service pack 1

[capitan]

I have 2 test w7 machines, one is 32 bit and one is 64 bit. The 64 bit
machine has sp1 listed as an important update to install, but the 32 bit
machine does not, and it is not in the hidden updates either. So I went
to computer > properties to see if it was installed already, and I don't
think so. (It says : Windows Edition Windows 7 professional Copyright
2009...)

Does this mean sp1 is not showing up in updates for this 32 bit machine
and how do I get it to show up? Or should I just download it standalone
and install it that way?

Thanks.

 

[Big Steel]

I have 2 test w7 machines, one is 32 bit and one is 64 bit. The 64 bit
machine has sp1 listed as an important update to install, but the 32 bit
machine does not, and it is not in the hidden updates either. So I went
to computer > properties to see if it was installed already, and I don't
think so. (It says : Windows Edition Windows 7 professional Copyright
2009...)

Does this mean sp1 is not showing up in updates for this 32 bit machine
and how do I get it to show up? Or should I just download it standalone
and install it that way?

Why don't you just go to the Windows download site and just download SP1
for Windows 7 and be done with it?

 

[capitan]

Why don't you just go to the Windows download site and just download SP1
for Windows 7 and be done with it?

Hi, thanks for the reply. I just want to make sure there isn't some
reason it is not showing up as an update for my 32 bit machine such as
an incompatibilty detected on the machine by windows update or
something. Are there any known issues like that?

 

[Big Steel]

Hi, thanks for the reply. I just want to make sure there isn't some
reason it is not showing up as an update for my 32 bit machine such as
an incompatibilty detected on the machine by windows update or
something. Are there any known issues like that?

No, nothing that I know about. MS has the Win 7 SP1 readiness tool you
can download and run to see if your machine has any issues if you are
concerned.

 

[capitan]

On 3/30/2011 10:47 AM, capitan wrote:

No, nothing that I know about. MS has the Win 7 SP1 readiness tool you
can download and run to see if your machine has any issues if you are
concerned.

Cool, I'll try that.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Capitan.

The two quickest ways to check for whether SP1 is installed are:

1. <Win>+<Break> (Hold the Windows key while you press the Pause/Break
key.)

2. Winver.exe

Either of these will SAY "Service Pack 1" if it has been installed;
otherwise, no mention of the SP.

RC
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San Marcos, TX
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Microsoft Windows MVP (2002-2010)
Windows Live Mail 2011 (Build 15.4.3508.1109) in Win7 Ultimate x64 SP1


"capitan" wrote in message
I have 2 test w7 machines, one is 32 bit and one is 64 bit. The 64 bit
machine has sp1 listed as an important update to install, but the 32 bit
machine does not, and it is not in the hidden updates either. So I went
to computer > properties to see if it was installed already, and I don't
think so. (It says : Windows Edition Windows 7 professional Copyright
2009...)

Does this mean sp1 is not showing up in updates for this 32 bit machine
and how do I get it to show up? Or should I just download it standalone
and install it that way?

Thanks.

 

[Dave \Crash\ Dummy]

Cool, I'll try that.

I think you have to have some earlier updates installed before Windows
Update offers SP1. I installed Windows 7 x64 a few weeks ago, and SP 1
didn't show up in the updates until I had installed all the earlier
updates.

 

[Allen]

I have 2 test w7 machines, one is 32 bit and one is 64 bit. The 64 bit
machine has sp1 listed as an important update to install, but the 32 bit
machine does not, and it is not in the hidden updates either. So I went
to computer > properties to see if it was installed already, and I don't
think so. (It says : Windows Edition Windows 7 professional Copyright
2009...)

Does this mean sp1 is not showing up in updates for this 32 bit machine
and how do I get it to show up? Or should I just download it standalone
and install it that way?

Thanks.

It didn't appear as an update on my 32-bit machine until three days
after the official release.
Allen

 

[charlie]

It didn't appear as an update on my 32-bit machine until three days
after the official release.
Allen

Microsoft does "stage" some of the updates to prevent server overload.

 

[Stan Brown]

Why don't you just go to the Windows download site and just download SP1
for Windows 7 and be done with it?

It's a valid question, though. SP1 doesn't show up in important
updates for my Win 7 Home Premium either. I have updates set to
automatic, but system properties still shows Windows as copyright
2009, so evidently SP1 hasn't been installed.

 

[Big Steel]

It's a valid question, though. SP1 doesn't show up in important
updates for my Win 7 Home Premium either. I have updates set to
automatic, but system properties still shows Windows as copyright
2009, so evidently SP1 hasn't been installed.

What's stopping you from doing it yourself? The SP doesn't need to come
in a Windows Update, it can be downloaded separately and installed by
you. You can use the Win 7 SP1 readiness tool to check your machine for
issues. Maybe some Windows update solution is stopping it from showing,
which may need to be backed out.

 

[Dave \Crash\ Dummy]

Hi, Capitan.

The two quickest ways to check for whether SP1 is installed are:

1. <Win>+<Break> (Hold the Windows key while you press the
Pause/Break key.)

2. Winver.exe

Either of these will SAY "Service Pack 1" if it has been installed;
otherwise, no mention of the SP.

Also Start>Control Panel>System.

 

[Yousuf Khan]

I have 2 test w7 machines, one is 32 bit and one is 64 bit. The 64 bit
machine has sp1 listed as an important update to install, but the 32 bit
machine does not, and it is not in the hidden updates either. So I went
to computer > properties to see if it was installed already, and I don't
think so. (It says : Windows Edition Windows 7 professional Copyright
2009...)

Does this mean sp1 is not showing up in updates for this 32 bit machine
and how do I get it to show up? Or should I just download it standalone
and install it that way?

Thanks.

Just download the standalone file. If there are other patches that need
to be applied, and it doesn't apply them itself, then it'll tell you
what you need to pre-install.

Yousuf Khan

 

[Stan Brown]

What's stopping you from doing it yourself?

Lack of time, basically. I know the odds are that it will be trouble
free, but the horror stories are hard to forget. And I have so much
else going on that I haven't felt inclined to make time to download
and run a pre-SP1 tool just to help me run SP1. I'll get around to
it eventually.

 

[Drew]

right click 'computer" and select "properties"

 

[Felix Roybal]

sp-1 installed without fan fair.

FElix

"Big Steel" wrote in message

It's a valid question, though. SP1 doesn't show up in important
updates for my Win 7 Home Premium either. I have updates set to
automatic, but system properties still shows Windows as copyright
2009, so evidently SP1 hasn't been installed.

What's stopping you from doing it yourself? The SP doesn't need to come
in a Windows Update, it can be downloaded separately and installed by
you. You can use the Win 7 SP1 readiness tool to check your machine for
issues. Maybe some Windows update solution is stopping it from showing,
which may need to be backed out.

 

[Stan Brown]

sp-1 installed without fan fair.

FElix

That's nice, but in future please trim your quotes and post right
side up.

http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm