WIN7 SP1 - unavailable?

[Roddy]

Hi

I have been putting off updating to SP1. Religiously did not tick it when I did any important or optional updates.

Ran WINVER today. I am on Version 6.1 Build 7600.

SP1 is NOT showing up as an important or optional update anymore. I have NOT hidden it.

Is it no longer available?

If so, a) how and b) should I get it now? Are the issues I initially read about resolved?

Tks
Rod

 

[Roddy]

bugger me dead...I ran Check for Available Updates 3 more times and on the 3rd up popped SP1 !!!!

So, is it worthwhile?

Rgds
Rod

 

[TVeblen]

I have not heard a rational argument why you should not have your OS up to date.

Just prepare for SP1 installation - it is a big one and deserves special attention.

• Run Disk Cleanup beforehand
• Defrag the C: partition (my habit)
• If laptop - do not do it on battery power. Plug it in.
• Check only the SP1 update and install it alone.
• Turn off or disable your antivirus program during installation
• Do not multitask while the update is installing. Leave the computer alone, push your chair back far enough that you can't reach the keyboard, put the mouse on a shelf!
• The installation takes around 30 minutes.
• After the computer reaches the desktop there is disk activity for a good 15 minutes afterward. Continue to leave it alone until you notice that disk activity has slowed to near normal.
• Restart the computer (my habit)
• The first couple times you start the computer after SP1 it will take a while. Then it "settles in"

Easy!