Time to install SP1

lehnerus2000 said:

mjf said:

I would assume there were still a large number of PCs whose OEM factory restore will not include SP1. I assume presume MS will still facilitate the automatic SP1 upgrade. I also think many people aren't that technically savvy to manually upgrade.

That's a good point.

How do you slipstream SP1 into a factory restore partition?

I've made successful slipstream CDs for XP.

I haven't been able to make a successful slipstream DVD of W7.
The DVD crashed during the final stage of the installation sequence.

Did you use this Tutorial.
Slipstream Windows 7 SP1 into a Installation DVD or ISO File

Instead of trying to slipstream SP1 yourself download the ISO images from DigitalRiver which already have SP1 integrated. It is also the best way to install a service pack, start clean. You don't need to format just install over your old instillation.

logicearth said:

Instead of trying to slipstream SP1 yourself download the ISO images from DigitalRiver which already have SP1 integrated. It is also the best way to install a service pack, start clean. You don't need to format just install over your old instillation.

Let me see if I understand this correctly.
You can get a ISO image from DigitalRiver of Window 7 which includes the SP-1 and just install it over the the old instillation with out format. If so do you loose any thing. Or does in kind of install like a repair install and save your things and settings.

It puts the old installation in Windows.old from there you can move out what you want to keep and delete the rest. That is how I always reinstall Windows.

Thank you for your quick answer.

Layback Bear said:

Did you use this Tutorial.
Slipstream Windows 7 SP1 into a Installation DVD or ISO File

Yes I did.
Everything seemed to go exactly as per the tutorial, but when the install reached the final stage (preparing the desktop?) it just wouldn't finish.

I think that the problem was related to the W7 updates after SP1.
I didn't experiment to find out the exact problem, as it took so long to create the faulty DVD, that it was quicker to use my original DVD and the SP1 DVD to install W7 the "long" way.

I had a similar problem with my XP CD.
It wouldn't work if I included the XP updates after SP3.
I ended up just creating a CD with SP3 + AHCI drivers, which worked as expected.

If SP2 is released for W7, I might spend some time experimenting to find out exactly what happened (I can't be bothered now).
I have backup initial install images of my operating systems, so I won't need to do a total reinstall. :)

I've had SP1 installed on all my systems as would probably every member of this forum. What about the poor sucker who just uses their PC to do things. These "suckers" should still be supported by Mega$$ MS who entered into a specific financial agreement with the big OEMs.

mjf said:

I've had SP1 installed on all my systems as would probably every member of this forum. What about the poor sucker who just uses their PC to do things. These "suckers" should still be supported by Mega$$ MS who entered into a specific financial agreement with the big OEMs.

These "suckers" should install SP1. End of Story. They are still supported by installing the service pack. Its not some global conspiracy, its just business, supporting old versions of things will end sooner or later.

logicearth said:

mjf said:

I've had SP1 installed on all my systems as would probably every member of this forum. What about the poor sucker who just uses their PC to do things. These "suckers" should still be supported by Mega$$ MS who entered into a specific financial agreement with the big OEMs.

These "suckers" should install SP1. End of Story. They are still supported by installing the service pack. Its not some global conspiracy, its just business, supporting old versions of things will end sooner or later.

Wrong! MS entered into a special relationship with OEM/SLPs and these customers need special consideration. These customers are probably the biggest money spinner for MS "End of Story" mate. It's very doubtful that the OEM will support them.