Would suggest waiting for WU offered version of the SP1 update since the file
will be much smaller than standalone version which can be 400-700mb. Updated
to Vista SP1 from WU this weekend and file size was only 70mb but I
regularly, daily, run WU and keep up to date with all security and other
patches for Vista. Do you have the prerequisite updates, e.g., 937287,
938371, 941229 installed? May be why you are not offered SP1 if these have
not already been updated. Good luck.

"Art" wrote:
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> In article <2760AD64-32E0-4240-8634-88B39FDE93FC@microsoft.com>,
> [email]arkay_HPremove********.com[/email] says...[color=green]
> >
> > "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]
> >
> > 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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