Windows 7 users can enjoy better performance, enhanced security and more hassle-free computing experience by installing Service Pack 1. In order to install SP 1, turn on automatic update from Control Panel and get Service Pack 1 easily. If you face difficulties to get the service pack from Windows Update, you may consider downloading the package from the Microsoft Download Center and install it manually.

Given below are the steps to download and install SP1 from the Microsoft Download Center.

• Step 1: Visit the Windows 7 Service Pack 1 download webpage on the Microsoft website, and click Continue.
• Step 2: Now you have to choose either the 32-bit (x86) or the 64-bit (x64) version of SP1 based on the version of Windows 7 you are running. Then click Download.
• Step 3: Click Open or Run, and then follow the on screen instructions if you would like to install Service Pack 1 immediately. Don’t want to install SP1 now? Click Save and download the installation file to your PC. Whenever you want to install SP1, double-click this downloaded file.
• Step 4: Click Next on the Install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 page and follow the instructions on your screen.
• Step 5: You need to restart your PC during the installation.
• Step 6: Log on to your PC whenever the installation is complete. If the update was successful, you will get a notification mentioning the same.

For any help while installing Windows 7 Service Pack 1, you can consult an expert for computer troubleshooting.

This operating system is soon going to be obsolete as Microsoft released Windows XP SP3.

Three out of four companies will soon face more security risks because they continue to run the soon-to-be-retired Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), this is according to a survey done by Toronto, Canada-based technology provider Softchoice.77 percent of the organizations it surveyed are running Windows XP SP2 on 10 percent or more of their PCs.

According to Microsoft it will stop issuing security updates for SP2, after July 13th 2010 and this has resulted in users scrambling to update to Windows XP SP3, which will be supported until April 2014.

The survey also found out that Windows XP SP2 is deployed in 100 percent in some of the companies which were surveyed.

Windows XP SP3, which Microsoft released in May 2008, is available as a free upgrade to all Windows XP users. Microsoft has promised to support XP SP3 with security updates until April 8, 2014.

XP SP3 is essentially just a collection of already-released fixes and patches. Windows XP SP3 can be downloaded from the Microsoft site, or obtained from XP SP2 PCs via the Windows Update service.

Over the years Windows has ruled the computer world. But now Microsoft plans to launch yet another high-tech operating system after Windows 2010. Operating systems like Windows XP and Windows Vista are widely used all over the world. But now it is high time to experience a new operating system.

As a user we do require tech support while working on these operating systems. Microsoft has always tried to gift its users with a multi-featured operating system. After Windows 2010, it has come up with cloud-based operating system. This operating system is known as MIDORI and it is expected that this even will replace Windows from the mind of computer users.

MIDORI is the brain child of Microsoft Research’s Singularity operating system. It is one of the futuristic operating system designed by Microsoft. This operating system is based on managed code and is expected to be highly componentized. This allows users to install what they feel is necessary for their application. MIDORI is a non Windows operating system therefore there are speculation whether Windows Application will run over it or not.

MIDORI has been designed to run directly on native hardware (X64, X86 and ARM). It will be hosted on the Windows Hyper –V hypervisor or Windows process. MIDORI is Microsoft’s offshoot to its competitors who looking forward to ‘Virtualization” as means to solve issues of modern day computing. The main idea behind MIDORI is to develop a light weighted OP system which can be fused with lots of advanced applications.