Wiped PC, restored with OEM CD , but windowsupdate doesn't work

I was never a Vista user so could use a pointer... given a pc with bad disk.
I ordered the Lenovo restore disk and installed a spare drive. The OEM
restore put the PC at SP0
With Vista, since Windowsupdate.com sends me back thru my control panel ,
when I try to update- it fails ( forget the error code right now).
In looking thru TechNet , Google etc I see that there were required updates
to get the updates ??
I tried 2 of the KB numbers and right now downloaded and installing SP1 to
the box ( says it may take up to an hour).

Can someone show me a way to get to Windowsupdate and NOT have it send me
back to my control panel ?

For now I'm trying to see if I can't install SP1 , then SP2 indirectly. Then
hopefully get the rest of updates thru windowsupdate. Any pointers
appreciated.

You need to apply SP2 - or at least SP1 - to use Windows Updates/Microsoft
Updates as Vista SP0 has been sunsetted. Use
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads

"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
news:...
> I was never a Vista user so could use a pointer... given a pc with bad
> disk. I ordered the Lenovo restore disk and installed a spare drive. The
> OEM restore put the PC at SP0
> With Vista, since Windowsupdate.com sends me back thru my control panel ,
> when I try to update- it fails ( forget the error code right now).
> In looking thru TechNet , Google etc I see that there were required
> updates to get the updates ??
> I tried 2 of the KB numbers and right now downloaded and installing SP1
> to the box ( says it may take up to an hour).
>
> Can someone show me a way to get to Windowsupdate and NOT have it send me
> back to my control panel ?
>
> For now I'm trying to see if I can't install SP1 , then SP2 indirectly.
> Then hopefully get the rest of updates thru windowsupdate. Any pointers
> appreciated.
>
>

I'll check that out . Thanks

"Richard G. Harper" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You need to apply SP2 - or at least SP1 - to use Windows Updates/Microsoft
> Updates as Vista SP0 has been sunsetted. Use
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads
>
> "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I was never a Vista user so could use a pointer... given a pc with bad
>> disk. I ordered the Lenovo restore disk and installed a spare drive. The
>> OEM restore put the PC at SP0
>> With Vista, since Windowsupdate.com sends me back thru my control panel
>> , when I try to update- it fails ( forget the error code right now).
>> In looking thru TechNet , Google etc I see that there were required
>> updates to get the updates ??
>> I tried 2 of the KB numbers and right now downloaded and installing SP1
>> to the box ( says it may take up to an hour).
>>
>> Can someone show me a way to get to Windowsupdate and NOT have it send me
>> back to my control panel ?
>>
>> For now I'm trying to see if I can't install SP1 , then SP2 indirectly.
>> Then hopefully get the rest of updates thru windowsupdate. Any pointers
>> appreciated.
>>
>>