vista sp 1

[Jamie D]

Just bought a new dell with vista installed 2 wks ago. Auto update tells me
to download vista sp 1. It tells me size of download is 65 - 435 mb. I only
have dial up at home. I have t-1 line at work. How can I download (where is
link) at work to install at home? We do not use vista at work, when I go to
windows update at work, it doesn't understand vista request. I can put it on
a cd or flash card. thanks!

 

[Charlie42]

Just bought a new dell with vista installed 2 wks ago. Auto update tells
me
to download vista sp 1. It tells me size of download is 65 - 435 mb. I
only
have dial up at home. I have t-1 line at work. How can I download (where
is
link) at work to install at home? We do not use vista at work, when I go
to
windows update at work, it doesn't understand vista request. I can put it
on
a cd or flash card. thanks!

Check with the network admin at your job, the firewall may not let Vista
update through.

Alternatively, you can order a Vista SP1 disk from your OEM, or just
download the 435MB stand-alone installer to your flash card or burn it onto
a cd:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6d-5ebb-413b-89c9-cb3d06d12674&DisplayLang=en

Charlie42

 

[Jamie D]

Ok, tried that. When asked to open or save, told to save on flash card.
Saved a 256kb file that is called "Windows6.0-KB936330-X86-wave0". When I
click on that, it gives me an error message "is not a valid Win32
application". I am trying to download on a machine running Windows 2000 sp
4. I tried the first link first. Not sure which vista I have, but think it
is first one because of file size updates tells me I need.

 

[Bob Eyster]

Go to MS downloads and dl the stand-alone version. It will be 400 plus megs

 

[Charlie42]

Ok, tried that. When asked to open or save, told to save on flash card.
Saved a 256kb file that is called "Windows6.0-KB936330-X86-wave0".
When I click on that, it gives me an error message "is not a valid Win32
application".

The file got corrupted during download. It should be 434,5MB, not 256KB.
Attempt to download it again, this time to a folder on the harddrive. From
there you move it to the flash memory after the download is complete. I
recommend you use a download manager (search the web, there are good free
ones) for files this large.

I am trying to download on a machine running Windows
2000 sp 4.

This download does not require verification, so it does not matter what OS
you have on the downloading machine.

I tried the first link first. Not sure which vista I have, but
think it is first one because of file size updates tells me I need.

You can find this information in Control Panel > System and Maintenance >
System.

Charlie42