14 DAY TRIAL // It might be a good idea for customers jumping on the Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RTM bandwagon to be aware of the fact that Microsoft has updated the Release Notes after it released the upgrade to manufacturing. The company announced the RTM of Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 on February 9th, 2011, a milestone at which point OEMs received the Gold bits.
On February 16th, MSDN and TechNet subscribers as well as Volume License customers received access to Windows 7 SP1 RTM.
Earlier this week, on February 22nd, Microsoft gave green light to Windows 7 SP1 RTM downloads and started serving the release via Windows Updates.
However, the Release Notes designed to accompany the service pack were refreshed when the upgrade was released to MSDN and TechNet.
“These release notes address the most critical issues and information about the Windows 7 operating system with Service Pack 1 (SP1),” Microsoft notes.
“Currently, no critical issues that require you to take corrective action either before or immediately after installation have been reported or discovered in testing. This document is continuously updated, so if any such issues are discovered or reported, they will be available here.”
While some glitches have been identified with Windows 7 SP1 RTM, there are no major problems reported by customers or by the software giant at this point in time.
Just as it was the case with Windows 7, it appears that SP1 RTM is a solid release which has been tested thoroughly.
And after all, the Redmond company did underline that SP1 is just a minor upgrade to Windows 7, and as such it was unlikely to introduce any major problems.
However, the Release Notes do offer links to additional Windows 7 SP1 RTM documentation, including:
Hotfixes and Security Updates included in Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 – here;
Notable Changes in Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 – here;
Deployment Guide for Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 and Windows 7 with SP1- here;
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta Test Focus Guide - here.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM Build 7601.17514.101119-1850 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM are available for download here.