Tag: SERVICEPACK1

Now that the Windows 7 SP1 download is available to the general public and it's also being pushed via Windows Update, we thought we'd check to see how smooth the upgrade process has been for you. It wasn't all unicorns and double rainbows here in the Download Squad bunker. One laptop refused to progress beyond 66% complete, even after several retries and reboots. Another workstation was left ...

With all system updates, there's always a measure of good and bad. While most people are able to install updates without a hitch, all it takes is a quick perusal of the many tech forums online to see that the very same update wreaked irrevocable havoc on many user's machines. As luck would have it, Windows Vista SP1 is one of the updates that will cause some panic come release time. In fact, ...

With Windows Vista barely out the door, Microsoft's been quiet about when the company will issue its first major update for the operating system. But someone forgot to send the memo to Intel CEO Paul Otellini, who made some comments regarding Vista Service Pace 1 during a financial presentation this week. Responding to a question about how enterprise users have been slow to adopt Vista, Otellini ...