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
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
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!
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