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siljaline I'm lovin' that double wide Premium Member join:2002-10-12 Montreal, QC 3 recommendations	siljaline Premium Member 2013-Mar-18 3:27 pm Windows 7 SP1 to start rolling out on Windows Update Running Windows 7 below Service Pack 1 ? quote: Starting tomorrow, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will begin rolling out automatically on Windows Update. Updating customers to Windows 7 SP1 is part of our ongoing effort to ensure continued support and improved security updates for customers who have not yet installed SP1. Windows 7 SP1 was previously available on Windows Update but required user action to install. Starting tomorrow, the installation will be fully automatic with no user action required for those who already have Automatic Update enabled. SP1 will be released gradually over the coming weeks to all customers on the RTM version of Windows 7. The service pack will take slightly longer to install compared to other updates. To ensure Service Pack 1 is installed without issue, customers should check for sufficient free disk space and that AC power is present on a laptop. If additional space needs to be created, we recommend using the Disk Cleanup tool to delete some files so that the service pack will install. If the service pack installation is interrupted, it will reattempt to install automatically after the next restart. • »blogs.windows.com/window ··· ate.aspx
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Cartel Intel inside Your sensitive data outside Premium Member join:2006-09-13 Chilliwack, BC 1 recommendation	Cartel Premium Member 2013-Mar-18 9:59 pm I thought you said SP2 there for a second....I was already imagining a windows 8 neutering coming....SP1 ok. panic aborted I'd be surprised if people weren't running SP1 by now.
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StuartMW Premium Member join:2000-08-06 1 recommendation	StuartMW Premium Member 2013-Mar-18 10:36 pm said by Cartel: I'd be surprised if people weren't running SP1 by now. +1 SP1 was pre-installed for me.
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siljaline I'm lovin' that double wide Premium Member join:2002-10-12 Montreal, QC	siljaline to Cartel Premium Member 2013-Mar-18 10:39 pm to Cartel Had it been SP2 there would have probably been more fanfare and prerequisites, I would think. I got SP1 as it was available when I first started running Win 7.
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La Luna Fly With The Angels My Beloved Son Chris Premium Member join:2001-07-12 New Port Richey, FL	La Luna to StuartMW Premium Member 2013-Mar-18 10:43 pm to StuartMW said by StuartMW: said by Cartel: I'd be surprised if people weren't running SP1 by now. +1 SP1 was pre-installed for me. Same here.
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StuartMW Premium Member join:2000-08-06	StuartMW to Cartel Premium Member 2013-Mar-18 10:54 pm to Cartel said by Cartel: I was already imagining a windows 8 neutering coming... Which is why a Win7 SP2 is unlikely. Out of interest WinNT 3.51 SP5 WinNT 4.0 SP6a Win2K SP4 WinXP SP3 Vista SP2 Win7 SP1 Either Microsoft is getting better or they're releasing fewer SP's.
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Service @sbcglobal.net	Service to siljaline Anon 2013-Mar-18 11:51 pm to siljaline Good to know, I don't download service packs, I'll order it.
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slajoh01 join:2005-04-23 2 recommendations	slajoh01 Member 2013-Mar-19 1:21 am Most Win7 discs come without SP1 on it when bought from retail stores.
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rcdailey Dragoonfly Premium Member join:2005-03-29 Rialto, CA	rcdailey Premium Member 2013-Mar-19 8:22 am I had to get a video driver update from Toshiba in order to put SP1 on that particular laptop. Not every user would have noticed that, but would just have thought that their computer didn't need SP1. The laptop was running Win 7 Pro 64-bit, just like two desktop systems, but did not accept SP1, while the desktop systems did. I had to do a little research to find out why, though it wasn't that difficult.
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therube join:2004-11-11 Randallstown, MD	therube to siljaline Member 2013-Mar-19 10:12 am to siljaline The other day I freshly installed from a Win7 SP1 CD. When done, Windows Updates had some 80 or so odd updates for me to install. (This was not including any Optional updates.) (Included in that list were updates for IE8, the default browser, an option for an install of IE9, & then an option for an install of IE10. I chose no IE options at all, instead installing IE10 directly from a download I had gotten a while back.)
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Cheese Premium Member join:2003-10-26 Naples, FL	Cheese to siljaline Premium Member 2013-Mar-19 2:28 pm to siljaline Start rolling out? Am I missing something as it's been out in WU for the longest time now.
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kickass69 join:2002-06-03 Lake Hopatcong, NJ	kickass69 Member 2013-Mar-19 4:04 pm "Windows 7 SP1 was previously available on Windows Update but required user action to install. Starting tomorrow, the installation will be fully automatic with no user action required for those who already have Automatic Update enabled."
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StuartMW Premium Member join:2000-08-06 1 edit	StuartMW Premium Member 2013-Mar-19 4:07 pm quote: Starting tomorrow, the installation will be fully automatic with no user action required... Aside from a reboot or three. Plus it'll use some bandwidth while downloading the 537.8MB-903.2MB SP1 file.
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siljaline I'm lovin' that double wide Premium Member join:2002-10-12 Montreal, QC	siljaline to Cheese Premium Member 2013-Mar-19 4:26 pm to Cheese said by Cheese: Start rolling out? Am I missing something as it's been out in WU for the longest time now. One would think so If you aren't patched you will be starting today
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Cheese Premium Member join:2003-10-26 Naples, FL	Cheese Premium Member 2013-Mar-19 4:29 pm I have been patched since it was released
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therube join:2004-11-11 Randallstown, MD 1 edit	therube Member 2013-Mar-19 7:22 pm Aw, I can see through you Cheese, you're full of holes. Must be Swiss. EDIT: (looks like i need to explain a bit of my dry humor) quote: I have been patched "cheese", "cheese with holes" , "swiss cheese"
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Cheese Premium Member join:2003-10-26 Naples, FL	Cheese Premium Member 2013-Mar-19 7:38 pm ?
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Finger2208 join:2001-04-07 Lindale, TX	Finger2208 to rcdailey Member 2013-Mar-19 7:50 pm to rcdailey said by rcdailey: I had to get a video driver update from Toshiba in order to put SP1 on that particular laptop. Not every user would have noticed that, but would just have thought that their computer didn't need SP1. The laptop was running Win 7 Pro 64-bit, just like two desktop systems, but did not accept SP1, while the desktop systems did. I had to do a little research to find out why, though it wasn't that difficult. I feel your pain there! We currently have a laptop, Acer Aspire 5745G, with switchable graphics. The Intel adapter, currently running 8.15.10.2104, will not allow SP1 to be served up via WU. Honestly I've been too gutless to install the newer Intel driver on the Acer site, as I don't want to trash the nVidia drivers....the only adapter we really use. So I guess it's time to bite the bullet and update. Just hoping I don't trash things in the process!
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StuartMW Premium Member join:2000-08-06	StuartMW Premium Member 2013-Mar-19 7:55 pm said by Finger2208: Just hoping I don't trash things in the process! I had a switchable graphics box some years ago (not an Acer) and it had the same vendors (nVidia/Intel). The drivers are completely separate so I doubt you'll have any issues. I never did. BTW you have to switch adapters to update the driver(s).
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dave Premium Member join:2000-05-04 not in ohio	dave to StuartMW Premium Member 2013-Mar-19 8:07 pm to StuartMW said by StuartMW: Either Microsoft is getting better or they're releasing fewer SP's. In Ye Olde Days, service packs came on shiny discs and there was not much churn in between service packs: service packs were the only vehicle for delivering updates to customers. Nowadays, with Windows Update, the 'need' for SPs is less; an SP is more like a convenience.
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StuartMW Premium Member join:2000-08-06 1 edit	StuartMW Premium Member 2013-Mar-19 8:11 pm said by dave: In Ye Olde Days, service packs came on shiny discs and there was not much churn in between service packs... That was true before WinNT 4.0 but I'm pretty sure that had WU. I know I was on high-speed internet at that time. I never actually used WinNT 3.51 (was on Win 3.1 at the time) but worked at a place where it was used. I have it in a VM now Even found all the (post SP5) patches for it. --- Ok, fired up a WinNT 4.0 VM and it didn't have WU built-in. That said if you had IE6 installed you got WU that way. It no longer works though.
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Finger2208 join:2001-04-07 Lindale, TX	Finger2208 to StuartMW Member 2013-Mar-19 8:45 pm to StuartMW said by StuartMW: said by Finger2208: Just hoping I don't trash things in the process! I had a switchable graphics box some years ago (not an Acer) and it had the same vendors (nVidia/Intel). The drivers are completely separate so I doubt you'll have any issues. I never did. BTW you have to switch adapters to update the driver(s). Okay, currently we run the laptop in "performance" mode...aka the nVidia adapter. Also, in Device Manager it also shows the Intel HD adapter as using the nVidia drivers...not the Intel drivers. Only when I switch to "power saver" mode does the Intel HD driver actually load and show up in the tray bar. So will I want to be using the nVidia drivers or the Intel when I install the newer Intel drivers? Sorry, just don't want to trash anything Honestly, playing with the drivers on this box over the weekend seems like a piece of cake compared to doing the laptop and the "switchable" graphics...confusing!! And thank you very much for the help!!!
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StuartMW Premium Member join:2000-08-06	StuartMW Premium Member 2013-Mar-19 8:51 pm said by Finger2208: Also, in Device Manager it also shows the Intel HD adapter as using the nVidia drivers...not the Intel drivers. Weird. The Intel adapter didn't even show up in DM when I was in performance mode. I'd switch to power saving mode, update the Intel driver, and switch back. That's how I did it.
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Finger2208 join:2001-04-07 Lindale, TX	Finger2208 Member 2013-Mar-19 9:19 pm said by StuartMW: said by Finger2208: Also, in Device Manager it also shows the Intel HD adapter as using the nVidia drivers...not the Intel drivers. Weird. The Intel adapter didn't even show up in DM when I was in performance mode. I'd switch to power saving mode, update the Intel driver, and switch back. That's how I did it. Yeah, thus the confusion! Both Intel HD and Geforce GT330M show in DM, and both are showing to use the nVidia drivers. Only when I switch to power saver does the Intel load in the tray bar, which is how I found out what driver version the Intel adapter was using. I'll update the driver tomorrow evening, and see if then WU offers me SP1. I'll let you know how it goes, and thanks a mil for the advice!! I've been head scratching this one for a couple of weeks now...
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Finger2208	Finger2208 to StuartMW Member 2013-Mar-20 9:17 pm to StuartMW said by StuartMW: said by Finger2208: Also, in Device Manager it also shows the Intel HD adapter as using the nVidia drivers...not the Intel drivers. Weird. The Intel adapter didn't even show up in DM when I was in performance mode. I'd switch to power saving mode, update the Intel driver, and switch back. That's how I did it. Well, gave it a whirl tonight, and it was indeed a train wreck. I was able to get the Intel drivers on no prob, but it did trash the nVidia switchable drivers. Basically after reboot I had no nVidia CP, and the nVidia adapter was disabled in DM. Even after enabling the nVidia adapter it refused to load. I did roll back the driver on the Intel adapter, which fixed that issue. The only real downer was that, unknown to me, WU started downloading SP1 as soon as the new driver was installed. And as soon as I rolled back, you guessed it....it stopped. So really kind of stuck where I was...
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StuartMW Premium Member join:2000-08-06	StuartMW Premium Member 2013-Mar-20 10:15 pm Sounds to me like your system is borked. It may be fixable but that's up to you.
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rcdailey Dragoonfly Premium Member join:2005-03-29 Rialto, CA 1 edit	rcdailey to Finger2208 Premium Member 2013-Mar-21 5:28 pm to Finger2208 Check to see if Acer has the Intel driver update for your system. Getting it from Intel might be okay, too. Nevermind, I see it was too late to avoid the train wreck. Maybe there was no good way to get the right updated driver(s) installed.
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Finger2208 join:2001-04-07 Lindale, TX	Finger2208 Member 2013-Mar-21 7:11 pm said by rcdailey: Check to see if Acer has the Intel driver update for your system. Getting it from Intel might be okay, too. Nevermind, I see it was too late to avoid the train wreck. Maybe there was no good way to get the right updated driver(s) installed. Actually that's where I got the updated Intel driver, from the Acer site listed for the laptop. It's odd, in DM it shows the Intel adapter using the nVidia drivers even when the laptop is in "power saver" mode. Only looking in the tray bar can you see what Intel driver version the driver is. I was able to roll back the driver and get the laptop running as before. But that is also the state in which no SP1 via WU So right back where I started.
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EGeezer Premium Member join:2002-08-04 Midwest	EGeezer to StuartMW Premium Member 2013-Mar-21 7:22 pm to StuartMW said by StuartMW: Aside from a reboot or three. Plus it'll use some bandwidth while downloading the 537.8MB-903.2MB SP1 file. I suppose this means I shouldn't use dialup to download it.
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StuartMW Premium Member join:2000-08-06	StuartMW Premium Member 2013-Mar-22 8:01 am said by EGeezer: I suppose this means I shouldn't use dialup to download it. Depends. Do you want to block all phone calls for a while?
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