While, technically, IE8 is not a prerequisite to SP2, I have noted on more
than one Vista machine that until you install the optional IE8, Windows
Update will not offer SP2...

"CWLee" <cdubyalee@post.harvard.edu> wrote in message
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> (Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP-1, IE-7, classic mode.)
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> Based on previous posts here, I thought that by now MS's update service
> would have offered me SP-2. No sign of it. Has it been sent to everyone
> who should get it via automatic updates? I have not yet installed IE-8,
> but previous posts here suggest that IE-8 is not a prerequisite.
>
> Insight?
>
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