Something odd I've noticed with Windows Update lately

[mikeymikec]

Two machines that I've done clean installs on (in the last few days) have shown updates waiting to install that shouldn't be there, and I'm pretty sure that a recent install did the same thing.

The first machine has a fresh install of Vista 64. I used an SP1 disc to do the clean install with, then used the standalone SP2 installer, then connected it to the Internet. IE9 went on with a load of other updates, it seemingly works fine, yet IE9 is now in the 'optional updates' list. If I try to install IE9 from there, it fails (unsurprisingly).

The second machine has a fresh install of Win7 SP1 64, straight from a Win7 SP1 disc (which I've used a tonne of times before including my own PC 12 months ago, and this one doesn't have SP1 waiting on WU). This one shows Windows 7 Service Pack 1 as an available update, even though the system properties mentions SP1.

 

[Puffnstuff]

I noticed that as well and then WU dl's them and later says it didn't need them. I did a clean install of vista home premium x64 two weeks ago on a pc I'm selling and with networking disabled I installed sp1 and sp2. Reconnected and rebooted and it brought down things that it already had on it so who knows.

 

[Mushkins]

I noticed the Win7 SP1 thing last week when building a few new laptop images. Reinstalled with a Dell Win7 SP1 x64 disk i've been using for years, and the first windows update catches an update labeled as Service Pack 1.

It's only like 9.2 megs instead of the massive file a service pack is, I think they just added a few things to SP1 and this is a tiny update to reconcile the differences for older images that already have the "old" SP1 installed. It does not go through the whole "Installing Service Pack" rigamarole like a full SP upgrade does upon reboot.

 

[VirtualLarry]

The second machine has a fresh install of Win7 SP1 64, straight from a Win7 SP1 disc (which I've used a tonne of times before including my own PC 12 months ago, and this one doesn't have SP1 waiting on WU). This one shows Windows 7 Service Pack 1 as an available update, even though the system properties mentions SP1.

I noticed the Win7 SP1 thing last week when building a few new laptop images. Reinstalled with a Dell Win7 SP1 x64 disk i've been using for years, and the first windows update catches an update labeled as Service Pack 1.

It's only like 9.2 megs instead of the massive file a service pack is, I think they just added a few things to SP1 and this is a tiny update to reconcile the differences for older images that already have the "old" SP1 installed. It does not go through the whole "Installing Service Pack" rigamarole like a full SP upgrade does upon reboot.

I've noticed this too. It seems that MS re-issued SP1 for Win7 64-bit, at some later date than the integrated SP1-U disc. I uncheck it, and it doesn't show up again for me.

 

[imagoon]

I've noticed this too. It seems that MS re-issued SP1 for Win7 64-bit, at some later date than the integrated SP1-U disc. I uncheck it, and it doesn't show up again for me.

Not sure why would wouldn't just install the patched SP1. They released a small true up file. If your Win7 SP1 disk is out of date, update it. It generally takes 15 minutes of your time + the computers imaging time to create an updated install disk with all the patches to today.