are now online for TechNet subscribers. I assume they're also out for MSDN and other affiliated subscription services.

 

downloading from technet right now, out of pure boredom, actually.

 

Should be exact same as rtm-s ..

 

Good to know....

 

haha, it's just the language pack that's on technet for me. damn.. now i have all translations but no service pack

had to switch the language to english, so it showed up. downloading now horray.

 

Is anyone who is running the RTM/technet SP1 having problems running the WEI now. Im not sure if it is that or the newest ATI drivers that is causing my WEI test to fail

"The windows Experience Index for your system could not be computed.
Could not measure video playback performance."

 

I've had no problem w/ SP1 RTM and ATI Catlyst 11.1/11.2, both desktop and Mobility editions.

What does running "winsat formal" in an Administrator command prompt show?

Code:

C:\Temp>winsat formal
Windows System Assessment Tool
> Running the Formal Assessment
Machine alrady has a WinEI rating.  Rerunning all assessments ...
> Running: Feature Enumeration ''
> Run Time 00:00:00.00
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname DWM -time 10 -fbc 10 -disp off -normalw 12 -width 1280 -height 1024 -winwidth C(1144) -winheight C(915) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -nolock'
> Assessing Desktop Graphics Performance
> Run Time 00:00:12.20
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname Batch -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 300 -batchcnt C(10) -objs C(26) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -texpobj C(1)'
> Assessing DirectX Batch Performance
> Run Time 00:00:06.57
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname Alpha -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 300 -batchcnt C(75) -objs C(26) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -texpobj C(1)'
> Assessing DirectX Alpha blend Performance
> Run Time 00:00:06.41
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname Tex -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 500 -batchcnt C(125) -objs C(20) -noalpha -texshader -totaltex 10 -texpobj C(4) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3'
> Assessing DirectX Texture load Performance
> Run Time 00:00:09.14
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname ALU -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 500 -batchcnt C(125) -objs C(20) -noalpha -alushader -totaltex 10 -texpobj C(1) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3'
> Assessing DirectX ALU Performance
> Run Time 00:00:09.83
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname Batch -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 300 -batchcnt C(10) -objs C(26) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -texpobj C(1)'
> Assessing DirectX Batch Performance
> Run Time 00:00:06.52
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname Alpha -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 300 -batchcnt C(75) -objs C(26) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -texpobj C(1)'
> Assessing DirectX Alpha blend Performance
> Run Time 00:00:06.33
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname Tex -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 500 -batchcnt C(125) -objs C(20) -noalpha -texshader -totaltex 10 -texpobj C(4) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3'
> Assessing DirectX Texture load Performance
> Run Time 00:00:08.85
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname ALU -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 500 -batchcnt C(125) -objs C(20) -noalpha -alushader -totaltex 10 -texpobj C(1) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3'
> Assessing DirectX ALU Performance
> Run Time 00:00:08.78
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname GeomF4 -time 7 -fbc 10 -disp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 150;200;241 -batchcnt C(50);C(200);C(300) -objs C(12);C(26);C(45) -noalpha -geomf4shader -texpobj C(0) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -tierframes 60 -tiertime 1'
> Assessing DirectX Geometry Performance
> Run Time 00:00:08.75
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname GeomV8 -time 7 -fbc 10 -disp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 75;100;120 -batchcnt C(25);C(100);C(150) -objs C(8);C(17);C(29) -noalpha -geomv8shader -texpobj C(0) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -tierframes 60 -tiertime 1'
> Assessing DirectX Geometry Performance
> Run Time 00:00:08.27
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname CBuffer -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 75 -batchcnt C(25) -objs C(8) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -texpobj C(1) -cbuffershader -cbufa 2 -cbuff 5 -cbufp 6'
> Assessing DirectX Constant Buffer Performance
> Run Time 00:00:06.05
> Running: Media Foundation Playback Assessment '-input C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\winsat.wmv -nopmp'
> Run Time 00:00:02.26
> Running: Extended Media Assessment '-input C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\Clip_1080_5sec_MPEG2_HD_15mbps.mpg -dshow -video offscreen -audio mute -width 100%m -height 100%m -constrain -savereg -autoprofname -expfrmmin 270 -expfrmmax 300 -overrideframetype int2fps'
> Run Time 00:00:07.33
> Running: Extended Media Assessment '-input C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\Clip_1080_5sec_VC1_15mbps.wmv -video offscreen -audio mute -width 100%m -height 100%m -constrain -savereg -autoprofname -expfrmmin 135 expfrmmax 150 -overrideframetype prog'
> Run Time 00:00:06.43
> Running: Extended Media Assessment '-input C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\Clip_480i_5sec_6mbps_new.mpg -dshow -video offscreen -audio mute -width 100%m -height 100%m -constrain -savereg -autoprofname -expfrmmin 270 -expfrmmax 300 -overrideframetype int2fps'
> Run Time 00:00:06.91
> Running: Extended Media Assessment '-input C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\Clip_480p_5sec_6mbps_new.mpg -dshow -video offscreen -audio mute -width 100%m -height 100%m -constrain -savereg -autoprofname -expfrmmin 135 -expfrmmax 150 -overrideframetype prog'
> Run Time 00:00:06.71
> Running: Extended Media Assessment '-input C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\Clip_1080_5sec_10mbps_h264.mp4 -video offscreen -audio mute -width 100%m -height 100%m -constrain -savereg -autoprofname -expfrmmin 135 expfrmmax 150 -overrideframetype prog'
> Run Time 00:00:06.58
> Running: Extended Media Assessment '-input C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\Clip_480_5sec_6mbps_h264.mp4 -video offscreen -audio mute -width 100%m -height 100%m-constrain -savereg -autoprofname -expfrmmin 270 -expfrmmax 300 -overrideframetype int2fps'
> Run Time 00:00:06.44
> Running: Media Decode/Encode Assessment '-input C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\winsatencode.wmv -encode C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\winsat.prx'
> Run Time 00:00:04.62
> MOOBE Run Time 00:02:29.57
> Running: CPU Assessment '-encryption -up'
> Run Time 00:00:03.04
> Running: CPU Assessment '-compression -up'
> Run Time 00:00:10.03
> Running: CPU Assessment '-encryption2 -up'
> Run Time 00:00:03.11
> Running: CPU Assessment '-compression2 -up'
> Run Time 00:00:10.08
> Running: CPU Assessment '-encryption'
> Run Time 00:00:03.15
> Running: CPU Assessment '-compression'
> Run Time 00:00:10.25
> Running: CPU Assessment '-encryption2'
> Run Time 00:00:03.21
> Running: CPU Assessment '-compression2'
> Run Time 00:00:10.17
> Running: System memory performance assessment ''
> Run Time 00:00:05.24
> Running: Storage Assessment '-seq -read -n 0'
> Run Time 00:00:08.80
> Running: Storage Assessment '-ran -read -n 0'
> Run Time 00:00:05.90
> Running: Storage Assessment '-scen 2009 -drive C:'
> Run Time 00:00:59.70
> Run Time 00:00:00.00
> CPU LZW Compression                          315.98 MB/s
> CPU AES256 Encryption                        195.62 MB/s
> CPU Vista Compression                        892.11 MB/s
> CPU SHA1 Hash                                1475.37 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU LZW Compression                  78.83 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU AES256 Encryption                49.50 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU Vista Compression                222.85 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU SHA1 Hash                        369.04 MB/s
> Memory Performance                           6040.26 MB/s
> Direct3D Batch Performance                   1052.06 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance             1054.55 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance                     334.41 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance            334.55 F/s
> Direct3D Batch Performance                   1023.09 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance             1037.47 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance                     325.01 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance            316.36 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance                735.88 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance                1344.20 F/s
> Direct3D Constant Buffer Performance         482.64 F/s
> Video Memory Throughput                      28608.40 MB/s
> Dshow Video Encode Time                      2.28955 s
> Media Foundation Decode Time                 0.82493 s
> Disk  Sequential 64.0 Read                   106.12 MB/s          6.7
> Disk  Random 16.0 Read                       2.88 MB/s          4.6
> Responsiveness: Average IO Rate              2.08 ms/IO          6.9
> Responsiveness: Grouped IOs                  7.70 units          7.5
> Responsiveness: Long IOs                     7.21 units          7.6
> Responsiveness: Overall                      55.56 units          6.9
> Responsiveness: PenaltyFactor                0.0
> Total Run Time 00:04:42.94

This may give you a better idea where it is failing.

 

Probably you got the SP1 RC1 which was released a couple of months ago:

Windows 7 Service Pack 1

"Windows 7 SP1 Release-to-Manufacturing (RTM) will be available in the first half of calendar year 2011. When released, it will be made available as an integrated release."

The official one will be available trough the windows update.

 

Running sp1 rtm on my test machine for weeks now ... so no clue what you saying there.
And it's now confirmed: rtm and final are the exact same.

 

Yes, I am totally agree with you, sorry for my english!
I meant that the version came out few weeks ago was labeled "RC", which is now confirmed, that will be officially the "RTM".
So basically is the exact same version, but to make it official and pull it trough windows update, is now out with the "RTM" label.

 

And its a big SP too ... was talking to someone the other day and they were saying the x86 SP was between 600-700 mb and the X64 SP was between 900mb-1gb!

 

600+ fixes, some publicly available as kb downloads, most not, will add up to quite a bit of data.

 

Here's the command for the SP1 cleanup tool. Run command prompt in admin mode and run this dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded

I've tried it and works great.

 

Comes up with this

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>winsat formal
Windows System Assessment Tool
> Running the Formal Assessment
> Running: Feature Enumeration ''
> Run Time 00:00:00.00
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname DWM -time 10 -fbc 10 -disp off -no
rmalw 12 -width 1280 -height 1024 -winwidth C(1144) -winheight C(915) -rendertot
ex 6 -rtdelta 3 -nolock'
> Run Time 00:00:00.14
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname Batch -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -a
nimate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 300 -batchcnt C(10) -objs C(26) -re
ndertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -texpobj C(1)'
> Run Time 00:00:00.14
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname Alpha -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -a
nimate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 300 -batchcnt C(75) -objs C(26) -re
ndertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -texpobj C(1)'
> Run Time 00:00:00.14
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname Tex -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -ani
mate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 500 -batchcnt C(125) -objs C(20) -noa
lpha -texshader -totaltex 10 -texpobj C(4) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3'
> Run Time 00:00:00.16
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname ALU -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp off -ani
mate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 500 -batchcnt C(125) -objs C(20) -noa
lpha -alushader -totaltex 10 -texpobj C(1) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3'
> Run Time 00:00:00.14
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname Batch -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp
 off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 300 -batchcnt C(10) -objs C(
26) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -texpobj C(1)'
> Run Time 00:00:00.14
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname Alpha -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp
 off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 300 -batchcnt C(75) -objs C(
26) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -texpobj C(1)'
> Run Time 00:00:00.16
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname Tex -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp o
ff -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 500 -batchcnt C(125) -objs C(2
0) -noalpha -texshader -totaltex 10 -texpobj C(4) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3'
> Run Time 00:00:00.14
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname ALU -time 5 -fbc 10 -disp o
ff -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 500 -batchcnt C(125) -objs C(2
0) -noalpha -alushader -totaltex 10 -texpobj C(1) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3'
> Run Time 00:00:00.14
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname GeomF4 -time 7 -fbc 10 -dis
p off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 150;200;241 -batchcnt C(50)
;C(200);C(300) -objs C(12);C(26);C(45) -noalpha -geomf4shader -texpobj C(0) -ren
dertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -tierframes 60 -tiertime 1'
> Run Time 00:00:00.14
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname GeomV8 -time 7 -fbc 10 -dis
p off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 75;100;120 -batchcnt C(25);
C(100);C(150) -objs C(8);C(17);C(29) -noalpha -geomv8shader -texpobj C(0) -rende
rtotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -tierframes 60 -tiertime 1'
> Run Time 00:00:00.14
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-dx10  -aname CBuffer -time 5 -fbc 10 -di
sp off -animate 10 -width 1280 -height 1024 -totalobj 75 -batchcnt C(25) -objs C
(8) -rendertotex 6 -rtdelta 3 -texpobj C(1) -cbuffershader -cbufa 2 -cbuff 5 -cb
ufp 6'
> Run Time 00:00:00.16
> Running: Media Foundation Playback Assessment '-input C:\Windows\Performance\W
inSAT\winsat.wmv -nopmp'
Error: Failed to start NT Kernel Logger.
> Run Time 00:00:00.08
> Direct3D Batch Performance                   0.00 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance             0.00 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance                     0.00 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance            0.00 F/s
> Direct3D Batch Performance                   0.00 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance             0.00 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance                     0.00 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance            0.00 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance                0.00 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance                0.00 F/s
> Direct3D Constant Buffer Performance         0.00 F/s
> Video Memory Throughput                      0.00 MB/s
> Total Run Time 00:00:03.45

Error: Failed to start NT Kernel Logger.

Possibly a service that I've disabled, any idea as to which one?

EDIT: Found out why, something to do with me moving the temp folders (to a RAMDISK).
Oh well, WEI is dumbskies anyway.

Although will this NT Kernal logger be needed for anything else?

 

Release candidate demanded 8GB of free space on my system. Has anyone noticed it takes so much after installation?

​

 

it takes quite a bit as it installs essentially a copy of the new window files beside the copy of the old windows files.

the disk cleanup utility can then remove the old files after you tested and verified that sp1 works for you. that frees all that double-used storage.

 

So I installed the SP1 through MSDN yesterday. I am using Win7 Professional.

It looks like my laptop became snappier. Is it psychologic or does it have any true grounds?


--

 

You are not the only one because I can feel that a lot of things become snappier.

 

What do we know about Performance changes after Service Packs updates? Someone in a Linux forum once posted to say Windows XP is faster before the updates, like when it's been released and degrades over time because of so many fixes.
That was to say Windows 7 is expected to degrade after so many updates. The point was that Linux (any major distribution) usually gets better instead.

 

those are IMO . What each Windows update does is just replace some DLLs and/or change a pointer link in the registry. No way this would degrade performance by itself(assuming proper defrag is done).

 

Vista is a better example, it just got better with each SP.

 

That's good news. I just started downloading the Ultimate x64 DVD iso with SP1 slipstreamed from my TechNet account; looks like it's been available since the 16th. Might as well do a fresh install.

 

I installed the MSDN version don't ask where I got it.

My comp feels the same before and after SP1.

 

i made note in a diff thread a month ago the update DEF! helps with speed and keeping resources low I say A+ MS

 

Nonsense.

 

what time is it rolling out?