Hi,

It's more a matter of personal preference, but I usually just let Windows
Update install the security patches first and then SP1 (and now SP2
afterwards).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]
My thoughts [url]http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com[/url]

"pauliewalnuts" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> A quick and general question...
>
> I'm going to reinstall Vista 64-bit Home Premium.
>
> Should I install both the service packs first, -and then- the security
> updates and miscellaneous thingies? Or should I install all the security
> and miscellaneous thingies first, -and then- SP1 and then SP2 after
> that?
>
>
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