Service Pack 1 RTM For Windows 7 And Server 2008 R2 Coming Today?

Posted January 15, 2011 – 8:00 am in: News

It seems the long wait for the Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is finally coming to an end today. A rumor has been floating the Internet about the possible availability of Windows 7 SP1 on 14th, Jan. According to this TechNet blog (translated page), SP1 for Windows 7 and Windows  Server 2008 R2 will be made available today. As we predicted back in December 2010, 7601.17514.101119-1850 is the RTM build. However, there is no information available on the availability of Service Pack on TechNet and MSDN. Usually, Service Packs come to MSDN and TechNet before the public release. Please note that there is no information from Microsoft about the SP1 public release date. Check Continue reading…

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Windows 7 SP1 RTM Build 7601.17514.101119-1850 Out In The Wild

Posted January 15, 2011 – 12:01 am in: News

The wait is finally over! As expected, Service Pack 1 RTM for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 has been leaked to the Internet. Back in December, we reported that the build 7601.17514.101119-1850 is Service Pack 1 RTM for the latest version of Windows OS. The build string reveals that it was compiled almost two months back. However, it is now confirmed that this is the final Windows 7 SP1 RTM build. We recommend not to download the leaked Service Pack 1 RTM. Also note that one need to uninstall the Service Pack 1 RC (Release Candidate) before installing the RTM. If you are planning to install SP1, you might like to know how to recover lost disk space Continue reading…

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Is 7601.17514.101119-1850 Windows 7 SP1 RTM Build?

Posted December 24, 2010 – 8:01 am in: News

If you were simply dying for the Service Pack 1 RTM for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, we have a good news for you! It seems Microsoft has compiled the final build of SP1 just a few weeks back and the build string is 7601.17514.101119-1850. The build string indicates that the build was compiled on 19th November, 2010. If you are using the Release Candidate version of SP1, you will need to uninstall it before installing the SP1 RTM. And, users who have used the cleanup command to free-up disk space after installing the SP1 RC can’t uninstall the SP1 RC. So, be ready to install the final version of SP1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Continue reading…

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How To Install Google Chrome Web Apps

Posted December 9, 2010 – 8:00 am in: News

Now that the Google Web Store is live with hundreds of free and paid apps, many of you might want to try out some of the free apps before installing paid apps. Of course, to be able to install paid apps, you need to have a Google account, Google checkout account, and the credit card (Discover, American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Solo, or Visa Electron). There are numerous free apps live on the store including popular apps such as Ever Note, TweetDeck, Seesmic, Google Packman game, and more. If you are willing to install free apps, here is how to install. Please note that the web store apps are available only to the U.S Chrome users as of now, and requires Continue reading…

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