

They won’t charge anything for the media but you’ll still have to pay shipping charges that vary depending on your country. You may order Windows 7 SP1 on a DVD and Microsoft will deliver it to you via snail mail. However, if you have two more more computers running Windows 7, you may download the standalone SP1 installer from and apply it to all your computers even in offline mode. The easiest and quickest way to install this service pack on your Windows 7 computer is using Windows Update.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 is available for installation in the same languages made available at original launch of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.Microsoft released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 earlier this year and it includes several security and performance related enhancements for Windows 7 all rolled into a single installer. If you have previously installed a pre-release version of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 on your machine, you must uninstall that version before installing SP1. In order to download and install Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 you must currently have a Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 already installed. If you are encountering a problem when installing the service pack from Windows update, see Troubleshoot problems installing a service pack for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. If Windows Update is not offering you the option to install the service pack, see KB 2498452. You can use our step-by-step instructions or, if you prefer, let us do it for you. The best way to ensure you get Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 is by turning on the Automatic Updates feature.

