for those who don't know and those want to know.


Before you start getting excited for something along the lines of Vista's famed SP1, you should know that the Windows 7 Service Pack 1 that Microsoft plans to release shortly is merely a combination of existing updates, outside of the new Remote Desktop to support new Windows Server 2008 SP1 features. Still, that's not exactly a bad thing: Windows 7 doesn't require same sort of service pack "rescue" Vista did, and Microsoft's hope is that a feature-stable, combined update could promote some enterprise holdouts to finally take the plunge. The public beta of SP1 will be released at the end of July, with the final version to presumably be released soon after.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 public beta due next month -- Engadget


Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Build 7138 Screenshots & Build Details


Microsoft announces Windows 7 SP1 - Computerworld