14 DAY TRIAL // 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 RTM through Windows Update, as the company promises that this will deliver the best experience possible.
Another viable alternative is to download the RTM bits from the Download Center where the service pack went live on February 22nd, 2011.
However, there are also scenarios in which customers might want a DVD with Windows 7 RTM.
Users that want to upgrade computers not connected to the Internet are one example. And for them, Microsoft is getting ready to provide the physical media with the first upgrade to Windows 7.
According to the software giant, customers in Asia, Europe and Africa, North America and South America can order Windows 7 RTM DVDs if they so require.
The service pack itself is still available for free, but users will be charged for the costs associated with the shipping and packaging of the upgrade.
Users in European countries will be charged $10.50 for a single Windows 7 SP1 RTM DVD. Microsoft also limits the number of Windows 7 SP1 RTM physical media customers can order to just 3 DVDs.
“Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level.
“It provides ongoing improvements to the Windows operating system (including previous updates delivered over Windows Update and incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms based on customer and partner feedback) and makes it easy for organizations to deploy a single set of updates,” Microsoft said.
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.