Vista SP2 not offered

#1 Howard Hillman

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Posted 2010-07-27 16:13

I have never been offered Vista SP2 from Windows Update. I have checked the MS KB and could not find anything that applied to me. It is not in Hidden Updates. My hardware is an HP Pavilion desktop with AMD Athlon 64 dual-core processor. Vista is 32 bit. All other updates (when cleared by Ask Woody) have been successfully installed , including SP1. Any clues?
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#2 JoeP

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Posted 2010-07-27 17:47

See if Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service packs are not available for installation through Windows Update helps.

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#3 Fafner

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Posted 2010-07-28 08:27

I had the same problem a while ago. SP2 was not offered until I had updated a hardware driver. I installed a new video card driver and, after reboot, SP2 appeared in Windows Update. (See the 5th point under Causes on the KB article that Joe indicates in his post.)

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#4 Howard Hillman

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Posted 2010-07-28 12:10

Read the MS KB article again. Nothing relevant except driver updates. Updated three drivers; Realtek audio, nVidia nForce Serial ATA controller, Brother HL 5140 printer. Rebooted, checked for updates again, no SP2. What's next?
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#5 Fred J Usack

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Posted 2010-07-28 14:06

Howard Hillman, on 2010-07-28 13:10, said:

Howard,
Hello.... I remember something about MS no longer offering "SP-2" after a certain date. So when i was "fooling" around with Vista doing some testing without the "SP's" i missed the cutoff . Then had to download the "stand alone" and run it myself. http://www.microsoft...&displaylang=en I think that you have to have most other patches applied or "SP-2" will "choke " on install. :cheers: