Windows 7 Service Pack 1 coming 2010?
Windows 7 is a solid and dependable operating system, and one of the best Microsoft has ever released. And yet, like every other Microsoft OS, it needs constant updating and patching. Which leads to an inevitable Service Pack. And it now appears SP1 could be with us before the end of 2010.
If you don’t like having to constantly update and patch your OS then you should probably avoid Windows. It’s just a fact of life when running a Windows operating system. Small patches are released on a weekly basis, being delivered through Windows Update. But they soon add up, even with an OS that’s as issue-free as Windows 7.
Hence the need for Service Packs, effectively compilations of all the major patches and bug fixes released so far.
There’s already been some debate as to if and when Microsoft would choose to release Windows 7 Service Pack 1. In January it emerged that an eligibility check for Service Pack 1 had been added to the Windows Registry. Implying that Microsoft was definitely preparing to release SP1. The only question remaining when it would be coming.
According to TechARP, Microsoft had originally planned to wait 22 months before releasing Windows 7 SP1. With the OS launching in October 2009, that would have pegged it around August 2011. But sources are now claiming the schedule has been brought forward significantly, with Windows 7 SP1 now likely to be released in Q4 2010.
The reason for this development is reported to be the discovery of “a few serious bugs that would adversely affect performance in certain scenarios cropped up.” Which sounds ominous but probably isn’t. In fact, some of the issues have already been fixed, with the others said to be in the process of being fixed.
Even so, this is enough of a concern to have forced Microsoft to rethink the timing of Service Pack 1. And TechARP were bang on the money with SP1 releases for both XP and Vista.
This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as it’s thought many consumers and businesses actually hold off upgrading to a new Windows OS until SP1 arrives. The idea being that the OS will be a lot more stable post-SP1. However, announcing a Service Pack being on the way too far ahead of time could harm sales. Which is why we’re left guessing while Microsoft stays silent on Windows 7 SP1. At least for the time being.
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