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Need help installing SP1 update on w7 64 that runs off external usb hd
I've tried the "normal" way, manual way per MS instructions/DL, and also tried a couple of 3rd-party methods. Nothing worked. Not only am I not able to install SP1, it seems they are holding me off of getting any newer updates at all since I'm not on SP1 yet.... (sp1 has been the only important update now for over a week)
This is a fresh install of win7 64, but please note I have an atypical installation here. I had to install w7 to an external hd because the internal ssd has a very minor smart error which the w7 installer checks for, and I have a crappy mobo bios with no smart disabling options. (Thanks HP for neutering Pegatron's bios, I know you thought that would've forced me to call and order a new hdd from you before I really needed to but oops I'm not falling for it)
Anyways, I'm about 90% sure the sp1 update is seeing that I'm running this windows installation off a usb hdd. It is the type with no SATA connectors and I don't want to have to get a usb to sata adapter to use the "right" way.
So far the best idea I've had to fix this would be to JTAG the hdd to flip the bit that reports it as removeable media. Not being a JTAG owner yet, I am hoping someone here has a simpler recommendation.