Microsoft has updated the Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit to include Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. As has been the case with previous service packs, soon after SP1 ...

A collection of software fixes and enhancements that is applied to an installed version of an operating system. Always a major update, service packs are typically downloaded from the Web as part of an ...

Are there any real reasons -- other than psychological ones -- to wait for a first service pack (SP) of Windows Vista before deploying? But some say service packs still do matter. Over on the Windows ...

On December 11, Microsoft released the first service pack (SP) for Office 2007 and SharePoint Server 2007 -- a calendar quarter ahead of schedule. The new service packs, known collectively as "the ...

A major software update that has been added to the latest shipping version of the full product. After a service pack has been released to the public, it may take some time before all the packaged ...

Microsoft Corp. on Monday released the first service packs for the Visual Studio 2008 software development platform and the accompanying .Net Framework 3.5 programming framework, offering improvements ...

A Microsoft representative said the service packs should be accessible from this link by 9 am Pacific time on Friday, December 15. Visual Studio Service Pack 1 (SP1) features bug fixes as well as ...

For many, the official release of a new Microsoft operating system–such as Windows 7–is just the starting of a clock. They will not buy the new OS until Service Pack 1 is released. Why? Microsoft has ...

There has been a lot of talk about Office 14, the codename for Office 2007’s successor, but many have forgotten that before the next version is released, Microsoft is scheduled to release the second ...

Microsoft dropped support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 this week, and recommended that Vista users buy Windows 7 or upgrade to the most recent version of Vista. There were two Vista service packs.

Windows XP users may now download a fourth service pack for the 13-year-old operating system, but it isn’t coming from Microsoft. Instead, this Windows XP “SP4” comes from a single developer, who ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Microsoft still hasn't announced a release date for the first Windows 7 Service Pack, but apparently ...