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Download Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 Service Pack 1

Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011, designed to extend the feature of Configuration Manager to provide management of specialized devices, has just got a new set of capabilities courtesy of the first Service Pack that Microsoft released for it. The new Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 Service Pack 1 brings al...

16 December 2011
10:05 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Live on Microsoft Update

The first upgrade to Visual Studio 2010 is now live on Microsoft Update, at over seven months since Microsoft launched the service pack. As developers undoubtedly know, Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 has been available for download since March 2011. Still, as it’s the case with a range of upgrades for Mi...

26 October 2011
04:28 GMT

Office 2010 SP1 Update Fixes Multiple-Language Installations Upgrade Issue

Customers with multiple-language installations of Office 2010 have come across an issue when deploying Service Pack 1, Microsoft confirmed. According to the Redmond company, the first upgrade to the productivity suite failed to deploy for additional languages of Office 2010 beyond English, even if the resources had b...

24 October 2011
08:38 GMT

Windows 7 SP1 Fixes Task Host Window Issues on Shut Down, Restart, or Log Off

Customers running Windows 7 and experiencing delays when shutting down, restarting, or logging off will need to deploy Service Pack 1 in order to resolve the issue. I’ll be honest, this glitch has been driving me crazy, and I don’t doubt the fact that I’m not the only one. According to Microsoft, t...

16 August 2011
11:02 GMT

Fix Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Failed Installations

Microsoft has confirmed that there are scenarios in which Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 deployments can fail, with users being unable to resolve the issue themselves. The first upgrade for Office 2010 was released to manufacturing at the end of June 2011, when it also became available for download to customers arou...

5 August 2011
14:01 GMT

Windows 7 Crashes Intermittently When Running Visual Studio 2010 SP1

It appears that some of the developers running Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on top of Windows 7 have been experiencing crashes of the operating system intermittently. One Microsoft employee confirmed the issue, and also provided a solution designed to help out those affected. “We noticed from multi...

1 August 2011
08:31 GMT

Windows 7 SP1 System Update Readiness Tool

Updated continually by Microsoft, the latest version of the System Update Readiness Tool is designed to play nice with Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1). In addition to playing nice with Windows 7 SP1, the System Update Readiness Tool also supports Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, as well as older versions of Windows, inclu...

28 July 2011
11:36 GMT

Windows 7 SP1 MUI Language Packs Still for Ultimate and Enterprise SKUs Only

Windows 7 customers that upgraded to Service Pack 1 (SP1) and are looking to change the language of the user interface using Multilingual User Interface (MUI) packs, will still need to be running either the Enterprise or the Ultimate editions of the operating system. Windows Language Packs are exclusive to the high ...

22 July 2011
09:02 GMT

SP1 Fixes Windows 7 Startup Blue Screens of Death "STOP: 0x0000006B"

The first service pack for Windows 7 will fix an issue which causes the operating system to crash with a blue screen of death (BSOD) during start-up, Microsoft confirmed. The problem impacts customers running the RTM Build of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, according to the software giant. But it appears that...

20 July 2011
06:02 GMT

Download SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Feature Pack RTM

Microsoft released the first upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2, both the paid editions and the Express, free SKU.SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 is now available for download from Microsoft, but the company is also offering additional resources related to SP1. It’s the case of SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Feature Pac...

14 July 2011
04:14 GMT

Office 2010 SP1 RTM Fixed Issues List Available

Microsoft released the first service pack for Office 2010 at the end of June 2011, and the company is also providing additional information about the changes that the upgrade brings to the table. I already offered Softpedia readers insight into the evolution of Office 2010 Service Pack 1 RTM, but there are more reso...

4 July 2011
05:02 GMT

Insight into the Office 2010 SP1 Evolution

Office 2010 Service Pack 1 is now available for download, and Microsoft provided a bit of insight into the evolution that this upgrade introduces. Customers looking to download and install Office 2010 SP1 Build 14.0.6023.1000 RTM might as well know what the release has to offer. As is the case with all service pack...

29 June 2011
06:53 GMT

Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM Available for Download – Build 14.0.6023.1000

The first major upgrade for Office 2010 has been released to manufacturing and is now available for download to end users. Both Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2460049) 32-bit Edition and Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2460049) 64-bit Edition went live on the Microsoft Download C...

29 June 2011
02:49 GMT

Get Insight into SharePoint Server 2010 SP1

Customers running SharePoint Server 2010 and SharePoint Foundation 2010 that want to get insight into the first upgrade from Microsoft for the two products can now download a white paper designed to provide them with details related to Service Pack 1 (SP1). The Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft SharePoint Foundatio...

28 June 2011
07:41 GMT

Download Free Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RTM Standard Full (x64) Evaluation VHD

Microsoft released the first upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in February 2011, and the company is now making it easier than ever for customers to test Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. When taking new technologies out for a spin, users always need to dedicate time and effort to setting up the t...

15 June 2011
11:01 GMT

Slipstreamed Windows 7 SP1 Installation: "Computer Name Cannot Contain Only Numbers" Fix

Customers that use Windows 7 Service Pack 1 integrated installation media in order to deploy the operating system can come across an error message informing them that the computer names should contain more than just numbers. The problem only happens in the case of slipstreamed Windows 7 SP1 images, Microsoft informe...

23 May 2011
07:41 GMT

SP1 RTM Not Served to Custom Windows 7 Installations Through WU

Users that leveraged third-party software to customize their Windows 7 installations should not be expecting Service Pack 1 to be served to them via Automatic Updates.In fact, not even when they’ll do a check for refreshes available on Windows Update will customers come across Windows 7 SP1 RTM. One example o...

20 May 2011
03:30 GMT

What’s New in Office 2010 SP1 RTM

Starting at the end of June 2011, customers running Office 2010 RTM will be able to kick their copies of the productivity suite up a notch with the first upgrade released by Microsoft. At Tech-ED 2011 US, Microsoft confirmed that Office 2010 SP1 is right on track for general availability next month. “All lang...

17 May 2011
06:01 GMT

New Exchange 2010 SP1 Virtualization Support Scenarios

Customers leveraging Exchange Server 2010 will be able to run the Unified Messaging server role in a virtualized environment, Microsoft informed. For this, they will first need to make the jump to Service Pack 1 (SP1). The first update for Exchange Server 2010 was released to manufacturing in August 2010 and is avai...

17 May 2011
04:31 GMT

Download Office 2010 SP1 RTM at the End of June 2011

Customers currently running Office 2010 RTM will be able to download and deploy the first upgrade for the productivity suite by the end of next month. At the same time, Microsoft plans to start offering Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM via Automatic Updates later this summer. “SP1 is expected to be availa...

16 May 2011
11:30 GMT

Get Windows 7 SP1 RTM Free from Microsoft

Microsoft is not providing a free slipstreamed copy of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 for users to test, as it does for Windows 7 RTM. Still, it’s quite easy for customers to test not only the RTM Build of the platform, complete with the first upgrade, without paying a single cent. All they need is to download the f...

13 May 2011
03:26 GMT

Windows 7 SP1 RTM Fix Enables All USB Drivers Binary Files to Be Updated

A new update offered by Microsoft resolves an issue in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 involving binary files in some USB drivers which would no longer update. According to the software giant, customers started experiencing problems only after deploying Service Pack 1 to Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008...

11 May 2011
08:25 GMT

Issue in Windows 7 SP1 ISO Creation Process Responsible for Event ID 10 WMi Error

Installing Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RTM by leveraging integrated media can cause Event ID 10 to be logged in the Application log. Microsoft has confirmed this issue, but the company is emphasizing that there’s really nothing for customers to worry about, and advocates fo...

2 May 2011
08:58 GMT

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Sandy Bridge Issue

Customers leveraging virtualization solutions from Microsoft that also upgraded their machines to use the new Sandy Bridge processors from Intel, might run into some issues when launching a virtual machine. The software giant has confirmed a problem involving virtual machines failing to start on servers powered ...

2 May 2011
05:32 GMT

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CTP Available for Download

Microsoft is offering early adopters the chance to test drive the first upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2. At the end of the past week the company released the first Community Technology Preview of SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1). The SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CTP bits are currently live on the Microsoft Download C...

26 April 2011
05:02 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 International Survey Available

Microsoft has launched a new survey designed to harvest feedback from developers working with the latest iteration of Visual Studio. The Visual Studio 2010 International Survey is available not only in English, but also in a range of additional languages. And in fact it’s only natural for the survey to be tai...

21 April 2011
05:54 GMT

Download Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1 RTM

At approximately a month after the release of the first upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft is also kicking up a notch Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. The first Service Pack for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 has also reached RTM and is available for download, free of charge, from the Redmond company. At this...

13 April 2011
09:11 GMT

Get Ready to Download Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM This Summer

Microsoft is preparing to release the first upgrade for Office 2010. Service Pack 1 should be made available for download in the coming months according to the software giant.A specific launch deadline wasn’t provided, but the promise is that customers running Office 2010 will be able to upgrade to SP1 RTM som...

7 April 2011
07:50 GMT

New Features for Windows 7 SP1 Embedded Spin-Off

At just a few weeks after the release of the first upgrade for the embedded and componentized flavor of Windows 7, Microsoft is adding new features to the operating system.Essentially, the Redmond company made available for download a feature update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM. According...

25 March 2011
09:23 GMT

Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 Developer Update 1.1 Available for Download

A new version of Windows Embedded Developer Update is now available for download from Microsoft. Customers leveraging the plain vanilla release of Windows Embedded Standard 7 but also the upgraded Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) can head over to the Download Center and get Windows Embedded Developer...

24 March 2011
05:53 GMT

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 RTM Protocol Technical Documentation

Microsoft has updated the technical documentation it is offering for the protocols leveraged in Exchange Server 2010. The refreshed set of Exchange Server Protocols docs are available free of charge via the Microsoft Download Center, as was the case with previous releases of the documentation. The update was introd...

24 March 2011
05:32 GMT

Download Expression Web 4 SP1 RTM with IE9 and HTML5 Support

The first upgrade for Expression Web 4 is now available for download from Microsoft. Customers can head over to the Download Center and grab Expression Web 4 Service Pack 1 RTM immediately. According to the software giant, existing users of Expression Web 4 will be able to notice improvements across the table, with ...

22 March 2011
09:13 GMT

Windows 7 Sleep Mode Issues After SP1 Is Deployed

Some Windows 7 customers reported issues with putting their computers into Sleep Mode after they installed Service Pack 1 RTM. A member of the Microsoft Product Quality Team has confirmed the problems and offered a bit of insight into what’s causing them, as well as some advice on what users can do to fix the ...

21 March 2011
07:57 GMT

Windows 7 SP1 RTM Black Screen of Death Loop 0xc0000034

According to Microsoft, Windows 7 customers that deploy the RTM version of Service Pack 1 can be affected by an issue which impacted users installing SP2 RTM on top of Windows Vista back in 2009. Essentially, following the installation of SP1 RTM, Windows 7 machines can freeze or be thrown into a black screen of dea...

16 March 2011
04:30 GMT

First App-V 4.6 SP1 Package Accelerators Released

With the availability of the first upgrade for the latest version of Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft also started offering customers the first App-V Package Accelerators. App-V 4.6 SP1 RTM was released the past week as a part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2011, but the service pac...

15 March 2011
09:58 GMT

Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 SP1 RTM Upgrade

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2011 went live last week, offering customers an upgrade as far as the virtualization resources packed in the offering are concerned. Essentially, MDOP 2011 includes the first upgrade to Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6, namely Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM, as well as v...

15 March 2011
06:41 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 SP1 RTM SDK Released

Earlier this week, Microsoft released the first upgrade to the latest iteration of its development platform. MSDN subscribers were the first to get their hands on Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 RTM on March 8th, 2011. Two days later, on March 10th, Visual Studio 2010 SP1 RTM hit general availability, with the in...

11 March 2011
11:11 GMT

Download Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM ISO and Installer

Two days after it offered it to MSDN subscribers, Microsoft released Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM for all developers via the Download Center.The Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (Installer) went live on the Download Center just two days after the upgrade was released to devs with MSDN subsc...

11 March 2011
03:20 GMT

Download Free Windows 7 SP1 RTM Spin-Off

Microsoft has made available for download not only the first upgrade for the latest iteration of its Windows client, but also the componentized version of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM. With Windows 7 SP1 RTM available to all customers as of February 22nd, 2011 via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Cent...

10 March 2011
11:30 GMT

New Windows 7 SP1 RTM Wave Distributed via WSUS

As it is the case with all Microsoft Service Pack releases, Windows 7 SP1 RTM is being distributed to customers worldwide through multiple channels.As of March 8th, 2011, the Redmond company has added yet another distribution avenue to the channels through which is serving the first upgrade to Windows 7. Essentiall...

9 March 2011
03:07 GMT

Windows 7 SP1 RTM Blue Screens of Death Due to Language Packs

Microsoft has confirmed an issue with the deployment of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RTM in which, following the installation process, some customers can experience a Blue Screen of Death crash accompanied by "Error C000009A."According to the Redmond company, at fault are language packs that the users have already integ...

8 March 2011
11:20 GMT

System Center Virtual Machine Manager SSP 2.0 SP1 Beta Released

Microsoft is hard at work on an upgrade for System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0, and is already sharing details of the evolution with customers. The first Service Pack for System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 is designed to introduce a number of enhancements for exi...

8 March 2011
09:31 GMT

Download Visual Studio 2010 SP1 RTM via MSDN, Today

Microsoft has wrapped up Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2010 and is preparing to offer the upgrade to developers worldwide. Today, March 8th, 2011s, the first wave of Visual Studio 2010 SP1 RTM downloads goes live, with the bits available to the Redmond company’s extensive dev community. At the time of this...

8 March 2011
03:06 GMT

Windows 7 SP1 RTM Automated Installation Kit Details

Microsoft updated the Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RTM a few weeks ago, as it released the upgrade to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, as well as to Volume License customers. I told you that the refreshed version of the Windows 7 SP1 RTM Automated Installation Kit was available for do...

28 February 2011
10:23 GMT

Download Free Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RTM Trial

After launching the first upgrade for Windows 7 on February 22nd, 2011, Microsoft also made available for download the free trial releases of Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 RTM earlier this week. Customers can now head to the Microsoft Download Center and grab either of the two downloads provided by the ...

25 February 2011
09:44 GMT

Windows 7 SP1 RTM Release Notes

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 miles...

25 February 2011
05:59 GMT

Order Windows 7 SP1 RTM DVDs

Microsoft released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RTM on both the Download Center and Windows Update, but there’s another way to get the upgrade for the platform. The Redmond company allows customers to order physical media with Windows 7 SP1 RTM Build 7601.17514.101119-1850. End users are better off grabbing SP1 R...

24 February 2011
13:01 GMT

Windows 7 SP1 RTM Disk Space Requirements

There are legitimate reasons why Microsoft is advising customers that the best way to upgrade Windows 7 to Service Pack 1 is by turning to Windows Update, and not by leveraging the standalone downloads of SP1. One illustrative example is related to the amount of disk space that needs to be available in order for the...

23 February 2011
12:01 GMT

Official Windows 7 SP1 RTM Info Updated

Microsoft has refreshed the documentation associated with the first upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, now that the RTM Build of Service Pack 1 is available for download to all users. In this regard, the best place to start for customers looking to gain insight into SP1 RTM is Knowledge Base article 97...

23 February 2011
07:09 GMT

Download Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RTM Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Language Packs

Following the general availability deadline of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 RTM, Microsoft also released the Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Language Packs for the operating system. The Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Multilingual User Interface Language Packs are now live on the Microsoft Download ...

23 February 2011
06:35 GMT


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