or allow us to download each update as a standalone and integrate them into our own dvd. i actually create my own custom win 7 disk. i got win 7 pre when it first came out. at that time sp1 wasn't created, so every time i had to install sp1. hated doing this takes up way to much time, so i learned how to integrate the sp1 into my win 7 pre. hell i even figured out how to unlock all editions on one disk. now i only have one disk instead of one edition of win 7. every time a customer needs a fresh install ill just whoop out my all edition disk select which win 7 then have use the product key then baam done!
update i just seen that one guy post. i can use those updates then intergrate them into once os disk. thanks bud!
Hi there
It's often not possible when updating software to do it by issuing each download as a separate stand alone entity which can be installed individually.
Reasons are very simple :
1) not everybody has the same set of software or even options installed.
2) Any large scale system will have PRE-REQS (those pieces of software or updates that MUST have been applied to your system) before the current fix / set of fixes will or can be installed.
3) Often a set of POSTFIXES as well -- these need to be applied after fixes via 2) have been installed.
With some large application software it becomes also just as complicated --take Office -- some people might have installed OUTLOOK while others might not have installed POWERPOINT or PUBLISHER.
It's a problem of what used to be called "System Integration" and for large complex projects be it in I.T or anything else is NOT an easy job to manage.
After the number of fixes becomes unwieldy then a "Service" pack is released which is essentially an in place update of the OS.
A service pack will only get released if Ms thinks W7 is going in the right direction. If it's only Corporates - and these people will largely stay away from W8 then a service pack isn't really necessary as company machines are usually pretty standardized and don't change much. Most companies are fairly fussy about letting users install stuff on their machines.
If Windows 8 Bombs -- the jury is still out on this one -- then W7 will be given a new lease of life (rather like XP when much to everyone's surprise an SP3 was released !).
In this case you can guarantee that SP2 will be released.
Don't expect anything this year though --Ms will be waiting to see what transpires with W8 and with the PC market in general- and of course its own Windows phone and Windows 8 driven tablets.
Given the complexity of the task I think that the Windows Update service does a pretty decent job even if after a brand new install you have to download a zillion and one fixes.
With really fast Internet speeds these days most people shouldn't have too much bother even downloading 1 GB of fixes.
Most machines these days don't even have DVD drives any more so even less reason to package stuff up into "Classical ISO's" either.
Cheers
jimbo
