I have a VAIO (SZ430N/B) and I was not offered SP1 via Windows Update due to having two drivers on hte "black list" (Sigmatel and the Fingerprint Swipe driver - forgot the name). Anyway, I downloaded SP1 full 5-language release and it installed without any issues at all. And my sound and fingerprint swiper works just fine.
View 9 RepliesI have been doing quite a bit of work trying to discover why auto-update is still not offering me SP1. My latest suspicion is that the presence of freebie 'Roxio Creator DE version v 9.0.116' (also apparently known as 'Roxio Easy Media Creator 9') might be the culprit. I am using Windows Vista Home Premium on a Dell Dimension 9200.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a strange situation. I purchased two identical machines on the same day 2 months ago for replacements in a small medical office. Both are running Vista Home Premium. Every day during bootup, one machine is offered SP1 via Windows update, while the other is not. Both machines have the same software loaded, set up the same (except computer name and user names etc).
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have Creative Audigy 2, which according to a KB article, prevents Windows Vista SP1 from being offered in Windows Update. I read somewhere (I think it was a user comment on the Windows Vista Team Blog) that the only problem with the blacklisted drivers is that they effect SP1 setup, so temporarily disabling or uninstalling them will allow users to install SP1. Reinstalling the drivers afterwards should be fine. Is that correct? Well, I've disabled my onboard multimedia audio controller, uninstalled all Creative software on my computer and uninstalled the problematic driver. After rebooting and checking Windows Update again, I still do not see SP1, but I did see the Creative Audio driver as a recommended update, so I chose to make it _hidden_.
I'm certain that I have installed _all_ required and recommended updates (except for the Creative Audigy 2 driver that I just uninstalled). I've even installed those updates that I had hidden previously - one update was even related to iPod, which I don't have, but I installed it anyway. The only update that I haven't installed (other than my audio driver) is an optional update that I really hope isn't the problem: SQL Server 2005 Books Online. The other various recommendations that are stated in the Windows Vista SP1 KB article, the Windows Vista Team Blog and various forums and newsgroups, do not seem to apply to my situation.................
I recently had to re-image my hard drive. I was running Vista Home Premium with SP1 installed. After the re-image I went to Windows Update and downloaded and installed over 80 updates. But I was not offered SP1 or SP2. My question is, do I need them? All of my original programs that I re-installed seem to be working right.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop. According to Windows Update the computer is up to date yet I have not installed SP1. Do I wait to be offered SP1 via windows update or install the stand alone package. I had a similar problem on my desktop and installed SP1 and got a BSOD and had to reinstall my backup image. I feel a little reluctant to go through all
that again.