Vista sp1 download nightmare

I have been trying to get sp1 installed on my vista home premium for some
time now. It never showed up in my windows update so I had to download the
standalone (500mgs) and it downloaded fine but when I run the app it just
does nothing. I have one important update on my windows
update(silverlight)but it will not update because it is missing a needed msi
file. This missising file will also not let me uninstall it or even upgrade
to the latetest version and when you have a update pending in updates you
cannot download and install sp1. I need a bourbon and coke!!!!!

beerme wrote:
> I have been trying to get sp1 installed on my vista home premium for some
> time now. It never showed up in my windows update so I had to download the
> standalone (500mgs) and it downloaded fine but when I run the app it just
> does nothing. I have one important update on my windows
> update(silverlight)but it will not update because it is missing a needed
> msi
> file. This missising file will also not let me uninstall it or even
> upgrade
> to the latetest version and when you have a update pending in updates you
> cannot download and install sp1. I need a bourbon and coke!!!!!


Actually - the recommendation is if it does not show up on your Automatic
Updates - there is a reason and you likely should not force the installation
of the service pack without first figuring out why it is not being offered
to you automatically.

In fact - there is an entire article on it (Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
that is.)

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

You may want to look through that first. ;-)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> beerme wrote:
> > I have been trying to get sp1 installed on my vista home premium for some
> > time now. It never showed up in my windows update so I had to download the
> > standalone (500mgs) and it downloaded fine but when I run the app it just
> > does nothing. I have one important update on my windows
> > update(silverlight)but it will not update because it is missing a needed
> > msi
> > file. This missising file will also not let me uninstall it or even
> > upgrade
> > to the latetest version and when you have a update pending in updates you
> > cannot download and install sp1. I need a bourbon and coke!!!!!
>
>
> Actually - the recommendation is if it does not show up on your Automatic
> Updates - there is a reason and you likely should not force the installation
> of the service pack without first figuring out why it is not being offered
> to you automatically.
>
> In fact - there is an entire article on it (Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
> that is.)
>
> Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation from Windows
> Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343
>
> You may want to look through that first. ;-)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
> Thanks for the reply but as I said I think the reason it is not offered in the updates is I have A pending update that I cannot update or uninstall. I guess I need to figure out how to remove this update. It is silverlight 1 and a needed msi file is missing so when I try to update it says cannot update the silverlight.msi file is missing and when I try to uninstall or download and install the newer version it says the same thing.......

"beerme" wrote:

>
>
> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>
> > beerme wrote:
> > > I have been trying to get sp1 installed on my vista home premium for some
> > > time now. It never showed up in my windows update so I had to download the
> > > standalone (500mgs) and it downloaded fine but when I run the app it just
> > > does nothing. I have one important update on my windows
> > > update(silverlight)but it will not update because it is missing a needed
> > > msi
> > > file. This missising file will also not let me uninstall it or even
> > > upgrade
> > > to the latetest version and when you have a update pending in updates you
> > > cannot download and install sp1. I need a bourbon and coke!!!!!
> >
> >
> > Actually - the recommendation is if it does not show up on your Automatic
> > Updates - there is a reason and you likely should not force the installation
> > of the service pack without first figuring out why it is not being offered
> > to you automatically.
> >
> > In fact - there is an entire article on it (Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
> > that is.)
> >
> > Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation from Windows
> > Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343
> >
> > You may want to look through that first. ;-)
> >
> > --
> > Shenan Stanley
> > MS-MVP
> > --
> > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the reply but as I said I think the reason it is not offered in the updates is I have A pending update that I cannot update or uninstall. I guess I need to figure out how to remove this update. It is silverlight 1 and a needed msi file is missing so when I try to update it says cannot update the silverlight.msi file is missing and when I try to uninstall or download and install the newer version it says the same thing.......


Have you seen
http://blogs.msdn.com/rpomeroy/archi...tallation.aspx

"TaurArian" wrote:

> "beerme" wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> >
> > > beerme wrote:
> > > > I have been trying to get sp1 installed on my vista home premium for some
> > > > time now. It never showed up in my windows update so I had to download the
> > > > standalone (500mgs) and it downloaded fine but when I run the app it just
> > > > does nothing. I have one important update on my windows
> > > > update(silverlight)but it will not update because it is missing a needed
> > > > msi
> > > > file. This missising file will also not let me uninstall it or even
> > > > upgrade
> > > > to the latetest version and when you have a update pending in updates you
> > > > cannot download and install sp1. I need a bourbon and coke!!!!!
> > >
> > >
> > > Actually - the recommendation is if it does not show up on your Automatic
> > > Updates - there is a reason and you likely should not force the installation
> > > of the service pack without first figuring out why it is not being offered
> > > to you automatically.
> > >
> > > In fact - there is an entire article on it (Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
> > > that is.)
> > >
> > > Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation from Windows
> > > Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343
> > >
> > > You may want to look through that first. ;-)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Shenan Stanley
> > > MS-MVP
> > > --
> > > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the reply but as I said I think the reason it is not offered in the updates is I have A pending update that I cannot update or uninstall. I guess I need to figure out how to remove this update. It is silverlight 1 and a needed msi file is missing so when I try to update it says cannot update the silverlight.msi file is missing and when I try to uninstall or download and install the newer version it says the same thing.......
>
>
> Have you seen:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/rpomeroy/archi...tallation.aspx
>
> Hey that worked perfect thanks for the help. I am installing sp1 !!