Press Coverage
In part because of how very necessary Windows service packs have been in the past, the tech press normally makes a pretty big deal about them when they’re released. At worst, they get a brief write-up, and at best, sites go to nearly the same lengths as with a new OS review – performance comparisons, feature lists and more will flood any tech or Windows site worth its salt, and this is all free press for Microsoft. Like any business, Microsoft wants to make money, and anything that will give them a sales bump is in their best interests.
Conclusion
No, Windows 7 does not need a service pack like Windows XP and Windows Vista needed service packs, but there’s still a need there – a need for a big, monolithic update roll-up that will make life easier for power users and IT professionals, while also lightening the load of Microsoft’s advertising department.
I say, bring on Windows 7 SP1.
I am waiting for full blu ray support, better wireless settings, more and quick power options and better library management.
Homegroup fix’s and better printer support.
I go with Jotin comment too.
yeah homegroup is cool but it’s kinda hit or mis
No.
They are going to need some support for USB 3.0 eventually at the very least. I’m not sure they really need a service pack yet though. I, for one, had very bad luck with Vista SP1 and 2, although I barely gave them a chance before going back to XP.
Yeah the homegroup stuff does need worked on. Like my two computers I have (desktop, and laptop) both run wireless N at 130Mbps, but both have Gigabit Lan cards in them. I have a homegroup set up between the two, and for some reason they like to use the wireless N (the slow one) to transfer files from one to another. Sure it would work if the files were under 10MB, but most of the time I’m transferring 20GB+ over to my desktop. And for this reason I have an ethernet cable plugged into both, and for this to work, I have to disable the Wireless on both just to get the file transfers set up.
And when using ICS on my laptop for my 360 to run XBL, why is it that sometimes the Local Area Connection defaults to the “Public” profile and you can’t change it which makes it impossible to connect to XBL?
Seriously Microsoft, if you want to brag about Homegroup being so good, work out the bugs first. Its too big of a hassle on the standard user to try and fix this stuff, let alone a computer geek who has to google to figure this stuff out.
That is not actually a bug sir, its just a default setting that I guess you haven’t Googled how to change. Open your network connections (Network and Sharing centre, then click Change Adapter Settings at left), press alt and click the Advanced menu > Advanced Settings. In the top box, move whatever connection you want to have priority on, to the top.
I guess as a suggestion this menu/option could be easier to find, but just because its difficult to find does not make it a bug in the code.
As for the xbox live comment, when you first set up a network at home, you get the choice to make all future networks show up as public. If you tick that box there is NO WAY to change it. If Windows cannot recognise the network that it is connecting to, (as in, can’t recognise its a home network), then for security reasons it will default to the public ruleset for said network. A single point-to-point Ethernet network (using crossover or spliced Ethernet cables) is very difficult to recognise, as the network would usually be set up and maintained by the router or switch the devices are connected to. With a direct connection there is no such control. Even in such a case, there is no reason why you cannot use ICS with a public network type, you simply have to change the public network settings in Network and Sharing Centre.
I apologise for this half-rant, but I at least hope you take the information here and use it to fix the “bugs” you are experiencing.
How about a fix for the default file auto arrange setting on the file system, loved XP,s drag and drop, well what can you say about 7,s. how did they miss that one in beta testing? Google switch off auto arrange files and see how many people are looking to do that. Lots. Someone at MS should google windows seven faults and then decide what needs to be in a service pack not what one or two geeks whine to them about.