Windows 7 SP1-slipstreamed or integrated. Any install problems?

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    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
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    Windows 7 SP1-slipstreamed or integrated. Any install problems?


    OK, we have now heard hundreds of instances of trouble updating to SP1.

    Now looking at a different angle, it would be interesting to know how many either slipstreamed SP1 to Windows 7 or downloaded the officially/unofficially available integrated Windows 7 SP1 and used it for a clean install. Have they encountered any problems during the installation?
    Last edited by Ponmayilal; 04 Mar 2011 at 08:41. Reason: added "officially"
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  2. Posts : 489
    Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16
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    No problems for me, not much difference noticed apart from quicker startup and shutdown and it resumes from sleep as it didn't before.

    It is a risk, try it if your willing to loose data only because these installs can lead to data corruption
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  3. Posts : 1,426
    7 Pro
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    Updated from Windows Update on home machines and domain machines - All successful

    Updated through WSUS push - Failed

    Haven't nailed down a common scenario with any failed update, yet. Will post back with any findings.
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  4. Posts : 240
    Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1, Ubuntu 11.04 x64
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    Ponmayilal said:
    OK, we have now heard hundreds of instances of trouble updating to SP1.

    Now looking at a different angle, it would be interesting to know how many either slipstreamed SP1 to Windows 7 or downloaded the unofficially available integrated Windows 7 SP1 and used it for a clean install. Have they encountered any problems during the installation?
    I downloaded and used the officially available integrated iso from TechNet which worked flawlessly.
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  5. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
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    WiFi Ed said:
    ...

    I downloaded and used the officially available integrated iso from TechNet which worked flawlessly.
    me too - no problems whatever installing home premium x86 on my netbook.

    i plan to install ultimate x64 on desktop soon.
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  6. Posts : 851
    Windows 8 Professional x64
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    WiFi Ed said:
    Ponmayilal said:
    OK, we have now heard hundreds of instances of trouble updating to SP1.

    Now looking at a different angle, it would be interesting to know how many either slipstreamed SP1 to Windows 7 or downloaded the unofficially available integrated Windows 7 SP1 and used it for a clean install. Have they encountered any problems during the installation?
    I downloaded and used the officially available integrated iso from TechNet which worked flawlessly.
    Same here.
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  7. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    It blows my mind that people would try anything termed "unofficial" when it comes to their OS. I've already upgraded my entire company to SP1 without any issues (30 machines total) and another 10 for family and friends, also without issue.

    I think many people are having trouble because they didn't bother with any of the normal pre-SP steps that have been in place for years: Update drivers, scan/remove and malware, etc.

    As for the methods of install, most have been from the downloaded SP1 file, but a few have been from the official integrated discs, and I haven't come across a single issue yet.
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  8. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
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    Downloaded the unofficially available integrated Windows 7 SP1 and used it for a clean install. The MD5 and Hash codes matched the official Technet release so I'm not worried.
    No problems with the install or afterward, business as usual for me.
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  9. Posts : 120
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    DeaconFrost said:
    It blows my mind that people would try anything termed "unofficial" when it comes to their OS. I've already upgraded my entire company to SP1 without any issues (30 machines total) and another 10 for family and friends, also without issue.

    I think many people are having trouble because they didn't bother with any of the normal pre-SP steps that have been in place for years: Update drivers, scan/remove and malware, etc.

    As for the methods of install, most have been from the downloaded SP1 file, but a few have been from the official integrated discs, and I haven't come across a single issue yet.
    Actually, some of us DID everything that Microsoft, this website and others had to offer when trying to install SP1 and it still failed. The SP installed on 4 other machines here with no issue, but would go for 1 hour and 20 minutes then fail on this one.

    According to the folks I spoke to at Microsoft, the reason mine was failing was due to the fact that that I obtained my Windows 7 Ultimate DVD at a launch event, then upgraded my existing Vista install with it. File mismatch errors which SFC did not find. They told me a repair install was the way to go, and I knew that it was okay to do a repair or "in place upgrade" install as long as the disc was the same version or newer (SP1). They will be distributing patches to address the many issues with failed installs.

    I was the first here to slipstream the DVD then use it to do a repair install with SP1 already included. Since then others have done the same, and it seems the easiest way to correct issues with the SP1 install.

    Read the thread here to see mine and others' experiences with an SP1 in place upgrade or repair install:

    Windows 7 SP1 Install Fail 0x8007000e
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  10. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    y0himba said:
    Actually, some of us DID everything that Microsoft, this website and others had to offer when trying to install SP1 and it still failed. The SP installed on 4 other machines here with no issue, but would go for 1 hour and 20 minutes then fail on this one.
    If you take note of my comments, I said many people....not all people, or every person who had a failure.

    Given your description, chalk that up to yet another reason why many people (not all, keep in mind) frown upon upgrade installs in favor of clean.
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