Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is available for download since past few months now, the free SP1 update to Windows 7 was pushed as KB976932 via Windows Update publicly in February this year. Microsoft has now made available official direct download links to bootable Windows 7 SP1 integrated disc images in standard .iso format, these new SP1 slipstreamed images has the added advantage that users will have an up-to-date installation just after the initial setup.

These direct download links are from Microsoft's official mirror provided by Digital River and allows users with the usual 30 days of evaluation time after which they need to activate using a legitimate key. These .iso files can be burnt as bootable DVD discs or bootable usb sticks as demoed here - http://www.megaleecher.net/Installing_Windows_Using_USB_Flash_Drive .

Much awaited and anticipated RTM version of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is now available for download, the update is now being pushed to users via Windows Update and is also available as standalone offline installer for mass deployment - direct download links are posted at the end of this post.

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is an update that does the following:

• Helps keep PCs supported.
• Provides ongoing improvement to the operating system, by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 platform based on customer and partner feedback.
• Makes it easy for organizations to deploy a single set of updates.