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Office 2007 SP1 Available for Download

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Here's the official blurb...

"We have managed to complete the engineering work slightly earlier than we anticipated and are making the download available from OfficeOnline.

What can you expect in Service Pack 1?

SP1 focuses on the issues that matter most to our customers based on direct customer feedback and error reporting tools. You can expect:

  • Stability. Using data from the Dr. Watson bug-reporting system, we've fixed the top software issues for each application in the 2007 Office system. The 2007 Office system SP1 also improves the stability of server components in the 2007 Office system and delivers compatibility with Windows Server® 2008, so you can confidently plan for future upgrades.
  • Performance. The 2007 Office system SP1 improves performance in applications and servers. Performance improvements can be found in Microsoft Office Excel® 2007, Microsoft Office Outlook® 2007, Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2007, and Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server 2007.
  • Security. By incorporating incremental advances in security and results from application testing, the 2007 Office system SP1 offers home and office users better protection against malicious software and potential threats to privacy.

For a full list of improvements in SP1, download the Service Pack 1 whitepaper.

What does SP1 mean for you?

Service Pack 1 eliminates distractions and performance issues that disrupt workflow, allowing employees to be more productive in the work that they do. SP1 is also an important milestone for deploying the 2007 Office system, making it easy to deploy the most secure and reliable version of Office to date.

How do you get it?

Initially, SP1 will be available as a free download from OfficeOnline. SP1 will be made available via Automatic Update in the next 3-6 months, and we'll issue 30 day advance notice prior to delivering SP1 via automatic update."

Comments

  • Anonymous
    December 12, 2007
    I installed SP1 in the hopes that Outlook hangs would be addressed. I use RPC over HTTPS and thus have an OST file but do not use PST files for archiving emails. My OST is in the neighborhood 235MB so not large relatively speaking and periodically when opening emails or creating new ones or moving around in Outlook the appplication hangs. I've disabled most add ons but do use RSS for multiple feeds. During these lockups other applications work fine and CPU/PRocesor/Disk usage are all low... sigh.

  • Anonymous
    December 12, 2007
    Following error while installing: Description:  An error report containing information about the updates that failed installation has been generated. 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1) failed to install. Problem signature:  Problem Event Name: instmsp  Problem Signature 01: {90120000-0030-0000-0000-0000000ff1ce}  Problem Signature 02: 12.0.4518.1014  Problem Signature 03: opatchinstall.applypatch  Problem Signature 04: 1603  Problem Signature 05: {bee75e01-dd3f-4d5f-b96c-609e6538d419}  Problem Signature 06: 1935  Problem Signature 07: 4.0.6000.16386  OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3  Locale ID: 1033 Additional information about the problem:  LCID: 1033 Read our privacy statement:  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=50163&clcid=0x0409 :-(((((((