Note: With all major upgrades, be sure to backup your system and possibly take a system image prior to updating your system.  Although rare, I’ve had issues in the past with Service Pack upgrades. Here’s a few notes from Microsoft on the new SP1 Release.  To read about all the updates however, feel free to take a look at KB976932 Here’s the download link : Windows 7 SP1 Download Link Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 will help you:

Keep your PCs supported and up-to-dateGet ongoing updates to the Windows 7 platformEasily deploy cumulative updates at a single timeMeet your users’ demands for greater business mobilityProvide a comprehensive set of virtualization innovationsProvide an easier Service Pack deployment model for better IT efficiency

Remember to download the correct version.  On the download page you will find both the Windows 7 64-bit (x64) download of 903MB and the 32-bit (x86) download of 537MB.  If you don’t know if your version of Windows 7 is 32-bit or 64-bit, take a look at this short groovyPost which explains how-to find out if your running 32-bit or 64-bit. So just run WinVer and you should see what you got now ;) Comment Name * Email *

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