Hi,
The SP1 upgrade/update does range from 65-427MB, depending on the status of
your system. Some systems require further updates before they can apply SP1,
and infact SP1 will not be available to them until they have applied these
updates. These updates are included in the standalone version, and they make
up the difference between the figure on Windows Update of 427MB and the
figure on the downloads page of 434.5MB. If your system is up to date, then
upgrading to SP1 shouldn't take too long, regardless of whether you choose
Windows Update or the standalone version, as both methods will only install
the updates that you actually require (with Service Packs, I personally
recommend the standalone versions, although, I have no doubt, other people
will beg to differ). Where the standalone version really comes into its own
is when you reinstall Vista. Using the standalone version in this case can
save you time as you have already downloaded the update and just need to
install it. This can save you up to an hour or more of download time, and
means that your system will be ready to go much quicker. In addition, having
the full standalone version means that your SP1 version is complete and that
you are less likely to have problems. Although Windows Update does scan your
system to ascertain what needs updating, it isn't infallible and errors can
occur. This can, in some cases, explain why an update has failed. My advice
in my previous post, therefore, still stands.
Dwarf
"shortstop643" wrote:
> Thanks
>
> What is confusing is on the download page , it says, "do not click here"
> fior one pc, which is my case, one of the posts here says it will scan my
> system and use the right one, so the 65 mb is not really the right one for
> 32 bit? If i download the stand alone version, i think it is 434.5 mb, is
> that divided into 2 parts, 65 mb and the balance between that and the 65? it
> sounds like the full 434.5?
> thanks
> --
> There must be baseball in heaven?!
>
>
> "Dwarf" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > My advice to you would be to go to the Windows download site and download
> > the full standalone version of SP1 (links given below for both 32-bit and
> > 64-bit versions). If you place this onto a CD/DVD, it will be much quicker
> > for you to deploy if you ever have to reinstall your operating system. As a
> > bonus, both the 32-bit versions of SP1 and the Office 2007 service pack will
> > fit on a single 700MB CD. For 64-bit versions, you will need to use a DVD.
> > This can be quite a large update, depending on the state of your machine, and
> > problems can arise if your internet connection fails during installation if
> > you are doing so via Windows Update. Normal updates aren't a problem in this
> > respect, since they are generally much smaller.
> > Dwarf
> >
> > 32-bit
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
> >
> > 64-bit
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
> >
> > "shortstop643" wrote:
> >
> > > hi
> > >
> > > windows updates now has sp1 there on my system, yesterday it said 65mb,
> > > today it shows 65mb-427mb, on microsoft web site it says to download from
> > > windows update with the small download for 1 pc, so do you do a 65 mb
> > > download or a 427, then on the web site it says 434.5 i think, rather
> > > confusing?
> > > it says this in the middle of the page on the link below, "do not click on
> > > this for 1 pc"?
> > >
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
> > >
> > > https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...displaylang=en
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > --
> > > There must be baseball in heaven?!
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