Solved Impatient to wait for SP1

[t-4-2]

I bought my Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit on May 25th, 2011.
After a while, I did not get SP1 offered through Windows Updates. So, I went to Download Center and installed SP1.
About 2 or 3 weeks ago, I had to restore to Factory Settings because when I created a new user account it failed to logon.
Computer is back to normal now.
And, I am waiting for SP1 to be offered to me.
Getting impatient.
Should I sit tight and wait ?
Will there be any possible problem if I go to Download Center again for SP1 other than the fact that I will have to download a much larger size of SP1. ?
Thank you.

t-4-2

 

[Hipster Doofus]

As long as you have updates enabled it will show up. After a fresh install I go to the update centre & keep telling it to check for updates till I get them all.

You could always download sp1 & slipstream it. There is a tutorial on how to do it.

EDIT - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ows-7-sp1-into-installation-dvd-iso-file.html

 

[mickey megabyte]

just download it direct from microsoft (second one form the bottom)

and save a copy of it somewhere safe in case you need it again!

download it overnight (or whatever) if your internet is slow, it's nearly a gig.

 

[theog]

You can download the IOS of SP1 from here:
Download: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (KB976932) - Microsoft Download Center - Download Details

 

[t-4-2]

just download it direct from microsoft (second one form the bottom)

and save a copy of it somewhere safe in case you need it again!

download it overnight (or whatever) if your internet is slow, it's nearly a gig.

903.2 MB ? Jesus !
I am saving the downoad for now. Can't decide if I want to install. I really would prefer the smaller size SP1 from Windows Updates.
Thank you.

t-4-2

 

[bru]

As long as you have updates enabled it will show up.

Not necessarily. SP1 was not offered to me through WU because I had a graphics driver that was incompatible (or something like that). This thread (and others search around) has links to reasons why SP1 may not be offered.

IME if everything is correct you should be offered SP1 in WU (as soon as I updated my driver it was there) so since you are not getting it there must be a reason.

http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/146357-sp1-not-listed-wu.html

 

[Animal5150]

Not sure if this applies to you but I was not offered SP1 UNTIL I updated my graphics driver. It was a known issue and some had a problem with. Check out method 4:

You do not have the option of downloading Windows 7 SP1 when you use Windows Update to check for updates

 

[Animal5150]

As long as you have updates enabled it will show up.

Not necessarily. SP1 was not offered to me through WU because I had a graphics driver that was incompatible (or something like that). This thread (and others search around) has links to reasons why SP1 may not be offered.

IME if everything is correct you should be offered SP1 in WU (as soon as I updated my driver it was there) so since you are not getting it there must be a reason.

http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/146357-sp1-not-listed-wu.html

Thanks for the reference post Bru! I had the same problem and basically went through the same steps as that post, good find I will have to save it for future reference in case I have have to reinstall.

 

[t-4-2]

just download it direct from microsoft (second one form the bottom)

and save a copy of it somewhere safe in case you need it again!

download it overnight (or whatever) if your internet is slow, it's nearly a gig.

SP 1nstalled . Took about hour and a half. Successful.
Ran a sfc, no integrety violation.
Going to create a Win 7 SP1 repair disk.

Thank you.

 

[DeaconFrost]

Why not just download a new .iso file of the Windows 7 install media with SP1 incorporated. The mydigitallife site that's linked to in quite a few threads is owned by Microsoft. All you need to do is download the .iso of the version your license key corresponds to.

 

[t-4-2]

Why not just download a new .iso file of the Windows 7 install media with SP1 incorporated. The mydigitallife site that's linked to in quite a few threads is owned by Microsoft. All you need to do is download the .iso of the version your license key corresponds to.

In fact I have that from MyDigital and I have it burned to a bootable DVD, Home Premium 64-bit SP1.
It was done last October.
But, I thought that I would have lost all my installed programs and personal files if I used the DVD. Personal files could be backed up to external drive, but I would still have to re-install all the 3rd party programs.
Am I wrong ?

t-4-2

 

[DeaconFrost]

No, you are right. I meant to get the DVD so for future installs, you are already at SP1, once the install is complete. Others have given links to the full SP1 file. I have that downloaded to a flash drive, but I don't ever install it until I can get SP1 to show in Windows Updates. Then I install it alone, reboot, and then go back to running Windows Update.

 

[bru]

Going to create a Win 7 SP1 repair disk.

I remember discussion about this when SP1 came out but I don't know if there was consensus.

If a repair disk was created (in my case through Windows Backup & Restore) prior to SP1, should a new repair disk (again through Win B & R) be created and will it contain SP1?