Art <fastartc@telus.net> wrote in
news:MPG.225161d77ab25c8a98968b@news.telus.net:
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> In article <2760AD64-32E0-4240-8634-88B39FDE93FC@microsoft.com>,
> [email]arkay_HPremove********.com[/email] says...[color=green]
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>> "Art" <fastartc@telus.net> wrote in message
>> news:MPG.22500ae8dc592498968a@news.telus.net...[color=darkred]
>> > In article <MPG.224ed851a04f8ef1989688@news.telus.net>,
>> > [email]fastartc@telus.net[/email] says...
>> >> I'm running Vista Home Premium, up-to-date, with no hidden
>> >> updates; I've got scads of room on my drive; and I'm in Canada
>> >> ...if that matters.
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks for the replies.
>> >
>> > I've read elsewhere that the MS Update route (rather than full
>> > download) is the way to go, but if SP1 doesn't show up on MS Update
>> > fairly soon, I'll go for the standalone version, as you suggested.
>> >
>> > Art[/color]
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>> I downloaded it from the update site 3 or 4 days ago. I just did a
>> "check for updates" and it was there..
>> Ron
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> I've tried 'Check for updates', but SP1 still doesn't show up.
> Somebody else said they changed their update settings to 'download,
> then ask', but that didn't make any difference either. And I have
> double checked all the eight reasons given in the KB article why SP1
> might not be offered, and none of them apply.
>
> It's a mystery! (Maybe I just have to wait for the push.)
>
> Art
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Art,

I downloaded from Microsoft's web site and installed SP1 with no problems.
I couldn't get it from WIndows Update either.

bdog