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Name: ebk
Date: April 16, 2008 at 20:56:52 Pacific
OS: Windows Vista Home E
CPU/Ram: 3.2 GHZ/ 2038 MB wit
Product: Gateway GT5428
Comment:

When is it going to happen? I remember reading it was supposed to start in mid-April which is now.



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Name: protohunter
Date: April 16, 2008 at 22:15:15 Pacific
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You can download it at this website if you want right now.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...
(thats for 32 bit cpus)

but from what i've heard it's already been released on windows update.


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Response Number 2
Name: Bryco
Date: April 17, 2008 at 03:37:10 Pacific
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From: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pr...

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The easiest way to update your Windows Vista-based PC with SP1 is by using the Windows Update control panel. Just set Windows Update to automatically download important updates and Windows Update will download SP1 when it's available for your PC. (It could take a month or more before SP1 shows up on your PC, so please be patient.)
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Note: I only added the bold tag to what was already there.

The article also states that you can download it as already stated.

Bryan


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Response Number 3
Name: ebk
Date: April 17, 2008 at 08:47:46 Pacific
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I knew you could go to Microsoft and get it but I preferred not to be an early adapter. Since a month or so has passed I was just curious if they had started the automatic updates but just had not gotten to me yet or they were still working things out. Next week I might have a need for others to be on my system and I do not want them to be interrupted by an automatic update of SP1. If they have started the automatic update I probably would go and get it and hopefully be finished dealing with any problems by next week. If the automatic updates have not started rolling out I will assume there are major problems and leave things be.


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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser
Date: April 17, 2008 at 11:33:25 Pacific
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I'm not a M$oftie nor a MVP but I do know there are problems deploying SP1. M$ excuses for not being able to offer SP1 to everybody who want it is outlined in the following article - with no fix in sight.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343

i_Xp/VistaUser


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Response Number 5
Name: XpUser
Date: April 19, 2008 at 08:43:18 Pacific
Reply:

Updated:

If you are still determined to install Vista SP1 no matter what, download & run Windows Vista System Update Readiness Tool known as CheckSUR from MS link HERE. Be aware that your copy of Vista must pass Windows Validation check.

Info regarding CheckSUR and what it does is given HERE.

Let us know if it helps.

i_Xp/VistaUser


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