Windows 7 was ushered in only two weeks ago, amidst much fanfare and great anticipation that Microsoft would finally be able to right all its Vista wrongs.
While consumers are still deciding if it is in fact the messiah OS, reports from Wzor – a website which eerily seemed to be able to provide nearly every early beta release – indicate that developers have been plugging away at Windows 7 Service Pack 1.
Microsoft obviously is tight lipped, but rumour states that we could be seeing a public beta testing for SP1 as early as January 2010. The service pack will undergo two beta releases and two RC versions before hitting RTM in summer 2010 and becoming an official end user update in the fall.
While bug reports are likely flying in on a daily basis, yet the question must be ask; what exactly does Microsoft intend to offer this shortly after release, that couldn’t be accomplished with the usual regular updates?
So now that Windows 7 has been officially released, users have had some time to fiddle and play around, did it live up to the hype? Are you happy with the new OS or if you have yet to upgrade whats holding you back?
November 3, 2009 12:53 PM
Ahhh good to see Microsoft is still going by their original moto.
"Release now, Patch later."
ST
November 3, 2009 01:20 PM
OMG win seven have bug :O I mean...impossible
Seriously people are giving to much to what I consider as a Vista SP3, yes there is still some bug in win 7 but is it not a little early to talk of a SP? By previous time it was taking about a year before we can see any of these update monster. Maybe they will fix the theme and give us the possibility to shrink to a vista theme 
It would be nice I don't really like the new fitting of open windows in 7. Just my own opinion. It's at all really a great news that microsoft is backing their new OS like that!
November 3, 2009 01:45 PM
Right Click Taskbar -> Properties -> Check "Use small icons" -> Change Dropdown "Taskbar buttons" from "always combine, hide labels" to "never combine"
And your done!
November 3, 2009 01:57 PM
Just testing out a new feature, but wanted to comment on it always.
I love Windows 7 personally. Been using it since first RC and have been very happy. It definitely has some great aesthetics upgrades but I find it faster overall.
SP1 does seem a little fast within a year, but I guess it also shows MS's commitment to making sure that the product is up to date and is fully supported by them.
Hopefully though it will bring some new stuff that we can't even fathom in an OS, as right now I can't see anything wrong with Windows 7, it feels practically perfect. Gone is the crappy "where the hell is it" interface of Vista and the sluggish reponse. It brings back a lot of what made XP so successful with its snappy operation and its design that appeals to both beginners and has options for those more advanced.
Its a winning OS in my books so far!
November 3, 2009 03:38 PM
Mod Test. That is all.
November 3, 2009 03:44 PM
I always thought Vista, despite it's shortcomings, was an upgrade to XP. It's the tiny things I can't remember off the top of my head... but I remember taking a computer and installing a copy of Windows XP Pro SP2 onto a computer that used to have Vista. Sure, it was way more responsive, but XP nags and nags and nags ad nauseam from the icon tray (I really thought it was worse than UAC). XP has a horribly ugly default theme and I wasn't able to search for anything straight from the start menu. I wanted Vista back.
Fast forward to now. I had a copy of Windows 7 RC installed on a brand new computer. I found a driver bug with a sound card I purchased a little while later. So, I installed a copy of Vista onto a second partition and dual booted to see if it was fixed in Vista. Well, I went through the same thing I did when I installed XP from so long ago. It was the tiny things again, but I wanted 7 back.
Now that I have purchased Windows 7, I wouldn't want to go back. Not to Vista (of course) and not to XP. Besides, driver support for 64 bit environments really takes XP out of the question, anyway.
November 3, 2009 04:22 PM
Who cares lol. It's still a year away. Win7 runs great for me now.
November 3, 2009 06:19 PM
Right Click Taskbar -> Properties -> Check "Use small icons" -> Change Dropdown "Taskbar buttons" from "always combine, hide labels" to "never combine"
And your done!
November 3, 2009 06:25 PM
I currently use Ubuntu on one dektop, XP Pro on my work laptop, Vista on my personal and wife's laptops, and just recently moved from XP Home to Win7 Home Premium on my new desktop.
Alll in all, I had less issues with Vista on my laptops than I did with XP on my former desktop and to date, I have had NO issues whatsoever with Windows 7. So for me, Win7 is... well, a WIN.
Cheers!
Word_Play_Canuck :)
November 3, 2009 06:28 PM
I also assume you want that "- (Appear offline)" tab out of there too eh?
Start -> All Programs -> Windows Live -> Right click on Windows Live Messenger -> Properties -> Compatibility tab -> Set Compatibility Mode to Windows Vista (Service Pack 2)
It gets rid of that tab and bring WLM to the taskbar on the right.
November 3, 2009 07:19 PM
Thx bojangles and chilly again! now my win 7 is working great ( have ever work great ) and have a look that I love:) If I could, I would give a hug to HWC.
November 3, 2009 08:27 PM
Still some anomalies I'm finding with W7......sleep mode with the Classy 759 aint right and a few other small issues....all in all great OS..still working through the kinks...!
November 3, 2009 10:32 PM
Start -> All Programs -> Windows Live -> Right click on Windows Live Messenger -> Properties -> Compatibility tab -> Set Compatibility Mode to Windows Vista (Service Pack 2)
It gets rid of that tab and bring WLM to the taskbar on the right.
November 7, 2009 10:11 PM
i think they're pushing for SP1 because that's the 2nd biggest time for sales, most people/businesses only buy an OS after its 1st SP to ensure any critical flaws are sorted out. so, the sooner they get it out, the sooner they can increase sales. Q3 2010 is not an unreasonable time period for the 1st SP.
November 7, 2009 10:23 PM
I've decided to stick with XP till the first major update. For me there's no rush. It took me awhile to "leave" Windows98 for XP so same for 7.
November 8, 2009 12:54 AM
XP is dead to me now, virtually perhaps not... haha
I haven't used Vista as my main OS since February and it was last year about mid-year that I gave up on XP.
XP is a great OS still but for what I do, Windows Vista and Windows 7 have made sure I have not looked back. I am very impressed with Windows 7 and I finally forced my first BSOD last week.
November 8, 2009 03:06 AM
^^^ Agreed...will be loading up W7 on the 2nd Rig in my Sig very soon!! Bye Bye XP...been a slice!