Vista Tutorial - Why SP1 may not be available for you and how to get it

**Dwarf** · 06-06-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by H2SO4

You should forget about SP1 and concentrate on installing SP2 (which is out now). Service Packs are cumulative - SP2 contains everything SP1 did, plus more.

Sorry H2SO4, but you are incorrect. True, they were cumulative for XP (although I'm not sure about SP3), but MS decided not to make SP2 for Vista cumulative (i.e. including SP1) in order to reduce its size (and hence the load on MS's servers).

The following is taken from Frequently Asked Questions: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Notice the highlighted section regarding SP1 being a prerequisite for SP2.
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**H2SO4** · 06-06-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf

Quote: Originally Posted by H2SO4

You should forget about SP1 and concentrate on installing SP2 (which is out now). Service Packs are cumulative - SP2 contains everything SP1 did, plus more.

Sorry H2SO4, but you are incorrect. True, they were cumulative for XP (although I'm not sure about SP3), but MS decided not to make SP2 for Vista cumulative (i.e. including SP1) in order to reduce its size (and hence the load on MS's servers).

The following is taken from Frequently Asked Questions: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Notice the highlighted section regarding SP1 being a prerequisite for SP2.
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Thank you Dwarf. I didn't know that. It must be the first non-cumulative OS SP since the NT days.

**burgor57** · 06-09-2009

Thank you for the clarification - I read the FAQ you linked to which was helpful. Can I ask if anyone can suggest if there is any strong case for installing SP2. I finally got my system back on line and all up to date, and at present all seem to be working just fine. Is there a strong and good reason to now go for installing SP2 - and if so am I at risk of destabalising my system at all?

06-06-2009	#81 (permalink)
Dwarf The Contemplator Join Date: Mar 2008 Vista Home Premium 32-bit & Vista Ultimate 64-bit both Service Pack 2 W7 Pro RTM 7600 32 & 64 2,130 posts	Re: Why SP1 may not be available for you and how to get it Quote: Originally Posted by H2SO4 You should forget about SP1 and concentrate on installing SP2 (which is out now). Service Packs are cumulative - SP2 contains everything SP1 did, plus more. Sorry H2SO4, but you are incorrect. True, they were cumulative for XP (although I'm not sure about SP3), but MS decided not to make SP2 for Vista cumulative (i.e. including SP1) in order to reduce its size (and hence the load on MS's servers). The following is taken from Frequently Asked Questions: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Notice the highlighted section regarding SP1 being a prerequisite for SP2. Last edited by Dwarf; 06-06-2009 at 01:21 PM..
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06-06-2009	#82 (permalink)
H2SO4 A bit of a numpty Join Date: Mar 2009 Win7x64 1,241 posts	Re: Why SP1 may not be available for you and how to get it Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf Quote: Originally Posted by H2SO4 You should forget about SP1 and concentrate on installing SP2 (which is out now). Service Packs are cumulative - SP2 contains everything SP1 did, plus more. Sorry H2SO4, but you are incorrect. True, they were cumulative for XP (although I'm not sure about SP3), but MS decided not to make SP2 for Vista cumulative (i.e. including SP1) in order to reduce its size (and hence the load on MS's servers). The following is taken from Frequently Asked Questions: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Notice the highlighted section regarding SP1 being a prerequisite for SP2. Attachment 13305 Thank you Dwarf. I didn't know that. It must be the first non-cumulative OS SP since the NT days.
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06-09-2009	#83 (permalink)
burgor57 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Vista Home Premium 32bit 8 posts	Re: Why SP1 may not be available for you and how to get it Thank you for the clarification - I read the FAQ you linked to which was helpful. Can I ask if anyone can suggest if there is any strong case for installing SP2. I finally got my system back on line and all up to date, and at present all seem to be working just fine. Is there a strong and good reason to now go for installing SP2 - and if so am I at risk of destabalising my system at all?
My System Specs