SP2 Install just sitting there...

pdsnickles

pdsnickles

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I got the notice today that SP2 for my Vista Home Premium was ready to install.
I said okay and let it do its thing while I surfed the net. (I have the highest speed DSL, this shouldn't be a problem, I don't think, I've done it before.)

But the Windows Update is just sitting there saying, "Installing Updates 1 of 1..."
now for over 2 and 1/2 hours.

Should I just stop the Update and try again?
 

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Did this ever work? I am downloading it from WU right now. I hope there are no problems. I was surprised to see it on WU. I heard it would be June sometime before we saw it here. I hope I don't have the same experience you have had.

If you found the problem please let me know. Thanks.
 

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Nate, believe it or not...
THREE HOURS and 20 Minutes later, it finally came up with the screen that said it was finished downloading and was ready to install.
My guess is that MS's servers were swamped with requests to install it - probably people like me who HOPE (though not too optimistically) that this SP will solve some of the issues we are having with Vista!

Anyway, so it finally worked. It took about 20 min. or so total, to install. It restarts the computer, then it installs stages 1 and 2, then restarts again and installs stage 3, then restarts for you to use your computer.
 

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    6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 4 DIMMs
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    Microsoft Intellimouse Trackball - (best design ever made!)
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    ATT Yahoo Elite DSL 4797kbps down, 624kbps up
Okay thanks, I am also finished. My broadband speed is 7Mbps so it didn't take too long. It installed in about 15-20 minutes like you said. I am pleased how easy it was through WU. I hope it improves......anything. I am a Windows 7 user but like to use Vista here and there. Thanks for the reply.
 

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    GeForce 9500 GT
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    Realtek
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    Samsung SyncMaster 932 bw 19" and Syncmaster 2033 20"
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Took me 4 minutes to download.........

EDIT: Nevermind lol, i was looking at the wrong thing, it's still downloading, say 15 minutes left.
 

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My DSL download speed is 4820kbps yet it took me 3 hours! Like I say, I think that at the time I did it, the servers must have been clogged.
Good luck with it!
So far, it LOOKS like it may have fixed a major issue I have had, but it's too early to tell...
 

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    6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 4 DIMMs
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    " Hitachi 250 gig
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    Logitech ITough Multimedia
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    Microsoft Intellimouse Trackball - (best design ever made!)
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    ATT Yahoo Elite DSL 4797kbps down, 624kbps up
Installed here, My bootup times are now slower not by much 1-3sec, and shutdown is faster.
 

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I'm going to start a new thread:
"Post the changes you notice after installing Vista SP2".
 

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    7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
    Memory
    6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 4 DIMMs
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256MB Graphics (Integrated)
    Sound Card
    Integrated 7.1 Audio (IDT/Sigmatel 6.10.0.6017)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell -1901FP Flat Panel LCD Color Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1024 x 768 32 bit
    Hard Drives
    750 gig SATA 7200 C drive
    External Seagate 160gig
    " Western Book 160 gig
    " Hitachi 250 gig
    ALL USB except C drive
    Keyboard
    Logitech ITough Multimedia
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse Trackball - (best design ever made!)
    Internet Speed
    ATT Yahoo Elite DSL 4797kbps down, 624kbps up
pdsnickles said:
Windows Update is just sitting there saying, "Installing Updates 1 of 1..." Now for over 2 and 1/2 hours. Should I just stop the Update and try again?
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Leave it alone. Two issues can cause significant delays.

1. Microsoft should warn us that its download server is often severely backed up when new updates come out. Choose a time to download them when you don't need your computer for 4-5 hours (though it may take only 3-4 minutes). As you'll note in the thread entitled Sample Vista SP2 Installation Experience, I begin the download and just go to bed when it doesn't happen right away.

2. Some Vista updates take a lot of time because they have to change a lot of files and registry entries. Even after you have downloaded an udpate, plan to click the Install Button when you have time to go fly a kite for a while. The thread above breaks down the time it took my 2.4Ghz laptop with 4 MB of RAM to complete the SP2 install.

Whatever you do, don't stop an update in progress. That can cause you to need a full Vista re-install.
 

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I imagine it's okay to stop the DOWNLOADING process, just not the part after you click to install it, no?

Next time, in fact, I think I'll go to the MS web site and download a big upload like this separately, then install it when I go to bed, instead of using the Update utility.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    DELL XPS 430
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    Intel Core™2 Q8200 Quad-Core (4MB L2 cache,2.33GHz,133
    Motherboard
    7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
    Memory
    6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 4 DIMMs
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256MB Graphics (Integrated)
    Sound Card
    Integrated 7.1 Audio (IDT/Sigmatel 6.10.0.6017)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell -1901FP Flat Panel LCD Color Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1024 x 768 32 bit
    Hard Drives
    750 gig SATA 7200 C drive
    External Seagate 160gig
    " Western Book 160 gig
    " Hitachi 250 gig
    ALL USB except C drive
    Keyboard
    Logitech ITough Multimedia
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse Trackball - (best design ever made!)
    Internet Speed
    ATT Yahoo Elite DSL 4797kbps down, 624kbps up
pdsnickles said:
I'm going to start a new thread:
"Post the changes you notice after installing Vista SP2".
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well ive noticed that it takes longer to boot up , longer to shut down and eset smart security is completely screwed up (an issue eset know about but have done nothing to resolve) which results in my network going down on a regular basis

so for me SP2 was a waste of my time , whats changed?? nothing!
 

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