Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Beta Build 7601.16562 Leaks in the Wild

Yet another Build of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Beta has managed to slip through and has landed into the wild just like the previous builds like Build 7601.16537 and Build 7601.16543. This new Build number is 7601.16562.100603-1800 Service Pack 1, v.178 which means that it was compiled on 3rd June 2010.


 Like most of the Service Packs for Microsoft Windows, this one follows in the same direction, containing all the security and recommended updates that you would usually receive through Windows Update. In terms of new features, this build doesn’t offer that much for now, but it has a few minor bug fixes over the previous build. Available in both 32 and 64 bit, the hashes for the leaked build are as follows.

Build number:
7601.16562.100603-1800
Checksums:
Windows6.1-KB976932-X86-INTL.exe
MD5: 251F3B55A1AEAE5BDFD07F1394520BBB
Windows6.1-KB976932-X64-INTL.exe
MD5: 639F6DF608E17805F6C61A02A134D8E5

At the moment, we don’t know for sure what major changes will Service Pack 1 bring to Windows 7, apart from the usual bug fixes. The greatest beneficiaries of it will be Windows Server 2008 R2 users.
This is not the first time that it has happened to some build of Windows 7. Many Windows 7 builds – including M1, Beta, post Beta, RC and RTM were all leaked before their scheduled release, or announcements.
Windows 7 RTM was announced back in July 2009. It is publicly available since the official launch, which was held on October 22nd 2009. Check out our Windows 7 Center for the complete coverage on the latest client version of Windows.