Update your hardware drivers (the main drivers to update are your video driver, printer Driver, network card driver)Įnsure that all Windows Updates are installed(other than Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1), This ensures that all other components are up to date The suggested preparation steps are as follows:īack up your important data (this step should always be done prior to installing a major update of any software)
There are certain steps that should be taken before installing Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 to help make sure that you will have a successful installation. Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 are updates to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that contains previously released fixes to specific reliability, performance, and compatibility issues.
