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Windows 7 SP1 details outed: try to contain your excitement
The short version: Windows 7 SP1 will pretty much just be a rollup of updates that have been previously released. Yay.
The slightly longer version: there will be other 'minor' updates, including support for a kicked-up remote desktop client (using RemoteFX) and Dynamic Memory support. Both of those are Windows Server technologies, so they're not of much interest to anyone running Windows 7 at home.
SP1 does historically act as a 'green light' to system administrators that it's OK to upgrade to the new OS, but according to Brandon LeBlanc that hasn't been the case this time around. In his words, "Many organizations are already in the process of deploying and are receiving benefits from their Windows 7 deployment."
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going back to watch more blocky videos...
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Subscribe to commentsskalpaMar 18th 2010 8:57PM
LOL
Thanks a lot for wasting your time writing this article, so we could all waste ours reading it. It's greatly appreciated.
I'm going back to check if VLC is still able to use ASCII art as an output module (it used to years ago).
Lee MathewsMar 18th 2010 8:58PM
No problem! Interrupting your regular scheduled productivity (or lack thereof) is just one of our many services....
berfarahMar 19th 2010 4:16AM
I think this just further shows how robust Windows 7 was to start with.
nitrous9200Mar 19th 2010 8:28AM
RemoteFX sounds pretty awesome, and yes, I do run it at home.
RGMar 19th 2010 9:06AM
Not even new themes and backgrounds? ;)
John DMar 19th 2010 9:37AM
RemoteFX & Dynamic Memory are huge additions. Definitely newsworthy, although perhaps Download Squad's target demographic isn't particularly interested.
Joshua BeallMar 19th 2010 7:55PM
The significance is that with the the release of Windows 7 SP1 it will no longer be legal to install Windows XP on new PCs. Pretty significant development, dontcha think?
MarkApr 5th 2010 1:40PM
What they really need to add is support for indexing network drives like they had in XP.