Service patches

[Michael]

I cannot find a forum for Windows 7. Yet it was released towards the end of October last year. This in mind. A couple of concise queries as follows.....

Whether anyone in this forum knows of a service patch or two for Windows 7.
If whether a forum, does, or about to exist for Windows 7.

Reason for my request is that I have Windows XP SP3 Professional edition and that my laptop might have to undergo a reload. Also, the write up on Windows 7 looked good.

Meanwhile. If anyone could help to this respect with a view of saving costs, then this would remain appreciated.

Thanks in advance.


Michael Feldman

Ps. What I mean by costs is, that if a patch is available for Windows 7, then it remains sensible for one to 'bite the bullet' and go for the later version of Windows.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Michael wrote:
> I cannot find a forum for Windows 7. Yet it was released towards the
> end of October last year. This in mind. A couple of concise queries
> as follows.....
>
> Whether anyone in this forum knows of a service patch or two for
> Windows 7.
> If whether a forum, does, or about to exist for Windows 7.
>
> Reason for my request is that I have Windows XP SP3 Professional
> edition and that my laptop might have to undergo a reload. Also, the
> write up on Windows 7 looked good.
>
> Meanwhile. If anyone could help to this respect with a view of
> saving costs, then this would remain appreciated.
>
> Ps. What I mean by costs is, that if a patch is available for
> Windows 7, then it remains sensible for one to 'bite the bullet'
> and go for the later version of Windows.

Forum? You just looked in the wrong place. Although the Microsoft
Newsgroups are a type of forum; they are not the only forum(s) out there
and - as a matter of fact - they will be (officially) discontinued very
shortly.

As for your concise queries - use question marks.

First "query with no question mark": Windows 7 does not even officially have
a Service Pack 1 yet ("pack", not "patch" BTW) - much less a Service Pack 2
(sequentially after Service Pack 1.)

Second "query with no question mark": Forum - yes. Newsgroup (officially
Microsoft sanctioned), no.

Unasked question, but I suppose *could* be assumed, in relation to the
second one: "Where is said forum for Windows 7?" ( Answer:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx )

Will your laptop with Windows XP SP3 installed handle the extra resource
load requested by Windows 7? I would not even consider upgrading to Windows
7 on that specific hardware if you do not at least have a Core 2 Duo or
newer processor, 2+GB memory (preferrably 3+G and a 80+GB hard drive
(120+GB preferred.) Although some might insist on 128+MB memory video
device (as we are speaking of a laptop - is your video memory shared or
independent?) that is truly dependent on what you are planning on using the
laptop for IMO.

In reguards to your "P.S." explanation - still makes no sense to me.
Whether or not Windows 7 has a Service Pack of any sort (1 or 2) out for it
should not factor into the decision. Whether or not the laptop can handle
it - that's the big thing. Whether or not you need it, that's just as big.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

In their infinite wisdom (...), MS decided that there would be no newsgroups for Win7, only forums: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7

MS will be dropping all public newsgroups (including this one) from their newsserver by 01 October 2010; cf. http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx

Win7 SP1 is now in private beta; cf. http://social.technet.microsoft.com...P/thread/87d87964-b906-4903-b785-0e6d03e95108
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

"Michael" wrote...
I cannot find a forum for Windows 7. Yet it was released towards the end of October last year. This in mind. A couple of concise queries as follows.....

Whether anyone in this forum knows of a service patch or two for Windows 7.
If whether a forum, does, or about to exist for Windows 7.
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