Ryster Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Microsoft today published update KB976902 to Windows Update. This is the same update that Service pack 1 beta participants have to install prior to installing the Beta and RC versions of Service Pack 1. The update entitled "Description of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 installation software feature update" on the information page is available for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. I'm currently running the release candidate of SP1 on my Windows 7 machine so I am unable to confirm if this has been released on Windows Update for Windows 7 also, but I assume so. Microsoft describes the update as follows: Updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 installation software are included in this update. The installation software is the component that handles the installation and the removal of software updates, language packs, optional Windows features, and service packs. This update is necessary to successfully install and to remove any service packs to all versions of Windows 7 and on Windows Server 2008 R2. Link to KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976902 The update appearing on Windows Update is a strong indicator that the release of Service Pack 1 is near. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Wagyu Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I see this on WU as well, but I'm not sure why it's unticked for me, and the other 3 updates ticked. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593582634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaltalian Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I see this on WU as well, but I'm not sure why it's unticked for me, and the other 3 updates ticked. Same thing happened to me. Shouldn't be a big deal. I'm installing the news updates now. I'm looking forward to SP1. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593582678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam14160 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Nothing yet here. Just a couple of updates to MSE 2.0 beta which I am running. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593582692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryster Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 I see this on WU as well, but I'm not sure why it's unticked for me, and the other 3 updates ticked. It was unticked for me by default also. Maybe they are just staging it and will tick the box to auto-install at some point in the future? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593582696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Got this too, but only after installing a first round of updates. And then WUing again. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593582828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaltalian Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Got this too, but only after installing a first round of updates. And then WUing again. Wait, did one of the updates fail for you too at first? One of my updates failed, but then once I restarted and tried again it installed. I wasn't sure if this was normal or not. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593582876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSDragoon Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Wait, did one of the updates fail for you too at first? One of my updates failed, but then once I restarted and tried again it installed. I wasn't sure if this was normal or not. KB2419640? That one failed for me. Error 80080005 Downloaded the update seperately and it installed fine after a reboot. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593582886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 No, nothing failed for me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593582890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaltalian Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 KB2419640? That one failed for me. Error 80080005 Downloaded the update seperately and it installed fine after a reboot. Yup, that's exactly it. Good, I thought it might have been only me that had the problem. :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593582900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuerg87yerg879e0rg9erugjer Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 update perfectly for me :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593582916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpgeek Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I also had one of the security updates fail to install, and then installed fine after a reboot. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593583086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted January 12, 2011 Supervisor Share Posted January 12, 2011 I wonder whether the failed update was meant to be installed in a specific sequence, i.e. before or after the W7 SP1-related update but not concurrently? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593583116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I wonder whether the failed update was meant to be installed in a specific sequence, i.e. before or after the W7 SP1-related update but not concurrently? As far as I can tell there were no pre-requisites. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593583556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrCheese Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hope it's out soon, got a lot more workstations to deploy 7 to at work and it would help a great deal if I could update the image with SP1 in advance, rather than deploying them and the machines updating a few days later! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593583570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Keep an eye on the TechNet RSS feeds. They are bound to be updated soon! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593583596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 http://www.winrumors...se-is-imminent/ winrumors says that it's coming soon, maybe on Jan 18/25 for public release. Technet and MSDN should have it anytime now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593583820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted January 12, 2011 Global Moderator Share Posted January 12, 2011 They should hurry up and release the IE9 RC after SP1 is out as well. Come on MS, move faster already! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593583836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrentthief Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 it is unticked as businesses won't want to install anything to do with SP1 until it has been tested with their software. Btw this was also released yesterday: KB2454826 This fixes directwrite so that text in firefox 4 and IE9 isn't awful, it won't let me install it on my win 7 SP1 beta unfortunately. Hoping that SP1 is released soon so i can make a slipstreamed disk, format and install it. Yes i know it is unlikely that we will be able to do a proper slipstream so we will probably only be able to put it in /updates/ folder on the DVD but still thats better than nothing. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593583840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yodat Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I believe it's unselected by default since SP should be previewed before deployment to prevent any negative impacts. So SP1 should be very close now... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593583850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryster Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 ...winrumors says that it's coming soon... Lol. That Winrumors article was posted by Tom Warren, a former Neowin staffer. Note how it was posted about 9 hours after my post here It's just fluffed out a little bit with stuff we already knew about SP1. A shame I wasn't credited there. Oh well, at least Neowin appreciates me I believe it's unselected by default since SP should be previewed before deployment to prevent any negative impacts. So SP1 should be very close now... No. The update released yesterday is not the service pack, so there's nothing to preview. What was released yesterday is an update to the Windows update mechanisms that install updates and services packs. I'm sure other future updates will use it too, not just the service pack. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593585464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysah Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 KB2419640? That one failed for me. Error 80080005 Downloaded the update seperately and it installed fine after a reboot. Exactly what happened to me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593585490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjmUK Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Is there a quick bulleted list of the good stuff in Win7 SP1? (besides regular updates WinUpdate provides). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593585696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryster Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Is there a quick bulleted list of the good stuff in Win7 SP1? (besides regular updates WinUpdate provides). Not really much to bullet. It's basically all the Windows updates up till now, along with some unreleased hot-fixes that were only available on request. In addition to Remote FX technology and memory enhancements in Hyper-V. That's it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593585726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenNT Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 http://www.winrumors...se-is-imminent/ winrumors says that it's coming soon, maybe on Jan 18/25 for public release. Technet and MSDN should have it anytime now. Just had a look on TechNet, no sigh of it just yet. Would be lovely when SP1 come since as I need to update the system deployment image at work, no point doing it when SP1 seems to be round the corner. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/967554-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-release-imminent/#findComment-593585860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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