Hi, Ken.
Since I hadn't been offered the SP1 by Windows Update - in spite of repeated
Checks for new Updates yesterday - I considered downloading the ISO. But
then I followed the clicks on the website and found out why WU hadn't
offered it: Because SP1 RC was installed and I hadn't yet UNinstalled it.
So I did that and then - in time - SP1 1 (RTM) was offered, accepted,
downloaded and installed. ;<)
It took much longer than expected, but I have a couple of theories as to
why. I do not think there is anything wrong with either of my computers. I
was installing it on both my Acer Netbook (2 GB RAM) and my homebuilt
desktop (4 GB RAM) simultaneously over my single Internet connection.
The Netbook did not have SP1 RC installed; it was pure Win7 x64 Ultimate
RTM, fully updated pre-SP1. It took at least an hour, most of that time was
downloading, rather than installing. As you know, I'm new to this home
network stuff and it may be that I overloaded my pipeline by downloading
with both machines at once. (The desktop is wired via 1 Gb Ethernet to the
D-Link DR-615 router and cable modem; the netbook has a wireless
connection - 805.11n, I think. My ISP says my service is "Speeds Up To
12.0mbps Down".)
The desktop took about 3 hours total! That included first UNinstalling SP1
RC - including RE-installing all the hotfixes that had been included in the
SP - to get back to Win7 x64 Ultimate RTM. Then - after a restart or two -
I was offered SP1 and accepted, and the download started. This download
took nearly an hour! My guess is that it was because so many millions of
users like me were trying to download it at the same time. After it finally
finished the download, the actual installation took about a half-hour. (And
then I had to Hide all the 34 Language Packs, none of which I need. :>(
When will MS made this a painless step?!)
Since I've been running the beta and the RC for a year or so now, I don't
see many changes in the SP. But users going straight from RTM to the SP
probably will see some. Of course, we've been told all along that it is
primarily a roll-up of prior fixes and does not contain any significant
improvements to the core package.
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
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Microsoft Windows MVP (2002-9/30/10)
Windows Live Mail Version 2011 (Build 15.4.3508.1109) in Win7 Ultimate x64
SP1
"Ken Blake" wrote in message
I downloaded the Microsoft ISO image since I have more than one machine
to run it on; so those two hours don't include time I spend downloading
the massive SP.
Two god damn hours to install SP1? Good God, Microsoft is honestly
trying to piss off their customers.
I installed SP1 on three computers here. It took 30m minutes, 40
minutes, and one hour.
The one hour installation was on my very much underpowered netbook
with only 1GB of RAM.
If it took you two hours, it sounds like something is very much wrong
with your machine.
