So am I missing something here? Does SP1 remove Windows Media Player by any chance ? Does it have less annoying messages and services? Did they replace the rabbit's spleen menu in Office with a proper menu? So this SP1 includes all the kbs I intentionally didn't install? Sounds pretty terrifying to me because I hand pick my kbs and fully test them before deploying them on my primary system. Also my idea of user experience is quite different from Microsoft's, so whenever they use that phrase, 'user experience', I feel a cold chill run down my back.

I don't see how it can get any better at any of those things unless I remove (not add) more of the features that Microsoft added that I don't use. My Windows 7 圆4 is unbelievably compatible, stable and fast. None of what was said here applies to me. I've read a couple descriptions of what this service pack does and they all seem to be so vague they might as well be describing a cure for Alzheimers. I've always been skeptical of service packs (except SP2 on XP which was godlike) and I'm not really sure what good this one does. I'm going to go out on a limb here and sound like a noob (which I hope isn't characteristic of my posts ).