Windows Update Preventing SP1 Update

I received the Microsoft Download email and followed the link to read about
SP1 for Vista. It recommends installing via the Windows Update site.

Every time (and by whatever means) I try to access the Windows Update site
the Vista Windows Update tool dives in and tells me that there are no
updates available.

I am sure I would know if a 65MB file had downloaded and installed but I
could be wrong.

Two questions:

1) How can I tell if my system has upgraded itself to SP1 without my
involvement?

2) As the first answer is almost certain to be that it cannot, how can I
get the onboard Windows Update to let me through to the web site?

--
Keith Willcocks
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)

Start/Control/System

Mine shows Service Pack 1

"Keith Willcocks" <> wrote in message
news:fs8dj6$4cv$...
> I received the Microsoft Download email and followed the link to read
> about SP1 for Vista. It recommends installing via the Windows Update
> site.
>
> Every time (and by whatever means) I try to access the Windows Update site
> the Vista Windows Update tool dives in and tells me that there are no
> updates available.
>
> I am sure I would know if a 65MB file had downloaded and installed but I
> could be wrong.
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1) How can I tell if my system has upgraded itself to SP1 without my
> involvement?
>
> 2) As the first answer is almost certain to be that it cannot, how can I
> get the onboard Windows Update to let me through to the web site?
>
> --
> Keith Willcocks
> (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)
>

Thanks for that. Mine just says Windows Vista Home Premium so I guess I am
right that it has not updated. So my second question remains "how can I
get the onboard Windows Update to let me through to the web site?" I have
tried disabling Automatic Updates but the Control Panel module still butts
in every time I try to reach the Windows Update web site. I have also
tried Microsoft Support but they don't want to know and referred me back to
forums.
--
Keith Willcocks


"James" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Start/Control/System
>
> Mine shows Service Pack 1
>
> "Keith Willcocks" <> wrote in message
> news:fs8dj6$4cv$...
>> I received the Microsoft Download email and followed the link to read
>> about SP1 for Vista. It recommends installing via the Windows Update
>> site.
>>
>> Every time (and by whatever means) I try to access the Windows Update
>> site the Vista Windows Update tool dives in and tells me that there are
>> no updates available.
>>
>> I am sure I would know if a 65MB file had downloaded and installed but I
>> could be wrong.
>>
>> Two questions:
>>
>> 1) How can I tell if my system has upgraded itself to SP1 without my
>> involvement?
>>
>> 2) As the first answer is almost certain to be that it cannot, how can
>> I get the onboard Windows Update to let me through to the web site?
>>
>> --
>> Keith Willcocks
>> (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)
>>

Go to
http://microsoft.com/download/3/a/9/...d4c34d/windows. This will get the full 32 bit version (434MB).


Corday


"James" wrote:

> Start/Control/System
>
> Mine shows Service Pack 1
>
> "Keith Willcocks" <> wrote in message
> news:fs8dj6$4cv$...
> > I received the Microsoft Download email and followed the link to read
> > about SP1 for Vista. It recommends installing via the Windows Update
> > site.
> >
> > Every time (and by whatever means) I try to access the Windows Update site
> > the Vista Windows Update tool dives in and tells me that there are no
> > updates available.
> >
> > I am sure I would know if a 65MB file had downloaded and installed but I
> > could be wrong.
> >
> > Two questions:
> >
> > 1) How can I tell if my system has upgraded itself to SP1 without my
> > involvement?
> >
> > 2) As the first answer is almost certain to be that it cannot, how can I
> > get the onboard Windows Update to let me through to the web site?
> >
> > --
> > Keith Willcocks
> > (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)
> >
>

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

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
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"Keith Willcocks" <> wrote in message
news:fs8dj6$4cv$...
>I received the Microsoft Download email and followed the link to read about
>SP1 for Vista. It recommends installing via the Windows Update site.
>
> Every time (and by whatever means) I try to access the Windows Update site
> the Vista Windows Update tool dives in and tells me that there are no
> updates available.
>
> I am sure I would know if a 65MB file had downloaded and installed but I
> could be wrong.
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1) How can I tell if my system has upgraded itself to SP1 without my
> involvement?
>
> 2) As the first answer is almost certain to be that it cannot, how can I
> get the onboard Windows Update to let me through to the web site?
>
> --
> Keith Willcocks
> (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)
>

Thanks for that. I think the one about incompatible drivers probably
applies in this case so, as my Gateway laptop is only 6 months old, I will
dump it on Gateway support to sort out.
--
Keith Willcocks


"Richard G. Harper" <> wrote in message
news:...
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>
>
> "Keith Willcocks" <> wrote in message
> news:fs8dj6$4cv$...
>>I received the Microsoft Download email and followed the link to read
>>about SP1 for Vista. It recommends installing via the Windows Update
>>site.
>>
>> Every time (and by whatever means) I try to access the Windows Update
>> site the Vista Windows Update tool dives in and tells me that there are
>> no updates available.
>>
>> I am sure I would know if a 65MB file had downloaded and installed but I
>> could be wrong.
>>
>> Two questions:
>>
>> 1) How can I tell if my system has upgraded itself to SP1 without my
>> involvement?
>>
>> 2) As the first answer is almost certain to be that it cannot, how can
>> I get the onboard Windows Update to let me through to the web site?
>>
>> --
>> Keith Willcocks
>> (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)
>>
>

You're welcome, and good luck!

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/


"Keith Willcocks" <> wrote in message
news:fsbfi6$6n8$...
> Thanks for that. I think the one about incompatible drivers probably
> applies in this case so, as my Gateway laptop is only 6 months old, I will
> dump it on Gateway support to sort out.
> --
> Keith Willcocks
>
>
> "Richard G. Harper" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
>> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>>
>>
>> "Keith Willcocks" <> wrote in
>> message news:fs8dj6$4cv$...
>>>I received the Microsoft Download email and followed the link to read
>>>about SP1 for Vista. It recommends installing via the Windows Update
>>>site.
>>>
>>> Every time (and by whatever means) I try to access the Windows Update
>>> site the Vista Windows Update tool dives in and tells me that there are
>>> no updates available.
>>>
>>> I am sure I would know if a 65MB file had downloaded and installed but I
>>> could be wrong.
>>>
>>> Two questions:
>>>
>>> 1) How can I tell if my system has upgraded itself to SP1 without my
>>> involvement?
>>>
>>> 2) As the first answer is almost certain to be that it cannot, how can
>>> I get the onboard Windows Update to let me through to the web site?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Keith Willcocks
>>> (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)
>>>
>>
>
>