http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335038.aspx
Are there any prerequisites for SP2? You must have Windows Vista with SP1 or Windows Server 2008 installed on your computer before installing Service Pack 2. (Windows Server 2008 shipped with Service Pack 1 included.) If you choose to install SP2 over Windows Update there will be one pre-required package to install, Servicing Stack Update (KB955430), before Windows Update offers you SP2. The Servicing stack is the component that handles installation and removal of software updates, language packs, and optional windows features. This update is necessary to successfully install and uninstall the service pack; it also improves the performance and reliability of the service pack installation. Is SP2 a mandatory update through Windows Update? No, SP2 is an optional update from Windows Update site. After some time on Windows Update site, SP2 will also be offered via Automatic Updates (AU). Even on AU, SP2 will not install automatically until the End User License Agreement has been accepted. Customers who wish to test SP2 for a longer period and would like to prevent SP2 from installing from AU can download and install the SP2 Blocking Tool at the Microsoft Download Center. The tool will ensure SP2 is not offered from AU for 360days. Organizations do not need to deploy the Blocker Toolkit in environments managed with an update management solution such as Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or Systems Center. Organizations can use those products to fully manage deployment of updates released through Windows Update and Microsoft Update. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 12:05 PM, mike <[email protected]> wrote: > The SP is the combo. > > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:25 AM, b_s-wilk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd262148.aspx >>> >>> SP1 is required. >>> >> >> I had Mac OS X, 10.5.3 on one of my computers. I downloaded a combo update >> that contained all of the updates from 10.5.4 to 10.5.7 and installed them >> in one package. >> >> Does Microsoft offer combo updates for Windows? Can I go directly from >> Vista [Business], no SP, to SP2 with a combo? Or do the service packs have >> to be installed separately? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
