SP1 FINAL (oem partner download)..

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[wgbutler]

I used the text above to create a cmd file to make a new reg key. A few minutes later I saw the update for Vista service pack 1. After a process that took the better part of an hour, everything installed. Everything seems to be great, except for a couple of things.

1) Kaspersky went crazy telling me that various files had changed. I kept clicking allow change and after several reboots I haven't received any more complaints from Kaspersky.

But what I am really worried about is:

2) In the update log, when you click on details for Vista SP1 it says that is a beta in the description.

So my questions are these:

1) Did I install the RTM, or the beta?
2) If the beta I installed was the exact same as the RTM, why does it say beta in the description?
3) If the update is designated as a "beta", will I have to uninstall it and install the "real" version next month, even though the bits are the same?
4) If the update that is designated as the beta is the RTM, is there any way to change the description so that the beta references are removed? (I'm only worried about this for potential support issues down the road - I don't want a tech rep telling me that he can't support "beta" products or that my license is invalid).
5) If the update is designated as a "beta", is there a time-bomb that will require me to uninstall at a future date?


Thanks in advance for any advice.

wgbutler

 

[z3r010]

That code is exactly the code given out by microsoft to the beta testers to download RTM (I checked )

 

[03hdfatboy]

I finally got pissed with mine so I reformatted my junk and reinstalled Vista, downloaded the "required" updates and ran one I downloaded about a week ago and this is what I got...

 

[grimreaper]

wtf? mmmm

 

[inc188]

ok... so here i what i did...

i copied this txt

@echo off

reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp1 /f > NUL 2>&1
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSP1 /f > NUL 2>&1

reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp1 /v Beta1 /t REG_SZ /d dcf99ef8-d784-414e-b411-81a910d2761d /f
IF NOT %errorlevel% == 0 ( goto ERROR)

:SUCCESS
@echo.
echo ===========================================================
echo Windows Vista SP1 registry key has been set successfully.
echo Please check for updates in Windows Update.
echo ===========================================================
@echo.
goto END

:ERROR
@echo.
echo ===========================================================
echo FAILED to set Windows Vista SP1 registry keys.
echo Please run this script by right clicking and selecting
echo "Run as Administrator".
echo ===========================================================
@echo.
goto END

:END
pause

pasted it into a notepad and saved it as k.cmd ... ran it as an admin... it asked to press any key to continue.. i did... restarted the comp and tried to check for updates and NOTHING...

did i do somthing wrong?

 

[inc188]

actually it worked now...

is it only suppose to be a 66 mb file?

 

[chilloh]

if I view the details, you see that it's a beta

So is this the final version or a beta?????
and also the capture image below shows that the size is only 121,5 MB

 

[grimreaper]

There's no way Vista SP1 is 66MB , or even 121MB...it's a lil more than that ...say 500MB+
I downloaded and installed from a torrent 1.13GB FINAL SP1 X86 and X64 bit , so you see, it has to be larger.
Hope that helps

 

[chilloh]

dude I am havin a problem right now because after sp1 installed i had to restart te pc and then its installing from the beginning and it's said that you must not turn of the computer but my stupid sister turned it off and i am pissed off right now because you see that black screen and it's loading all cinf of stuff.

so is it a big problem????

 

[grimreaper]

ohh ohh ...dats no good.
Try to re-install it...and cross ur fingers it works.
This is why I NEVER let anybody touch my computer...I am very protective of my machine.

 

[chilloh]

you mean the sp1?

because i can't enter yet Im just seeing a cmd screen scanning the regestry for hours.

BTW I am using my brother's pc.

but why is there a scanning going on???

 

[hclarkjr]

looks like microsoft pulled the update for service pack 1 off windows update Microsoft yanks Vista SP1 update causing endless reboots

 

[grimreaper]

Update 937287 was the cause of the problem, and I also had the same problem...the first install failed, and the second time it succeeded.
I attached a screen shot for ur viewing.

 

[inc188]

ok boys...

i got the update sign in my task bar... i installed the sp1... i restarted... it installed 2 of 3 updates... restarts... installs the 3rd update... and restarts and then is say

VISTA SP1 could not be installed... reverting changes...


i tried it 3 times and still the same problem

any suggestions?

 

[grimreaper]

I can bet you're missing 1 or 2 hot fixes...which should be installed prior to installing SP1, and make sure it's SP1 FINAL , not some BETA or RC version.
Hope that helps.

 

[inc188]

how can i check which on is it?

and i did look for updates before i tried the sp1... and there were no updates pending...

thanks

actually.. it says.... Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (KB936330).. is that correct?

 

[grimreaper]

I'm curious...what size is this SP1?
Actually I'm kinda surprised MS is even offering SP1 on windows updates....mmmm
I thought that wouldn't happen till end of March.

 

[inc188]

well.... i did the code thingy with .cmd command...

 

[grimreaper]

uhh uhh...you should download the SP1 Final off a torrent file like I did...this way it's done properly from start to finish...I don't mess with code thingy ...it just complicates matters more.
I'll outta here...got to do a few things on my side...so I'll ttyl ...byee

 

[sahitanand]

i downloaded the SP1 thro the WU too. mine was 131.3MB
it actually said it would be from 90MB to 837MB depending on what ur system needs but mine was 131MB