Same thing happened to me.

I knew the update was out there, but it didn't show up. And I'd been
putting off the IE8 update.

I let the IE8 update go through and shortly after that was done, I got
offered SP2.

I'm running Vista Ultimate 32 bit on an AMD dual core.

- Bill

"dean-dean" <dean-dean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1A0611C6-F958-4D10-84C8-7B3C69A987DB@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> This has not been my experience. Until yesterday, for example, my
> brother's computer was not offered SP2 until IE8 was allowed to install.
> Once installed, SP2 was offered immediately. Perhaps if the IE8 update
> were hidden, SP2 would show up for the OP...
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OC3YZQU8JHA.2604@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> That is incorrect. SP2 will be offered regardless of the version of IE
>> that is installed.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> [url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
>> Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]
>> Vote for my shoe: [url]http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com[/url]
>>
>> "dean-dean" <dean-dean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7AFAD7CF-C14E-4B06-B1F0-2A8AE553BBCB@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> 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
>>> news:eXPLtXT8JHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> (Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP-1, IE-7, classic mode.)
>>>>
>>>> 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?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ----------
>>>> CWLee
>>>> Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacred
>>>> cows. Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and
>>>> promote for performance, not preferences.
>>>>
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