Microsoft Already Working On Windows 7 SP1?

Martin | May 29, 2009 | Comments

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A recent screenshot posted on a Russian news portal (via Download Squad) suggests that Microsoft is already working on the first service pack for Windows 7. That should come as a surprise considering that they have not released the operating system yet. The screenshot shows a control panel window that is listing the Windows edition as Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1.

The build string in the lower right corner contains removed and censored information. Readable are part of the buidl string which begins with Build 7138.winmain_win. Someone edited some of the information on the screenshot which could mean that the information about the service pack have also been added by the user.

windows 7 service pack 1

It does make sense from a business perspective to begin working on the Windows 7 Service Pack at this time if the resources are available. Microsoft could use it to add new features to the operating system that did not make it into the final product.

The public relations perspective on the other hand looks grim. News about the service pack will without doubt spread fast to all corners of the Internet. This could convince some users to wait for the Service Pack release before they purchase the operating system.

Windows 7 is on the other hand a fairly stable well designed operating system that should run fine even without the service pack.

What are your thoughts about the Windows 7 SP1 development?

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About the Author: Martin Brinkmann is an Online Journalist from Germany who discovered his love for technology in high school. He is currently working as a freelancer for several publications and runs his own Internet website Ghacks

  • JoeShon
    It's a smart and a dumb move all in one, but overall it's smart. Yeah, lets ship so many copies of the os out to retailers, but not too many because we will give them SP1 soon and the others who have already purchase will get the free upgrade. It sounds easy and effective.

    Basically they are going to give you the core product to work with and by others giving a load of feedback it looks like the core product should do well. While your playing around with that they now have time to have fun adding new features and fixes(hopefully minor) that consumers want and need. Then up pops SP1. TAAAA DAAAA!!!! lol.
  • deABREU
    so, have you guys ever heard of a new prgram called PHOTOSHOP?
    geez..
  • paul
    if you look at the photo it looks as if the line service pack 1 is a litle offset to the left. i say it is a photoshoped image
  • bt
    Every windows release is a service pack.

    Some are just called service packs.

    We just got Vista SP2. Must assume that a little bit of RC7 is in there.
  • Bart
    Checked the placing of the "service pack 1" in a blowup of the pic, and it is aligned horizontally and vertically perfectly with the other text up to the pixel, so that's no indication at all (can still be a decent photoshop of cource).

    More likely Microsoft is testing the use of a service pack with test files so they can see the way it installs. A bit the same as testing how well an OS upgrade works compared to a fresh install. No use developing an RTM if it later can't take a service pack.

    Or still photoshop who cares? ;-)

    Or they are really crazy and actually are working on a service pack...
  • Whether it's photo-shopped or not, most likely there will be an SP1 release sooner or later. That's just the way Microsoft works.

    Microsoft could use it to add new features to the operating system that did not make it into the final product.


    Yeah, this is what I think. When I worked in software development, it was normal to realize some stuff was taking longer to implement or fix. Other stuff would be flagged as for the patch or next release.

    I can only believe that's normal behavior and that companies like MS do it as well. I'd be very surprised if they weren't at least fleshing out SP1 before the beta. So now that we're at the RC stage, I imagine development on SP1 is taking up the time of at least a few people.
  • Mario
    Service Packs do not add features, they are a bunch of patches.
  • your wrong SP are not just patches.. Did Windows XP RTM had Firewall ? NO the SP2 added the firewall feature so don't talk crap. I think this is good for them beacouse the bussnises will upgrade when SP1 is realesed
  • paul
    ok i just read on the other site windows7newsinfo.com

    Windows 7 Service Pack 1 branch
    7138.0.winmain_win7ids_sp.090523-2200
    7139.0.winmain_win7ids_sp.090526-xxxx
    7140.0.winmain_win7ids_sp.090527-xxxx
    7141.0.winmain_win7ids_sp.090528-xxxx

    Quote:
    As The Site writes, it doesn't currently plan to release any of these SP1 builds.

    Also, today is a day of Windows 7 RC2 sign-off. When the situation with RC2 becomes clear, The Site will decide what to release: either SP1 or "something more interesting".

    Windows 7 SP1 builds are currently available in the following languages: en-us, de-de, fr-fr, ja-jp, es-es. But Microsoft doesn't provide language packs for non-main branches (so as I understand their words, SP1 builds available in 5 languages as images, but no LIPs / LPs for them available).

    Windows 7 RTM is planned for the end of july.

    riso
    tnx. Raiker
  • smilingman
    I have been using Win7 for about 4 months and I have had minor issues. Most of those issues are do to legacy hardware, beta drivers and not fully supported software.
    If a service pack is already being development that is a good think, here are my thoughts:

    1. Features that were not ready for releases

    2. Better and faster service pack development

    3. Smaller service packs every year

    4. Better 3rd party support before releases

    5. Faster IT and security support

    These are just my opinions
    I think MS wants business to adopt Win7 much faster than Vista and this also may translate to more retail sells.
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