Service Pack 2 - Why only prompted to install now?

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Dinarius

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Half an hour ago I downloaded and installed a bunch of security updates.

Then, in a effort to solve a monitor profile dumping problem that I'm having, I turned off Windows Defender and Windows Firewall. (I've written about this on another thread and, no, it didn't solve the problem)

Anyway, I then went to check my Update History to see if a certain update had been installed.

While there, I noticed that there were new updates available, namely, Service Pack 2.

All 567.3Mb of it are downloading as I speak - hopefully, Microsoft have solved this profiling cockup.

I note that the publication date for SP2 is 14/7/2009.

Why has it taken this long to appear in my available updates window?

Thanks.

D.
 

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Service pack 2 detects incompatibility's in your machine and wont be offered until they are resolved .
So whatever they were have now been resolved (hopefully) meaning sp2 can now be installed
 

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    Amd Athlon 64x2 5000+
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    Gigabyte M61PSE-S2
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    4gb
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    Ati Radeon Hd3400
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    Samsung Syncmaster 2032bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    PSU
    500w
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    Logitech G15
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    Gamer Mouse Optical GM-4200
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Sp2 only shows up when your pc is ready ....
When it shows up when your pc is not ready ....Then there will be a BIG problem ...
and alot of "Headache" ...
Hopefully it'll fix your bugs ...;)
 

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    Intel Core2duo T7100-1.8GHz
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    DDR2-2GB-PC2.5300-Sp.667MHz
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    Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100-358MBvideo ram
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    1280x800
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    200GB/7200Rpm/Serial ATA
I was prompted to install SP2, but when I read all the things that go back to MS I was a bit curious about it.


What are the advantages of installing it? Any disadvantages to not installing?

Thanks!

Ms Pugs
 

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    Gateway P-7805U Laptop
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    Nvidia GeForce 9800m GTS 1GB
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    17"
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    Cable
I have a serious problem with SP2 (a different thread) but I got online with MS and ran the utility they use to gather information -- and saved the output to a file.

It's literally nothing to worry about, just a list of hardware and software features, CPU type and speed, memory type and speed, network card ... stuff like that. It's essentially a text list of what you see in Device Manager.

It's not at all like their validation diag tool that goes rooting around your hard drives looking for copies of MS software and running validation checks on each item found.
 

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    Athlon x64 4400
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    ASUS A8n32-deluxe
    Memory
    OCZ 2GB low-latency 3200
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI X1600
    Sound Card
    B-enspirer CMI8788
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 24-inch flat panel
    Screen Resolution
    19290x1280
    Hard Drives
    WD 320GB SATA II
    PSU
    350 watt enermax
    Case
    Antec PS180
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 gaming
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    Broadband -- 15MB
Thanks for the info.
Makes me feel better.

My hubby tried to install it on his computer, and got a message that some driver might not be compatible.

He has a brand new 64 bit, Vista Home Premium laptop.

He just stopped the installation.

Do you know what that's all about?


 

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    Gateway P-7805U Laptop
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    4 gb
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    Nvidia GeForce 9800m GTS 1GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Internet Speed
    Cable
ms pugs, Have a look in device manager and check whether any device has a yellow mark. There is obviously some driver it does not like. Did you install any exotic hardware?
 

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    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
Hi,

No exotic stuff.

The only yellow mark I saw was an exclamation mark next to a usb mass storage device.

I would suppose that is where he plugs in his flash drive.

Much too strange.

He uses his 'puter for work, so I don't like to play around with the settings much.

So there is hardly anything installed except for his work programs, and trust me, they're not anything exotic. Complicated, but not exotic, lol.
 

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    Gateway P-7805U Laptop
    Memory
    4 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800m GTS 1GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Internet Speed
    Cable
Update the driver where you saw the exclamation mark. That is probably the culprit.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
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    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
A usb storage device has a driver?

Please bear with my ignorance, but how do I go about finding a driver for it?

thank you so much for your patience.

ms pugs
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P-7805U Laptop
    Memory
    4 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800m GTS 1GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Internet Speed
    Cable
The maker of the usb drive is the best source for a driver. The driver actually installs on the computer so it knows how to work with the usb device.
 

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    Acer Aspire X1700
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    ASUS
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    3 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Vizio 21" tv
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 resolution
    Hard Drives
    1 terabyte sata in 1 partition
    Cooling
    fans that came with it
    Keyboard
    basic USB
    Mouse
    basic USB
    Internet Speed
    3 megabits on a cable modem, wired
Ahhh, thank you.

Do you think that that is the reason that sp2 didn't install properly?



 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P-7805U Laptop
    Memory
    4 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800m GTS 1GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Internet Speed
    Cable
Right click on it, go to Properties, then "Driver" tab and "Update driver". And if that does not work, unplug the USB device and uninstall the driver and reboot. Then plug the USB device back in.
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
Thank you so very much for your help.

I appreciate your time.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P-7805U Laptop
    Memory
    4 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800m GTS 1GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Internet Speed
    Cable
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