Submission + - Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Beta Goes Public (h-online.com)
suraj.sun writes: At its Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, Microsoft has announced, a little earlier than scheduled, the release of the first beta version of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.
Service Pack 1 will include all patches previously released via Windows Update and several additional hot-fixes. There is no new functionality for Windows 7, although interaction between Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 sees the addition of features including RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory. Further details about those features can be found on the Microsoft server division blog ( http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2010/07/12/available-for-download-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1-beta.aspx ).
Microsoft is expressly not making the pre-release version available to home users and will not support it in any way. As with all pre-release versions, use in production environments and on mission critical systems is not advised.
To download ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/ff183870.aspx ) the pre-release version, you will first have to overcome the usual Microsoft hurdles. Firstly, you'll need a Windows Live ID. Once logged in, to proceed you need to answer the question "which best describes your activity" with 'Developer' or 'IT manager'. Answering 'consumer', 'student' or 'technology enthusiast' will get you booted out.
H-online: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Public-beta-of-Windows-7-Service-Pack-1-now-available-1037282.html
Service Pack 1 will include all patches previously released via Windows Update and several additional hot-fixes. There is no new functionality for Windows 7, although interaction between Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 sees the addition of features including RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory. Further details about those features can be found on the Microsoft server division blog ( http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2010/07/12/available-for-download-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1-beta.aspx ).
Microsoft is expressly not making the pre-release version available to home users and will not support it in any way. As with all pre-release versions, use in production environments and on mission critical systems is not advised.
To download ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/ff183870.aspx ) the pre-release version, you will first have to overcome the usual Microsoft hurdles. Firstly, you'll need a Windows Live ID. Once logged in, to proceed you need to answer the question "which best describes your activity" with 'Developer' or 'IT manager'. Answering 'consumer', 'student' or 'technology enthusiast' will get you booted out.
H-online: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Public-beta-of-Windows-7-Service-Pack-1-now-available-1037282.html
