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    OFFICIAL: Windows 7 SP1 General Availability Feb. 22

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by justinkw1, Feb 10, 2011.

  1. CooLMinE

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    Mine has a clean install (retail windows), so depends on the rest of the people :p
     
  2. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Windows Update installed SP1 without any problems, one restart only :)
     
  3. DRI

    DRI Notebook Enthusiast

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    what is the advantage of installing sp1 anyway?
    Is there any improvement in the system performance after sp1
     
  5. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I found some more information on the DriverSweepr and SP1 issue. Link here.
     
  6. jb1007

    jb1007 Full Customization

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    Worked for me as well, I gained 2.7gb :)
     
  7. weinter

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    It is supposed to be a collection of standardised fixes to Windows 7.
    The new features dynamic memory and remoteFX is for virtualisation performance end users don't see much benefits.
     
  8. coolguy

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    I deleted all the restore points too. I will try the command line tool to clean up the service pack backup files.
     
  9. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    Thanks. It worked, gained 3 GB of space. I don't know why the backup files will show up as 0 bytes in disk cleanup.
     
  10. Ahbeyvuhgehduh

    Ahbeyvuhgehduh Lost in contemplation....

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    Yeah, thanks maximinimaus. Got back my valuable 2GB of SDD space.
     
  12. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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  13. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    For those experiencing the following error(s) while attempting to install Windows 7 Service Pack 1. Driver Sweeper by Phyxion, mistakenly deletes certain required files for ATI users (not sure about Nvidia users) that will not allow for the installation of Service Pack 1.

    The Error(s):


    Windows 7 Service Pack 1 0x800foa13 or 0x800f0826 installation error after previous use of Driver Sweeper software to remove ATI drivers.

    Fix:


    I fixed the issue on my PC using OPTION 2 and the steps provided here:

    Driver Sweeper, Win7 SP1 and YOU!! - techPowerUp! Forums

    The only part I had trouble with was taking ownership of the files so I could replace them, I had to use the registry hack that adds the "Take Ownership" option to the right-click context menu. Everything else went smoothly.

    Take Ownership of Windows 7 and Vista Files with a Shortcut - TechSpot
     
  14. merlin_72032

    merlin_72032 Notebook Evangelist

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

    Or I can just use disk cleanup and clean "Service Pack Backup Files"
     
  15. random15

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    I'm with you NumLock. I've updated and installed so many things at this point that I almost couldn't care less whether I actually get to the bottom of this quandry. Still, some curiosity remains.

    As an update, I ran Disk Cleanup, removed all of the SP1 backup files, and now the freed up space on my SSD is near 6 GB.
     
  16. steviejones133

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    I have just installed SP1 and I have used Driver Sweeper 2.8.5 prior to doing so when I have uninstalled/reinstalled Ati Drivers....No problems for me in installing SP1, nothing at all.

    Maybe you guys have been doing something to your systems other than DS to bring about such a problem?
     
  17. frozenarcticguy

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    Meh, I keep getting "Error:87" on my cmd. I'll try using disk cleanup and try it that way


    Got back over 900mb's of disk space, thanks for the help guys!
     
  18. steviejones133

    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You DO know that deleting the service pack backup files means you wont be able to uninstall it and revert, dont you? - is it really worth it?
     
  19. frozenarcticguy

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    Not having any problems with it and never had any problems with any service packs so yes, I have no worries
     
  20. vaio.phil

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    I just set a reminder on my Outlook calendar for 3/23/2011 (a month from now). Between now and then... and if nothing crashes.... I'll be wiping out the SP1 temp files :)
     
  21. steviejones133

    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Thats more like it. A good sensible "back up" plan....I like your thinking! ;)
     
  22. vaio.phil

    vaio.phil Notebook Evangelist

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    ^ ha ha if i delete it now i'll need it tomorrow. If i don't delete it, I won't need it :)

    ok..... the giga-big question..... are we all supposed to make some new W7 SP1 Recovery Discs right about now?? :)

    bye
     
  23. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    2.85 doesn't cause the problem, only versions pre 2.80 cause the problem. This isn't a case of "user error" other than using a bad program. It's documented on Phyxion's site and they are trying to help solve the problem they created.
     
  24. usapatriot

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    IT...SP1 is failing to install once it reboots. It says installation failed at the 2% and gives an unknown error.

    As far as I know, I've corrected the damage Driver Sweeper did, as sfc /scannow comes out clean now.

    Not cool. I expected better from Windows 7 which has run flawlessly for me thus far. Until now.
     
  25. dlai

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    Hmm, my Asus and X200 updated to SP1 fine but my W500 never sees the update in Windows Update. It keeps on stating that my Windows is up to date. I keep refreshing and it stays the same. Anyone have any ideas on how to force an update?
     
  26. vaio.phil

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    All 4 computers at home now with SP1. Went smoothly. Windows Media Player on all systems required an "initial setup" again (easy... just select/click and it's done).
     
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    Installed SP1 yesterday via Windows update, went smoothly without any glitches, all is well so far (knock on wood).
     
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    My acer didnt wanna install it but my desktop did the only problem is it deleted my vga drivers which was annoying.
     
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    Installed SP1 yesterday via Windows update, went smoothly without any problems....But before installation i had 263 gb free space on the HDD and after installation it became 270 gb free space!!!! How come??? Anybody knows?
     
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    After installing SP1(with no problems at all)in both my notebooks the start up time has increased from 45sec to 1min 03 sec.The difference is noticable. :(
     
  31. lineS of flight

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    Yeah...I experienced the same thing too...BUT...after about 24 hours of running (I also did a disk cleanup and a defrag using the Win 7 tools), I find that the startup is somewhat faster than before but it is still somewhat slower than what it was before SP1.

    Maybe over a few days, the OS will optimize itself?
     
  32. vaio.phil

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    ^hmmm... that's rather strange... I used a stopwatch and the boot-up time on my Vaio Z is about 2 second less now... and about 3 seconds less during shutdown (not significant enough to be any different from before). Is yours W7 Pro or Home (the SP1 download package is different on both versions).


    EDIT: maybe try to defrag your HDD (?) Mine's SSD and I didn't have to do it.
     
  33. thundernet

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    In one is Home and the other is Ultimate.They are definitely slower even after defrag and disc clean up.It seems to hang more time in the Welcome screen.
     
  34. lineS of flight

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    Exactly, my experience too. But as I said it has become a little better.
     
  35. crash

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    Maybe the SP reset the SuperFetch data?
     
  36. Pirx

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    Yes, as far as I know Service Pack installs reset a whole host of cached system data, including the prefetch list and others. This means that it may take a while, possibly even a few days depending on usage, for the system to return to its old self.

    Another issue to watch out for is that, during the reboot after the SP install, Windows will rescan the complete hardware, and reload all drivers. In some cases this means that driver customizations will be lost. So, if you have customized things like disk caching policies, power management settings, etc., then it's a good idea to go back to Device Manager and check your devices.

    On my M6400, it even turned out that after the first reboot Windows had decided that it didn't like the signature on the drivers for my USB2 hubs anymore, with the result that my glorious machine now only featured USB 1.1 ports :cool: I had to uninstall the USB2 hubs in device manager and then force the system to rescan my hardware to get it to install the drivers properly. It's possible, though, that another reboot might have fixed things just as well.
     
  37. weinter

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    Maybe it is just me but the computer seems faster after SP1...
    But I believe in objectivity so I will still say no difference.
     
  38. davepermen

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    most likely it killed some system restore points that where useless, or something. it purges quite some data that you'll never need anymore.

    did you do the disk cleanup already or was it right after installation?
     
  39. lineS of flight

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    Thanks. That was an informative post. I can relate to this with reference to my specific case as I am indeed seeing an (probably imagined) improvement.
     
  40. usapatriot

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    I finally got SP1 to install! Took a while and too many tries. I finally got the System Update Readiness Tool to run, I think the version I tried downloading yesterday multiple times may have been corrupted somehow. I downloaded again this morning and it ran with any problem. Afterward, SP1 was also installed without any hiccups.
     
  41. weinter

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    Now that you mentioned it my computer seems more responsive... :D
     
  42. hatcher

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    I too expereinced the same 2sec decrease in boot time after SP1, went from 13sec to 11sec (SSD) nominal i know, but i thought it was noteworthy.
     
  43. ExMM

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    Does anyone in UK receive the update yet? My windows update doesn't find any SP1...
     
  44. steviejones133

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    Yep. Im in the UK and had it flag up as available. Didnt do it right then but have done without issue now.
     
  45. Pirx

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    You should have just used Windows Update. That has the additional advantage of reducing your download volume typically by a factor of ten. Most Windows Update installs of SP1 I have seen download around 80MB of data, the full service pack is around one GB, depending on architecture.
     
  46. usapatriot

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    I did use Windows Update to install SP1. But I had to download the System Update Readiness Tool separately which was about 300MB.
     
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    Out of curiosity: What did you need that tool for?
     
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    SP1 did not want to install for me for some reason. First, I had to correct some damage the program Driver Sweeper had done deleting some required files. After I did that, SP1 still refused to install. So I ran that tool which is supposed to fix many Windows Update issues and it did.
     
  50. Tom-

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    It's 2GB ,took a while to download but I have quite a few computers to update :eek:
     
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