On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 08:45:44 -0700, "Gazill Yanaire"
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>"AndrewG" <> wrote in message
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>>I have a Dell laptop that's about a year old and a new Dells XPS
>> desktop that I got in April just before PCs started shipping with
>> SP1. Both machines have VISTA Ultimate. I have my Windows Update set
>> to notify me when new updates become available, but not to install
>> automatically. I have never received notification of SP1 on either
>> machine. Shouldn't it have come through by now?
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>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
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>download and install
As usual the Yanaire idiot dodges the actual question.
The OP didn't ask how to manually install updates, he asked why brain
dead Vista is too damn stupid to let him know updates are available.
One common reason is what's behind a lot of Vista's problems. BAD
DESIGN. When you tell Vista to let you know about new updates it
quietly accumulates that information and is suppose to put a icon on
the Task Bar. Because of poor design if you have lots of icons at the
far right some get hidden. So the one that informs you about updates
might be there, but you can't see it unless and until you click on the
'show hidden icons' arrow. You would think Vista would pop a window
and let you know, but it usually doesn't.