Service Pack 1 question

I have two computers running Vista Business. I have them both set up
to tell me about updates but not to automatically install them.

So, why is one computer telling me that Service Pack 1 is available
but the other is not?

In fact, on the one that not telling me SP1 is available, I told it to
check for updates and it still did not tell me about SP1 (it said that
everything is all up to date).

Is there some legitimate reason for this or is this just normal
operating procedure?

And, BTW, I'm very hesitant to install SP1 of either computer.

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation
from Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=948343

Learn how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/win...6f2021033.mspx

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Standalone (KB936330)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Free SP1 technical support from Microsoft:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...4&gprid=500921


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Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows System & Performance

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"Martin" wrote:

I have two computers running Vista Business. I have them both set up
to tell me about updates but not to automatically install them.

So, why is one computer telling me that Service Pack 1 is available
but the other is not?

In fact, on the one that not telling me SP1 is available, I told it to
check for updates and it still did not tell me about SP1 (it said that
everything is all up to date).

Is there some legitimate reason for this or is this just normal
operating procedure?

And, BTW, I'm very hesitant to install SP1 of either computer.

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation from Windows
Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=948343

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"Martin" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I have two computers running Vista Business. I have them both set up
> to tell me about updates but not to automatically install them.
>
> So, why is one computer telling me that Service Pack 1 is available
> but the other is not?
>
> In fact, on the one that not telling me SP1 is available, I told it to
> check for updates and it still did not tell me about SP1 (it said that
> everything is all up to date).
>
> Is there some legitimate reason for this or is this just normal
> operating procedure?
>
> And, BTW, I'm very hesitant to install SP1 of either computer.

I also have 2 Vista (Home Premium) machines, identical hardware. I
installed SP1 on both about
3 weeks apart. The results are different on both. I don't get it.


"Martin" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I have two computers running Vista Business. I have them both set up
> to tell me about updates but not to automatically install them.
>
> So, why is one computer telling me that Service Pack 1 is available
> but the other is not?
>
> In fact, on the one that not telling me SP1 is available, I told it to
> check for updates and it still did not tell me about SP1 (it said that
> everything is all up to date).
>
> Is there some legitimate reason for this or is this just normal
> operating procedure?
>
> And, BTW, I'm very hesitant to install SP1 of either computer.

How come I got SP1 through Automatic Upate?

"Martin" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I have two computers running Vista Business. I have them both set up
> to tell me about updates but not to automatically install them.
>
> So, why is one computer telling me that Service Pack 1 is available
> but the other is not?
>
> In fact, on the one that not telling me SP1 is available, I told it to
> check for updates and it still did not tell me about SP1 (it said that
> everything is all up to date).
>
> Is there some legitimate reason for this or is this just normal
> operating procedure?
>
> And, BTW, I'm very hesitant to install SP1 of either computer.

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:46:02 -0500, "Carey Frisch [MVP]"
<> wrote:

>Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation
>from Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates:
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=948343
>
>Learn how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
>http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/win...6f2021033.mspx
>
>Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Standalone (KB936330)
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>
>Free SP1 technical support from Microsoft:
>https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...4&gprid=500921

Carey / Mark

It appears that SP-1 IS, in fact, available for installation from
Windows Update and IS offered by Automatic Updates after all !

I got tied up on some other stuff and didn't do anything further with
this matter until a little while ago. Both computers have been running
in the meantime. I happened to look at the one that had NOT prompted
me about SP1 and, lo and behold, there it was: telling me that I
should install SP1 !!

Now, don't mis-understand me - I'm not complaining about what you guys
posted. I read the MS document you linked and it says what you quoted
above. But, geeze, I would think that Microsoft should have a little
better handle on how this all works.

FWIW, I let it install the service pack. It went without incedent and
the computer seems to still be running ok - although I haven't done
all that much with it yet.