What's new with 7 SP1?

JoshBrowne · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:25

Don't know whether I need it or not and the info provided by microsoft appears to be a little vague...

LiE · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:33

I don't think there's anything new in SP1 for Windows 7 users, but there are a couple things added for Server 2008 I think.

SiriusB · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:36

There are updates that wouldn't have been available via Windows Update. So it is worth installing no matter what. Besides, Microsoft will eventually end support for vanilla Windows 7, so you will have to install SP1 at some point.

opethdisciple · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:57

Yea, SP1 will become a prerequisite soon.

JoshBrowne · 1 Mar 2011 at 16:33

opethdisciple said:
Yea, SP1 will become a prerequisite soon.

How can they force it on users when some people are getting BSODs post install? Seems a bit s*** if you ask me...

SiriusB · 1 Mar 2011 at 16:50

They're not going to make it mandatory tomorrow! I simply pointed out that at some point you will need to do it. The majority of people have had no problems...!

Deleted member 77746 · 1 Mar 2011 at 17:44

JoshBrowne said:
Don't know whether I need it or not and the info provided by microsoft appears to be a little vague...

Your mom comes free with it.

..... Don't you read ?

DennisMenace · 1 Mar 2011 at 21:57

Only thing I've noticed is that WMP wanted to ask 317 questions again before I could actually play an mp3...

XiS111 · 3 Mar 2011 at 10:34

I've got this lingering in the corner of my desktop now that I've just installed SP1 :/
Test Mode
Windows 7
build 7601

Any idea how to get rid?

HeX · 3 Mar 2011 at 10:39

Looks like its wanting you to re-activate windows.

mrbios · 3 Mar 2011 at 11:08

Test mode? you have'nt got that program running to force driver signature enforcement to always be off have you?

I used to run something like that so that i could change mouse hz from 125hz to 500hz and it would permanently give me a "test mode" thing in the corner.

KingBob · 3 Mar 2011 at 11:13

I put SP1 on my laptop last night...
Didn't take long and it didn't break anything.
+1 for Microsoft.

HEADRAT · 3 Mar 2011 at 11:23

Yup all my Win7 machines are now SP1, no issues.

XiS111 · 3 Mar 2011 at 11:35

mrbios said:
Test mode? you have'nt got that program running to force driver signature enforcement to always be off have you?

I used to run something like that so that i could change mouse hz from 125hz to 500hz and it would permanently give me a "test mode" thing in the corner.

possibly

now that you mentioned it i do recall doing something like that for a custom nvidia driver. Would you know how to get rid of it?

EDIT: It says that my windows is activated in the control panel > system

oddjob62 · 3 Mar 2011 at 11:44

LiE said:
I don't think there's anything new in SP1 for Windows 7 users, but there are a couple things added for Server 2008 I think.

For anyone running 2008 with the Hyper-V role this is a big and long awaited update.

mrbios · 3 Mar 2011 at 11:56

XiS111 said:
possibly now that you mentioned it i do recall doing something like that for a custom nvidia driver. Would you know how to get rid of it?

EDIT: It says that my windows is activated in the control panel > system

http://www.ngohq.com/news/15043-how-to-increase-usb-sample-rate-in-windows-vista-7-a.html

^ That's the guide i used, the dimr.exe program was the one that enabled test mode. Though i do remember another program that does it as well, whether they do the exact same thing im unsure.

DreXeL · 3 Mar 2011 at 12:41

XiS111 said:
possibly now that you mentioned it i do recall doing something like that for a custom nvidia driver. Would you know how to get rid of it?

EDIT: It says that my windows is activated in the control panel > system

You can use this to get rid of the watermark when running with driver signature enforcement disabled:

http://deepxw.blogspot.com/2008/12/remove-watermark-v03-build-20081210.html

bledd · 3 Mar 2011 at 16:44

Installed it on about 15 machines, no issues.

Use windows disk cleanup after to remove the 900mb backup files.

Probably a good idea remove and create new system restore points too if you use it

stevie_vee · 3 Mar 2011 at 17:35

iDroid84 said:
Your mom comes free with it.

..... Don't you read ?

^^^^^^^^^ Awsome....lololololol

Montala · 3 Mar 2011 at 17:44

XiS111 said:
I've got this lingering in the corner of my desktop now that I've just installed SP1 :/
Test Mode
Windows 7
build 7601

Any idea how to get rid?

Had you possibly installed one of the 'beta' builds of SP1 in the past, and not remembered to uninstal it before installing the final 'production' version?... which is what Microsoft say you should do.

I am not trying to be clever at all here, but it is one possibility.

What's new with 7 SP1?

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