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Windows 7 SP1 leaked -- but you should probably wait for the final version
OK, so the Windows 7 service pack 1 beta has been leaked online and you can now download it from various torrent sites. For the sake of some of our less-experienced readers, here's a short PSA: you might not want to install it.
Apart from the obvious reason that it's a beta release, there's an annoying little problem I've been fighting with on a handful of my customers' systems. It seems that they somehow managed to get their mitts on a pre-release version of SP2 for Windows Vista. One day, out of the blue, Windows suddenly told them Vista was no longer genuine and they had to re-activate.
They punched the license key in multiple times, but no joy. It just wouldn't go.
The solution: remove their SP2 install and replace it with the final one. It's not a complicated fix, but it is one that ties your computer up for a long time and requires several reboots.
I can't say for sure that Windows 7 SP1 will behave the same way, but if you're not a fan of lengthy re-installs you should probably just sit tight and wait for Microsoft to deliver the final service pack. It's not going to be too much longer now anyway, and there's really nothing all that exciting under the hood for the average user at home.
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Subscribe to commentsDrew GreenJun 25th 2010 11:10AM
If you've been installing your Windows updates, then this service pack is probably not worth installing until the RTM drops. There aren't too many pressing issues with Windows 7 that need to be resolved.
DavidJun 25th 2010 12:09PM
With Vista I'd take anything as early as possible to get the crap OS working better and faster.
With Win7 I'm not really in a rush to get this update as early. Win7 is as comfortable and solid as a veteran prostitute.
I'll be waiting for the final build.