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windows 7 servicepack 1

Gunbunny

By Gunbunny,
Posted on: 2011-06-04 05:58 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

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Anyone tried windows 7 servicepack 1? Does CoH still run withn that one going on?

 

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Yes, it does. It works just fine.

Windows' Service Packs just roll together all of the bug-fixes that were pushed out since the initial OS release. These updates are critical for security and stability reasons. While it may be true that certain updates (mostly in the days of Windows XP) have, in the past, caused certain third-party programs to break, by and large most people never notice any real change in the way their systems run.

Skipping a Service Pack in this day and age is not a good thing.

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I have two machines running 7 SP1

H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
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Originally Posted by TargetOne View Post
Yes, it does. It works just fine.

Windows' Service Packs just roll together all of the bug-fixes that were pushed out since the initial OS release. These updates are critical for security and stability reasons. While it may be true that certain updates (mostly in the days of Windows XP) have, in the past, caused certain third-party programs to break, by and large most people never notice any real change in the way their systems run.

Skipping a Service Pack in this day and age is not a good thing.
Not really, that'd be an Update Rollup, Service Packs *do* include additional features or functionality, although in the case of Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, those are mostly on the server side (Such as RemoteFX).

That said, the sentiment holds true and you should, as a rule, install service packs promptly following their release onto Microsoft Update, though if you're the conservative type then give it a couple of weeks longer just to make sure there aren't any major cockups in play (though to be fair, the last time Microsoft had to re-issue a service pack was NT4 SP6/6a, so it's been a while - and no, XP SP1a doesn't count).

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Originally Posted by Gunbunny View Post
Anyone tried windows 7 servicepack 1? Does CoH still run withn that one going on?
Actually, I'm surprised to see this comment since I thought this service pack has already been out for weeks. I've had it on my gaming computer for weeks now without issues.

 

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Originally Posted by Indiramourning View Post
Actually, I'm surprised to see this comment since I thought this service pack has already been out for weeks. I've had it on my gaming computer for weeks now without issues.
Weeks? Nay. Months.

Late February.

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Weeks? Nay. Months.

Late February.
These days by the time a service pack and even most updates have all ready been out for months by the time they hit windows update. It gives those like me plenty of time to break our computers =P

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