Commerce Server 2007 SP1 release is already very old story about which a lot of CS bloggers already blogged about. I wanted to wait some time so I could aggregate their posts into one post related to CS SP1 release.

Where to get it

Service pack can be downloaded from  here:Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

An updated version of the Partner SDK is also available http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=BDEA4873-2C06-4C7F-AD51-830A0309FECC&displaylang=en

Features

Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Commerce Server 2007 provides the following new functionality:

• Support for running Commerce Server 2007 Developer Edition on Windows Vista.
• Support for running the Commerce Server 2007 business user applications on Windows Vista.
• The ability to create a Commerce Server Web Application Project in Visual Studio 2005.
• Performance and security enhancements.
  

In addition, SP1 includes fixes for several known issues in the product.

Commerce Server 2007 SP1 includes updated binaries in English only. Each business user application that Commerce Server 2007 provides is available in English only. This does not affect your ability to develop a multilingual Commerce Server Web site.

Installing SP1 on non-English versions of Commerce Server 2007 is not supported.

List of existing bugs fixed in SP1

There are a few of them fixed with SP1 

Microsoft: List of the bugs that are fixed in Commerce Server 2007 Service Pack 1

kbAlertz: List of the bugs that are fixed in Commerce Server 2007 Service Pack 1

Installation issues

Wade Wegner posted about his experience related to SP1 installation:

Commerce Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Walkthrough

Commerce Server 2007 Upgrade Wizard (post SP1 install) Walkthrough

 Problem with the Commerce Server 2007 SP1 Installation

Documentation

SP1 Readme (includes SP1 installation instructions): http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/4/6/946674b1-7f07-4ddc-bc5e-ff9a2fc6965b/CS07SP1-readme-web.htm

Refreshed Commerce Server product content on MSDN: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms864793.aspx

Refreshed Installation Guide: http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/a/4/3a46267f-9640-4623-86a1-c63bbfea9e1d/Installation%20and%20Configuration%20Guide%20for%20Microsoft%20Commerce%20Server%202007.html

Refreshed Quick Start Guide for Developers: http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/a/4/3a46267f-9640-4623-86a1-c63bbfea9e1d/Quick_Install_Guide.htm