Weirdly, SP1 on Win 7 64bit went fine on my laptop with the full 900MB+ installation pack, but failed on my home desktop (5 year old 64bit AMD). The WU installer worked a treat though. Both systems now upgraded and stable.
a -----Original Message----- From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 11 March 2011 23:02 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 64-bit SP1 fails Fully expecting re-release (SP1A?) at least for WSUS distribution. Not sure whether this affecting WU users. Carl -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 5:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 64-bit SP1 fails Wow. That's not even a fix. That's a 'get you running so you can try to install it again'. I wonder if they're going put out a update for this. Kurt On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 14:43, Carl Houseman <[email protected]> wrote: > Preferred fix here: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/975484 > > Carl > > From: Jim Dandy [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:41 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Windows 7 64-bit SP1 fails > > > > I installed SP1 on a bunch of test systems with no problem. So, I > decided to risk pushing it with WSUS to subset of computers out in the > department (don't have SCCM implemented yet). It seems that a large > percentage (perhaps 90%?) of those failed. I have no idea what the > difference is between the ones that worked and the ones that didn't. > I've run into a few others that have had similar difficulties. We've > been able to get the systems back up with this > > > > http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/thread/1c > 9a7151-b48c-4a98-aae7-a4b82682ea8e#bcabda57-7338-499f-aee2-d708e76df31 > 5 > > > > I'm not sure what the implications of this fix are but it gets them > back up and running. > > > > Curt Finley > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ************************************************************************************ WARNING: The information in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the named addressee, you must not use, copy or disclose this email (including any attachments) or the information in it save to the named addressee nor take any action in reliance on it. If you receive this email or any attachments in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the same and any copies. "CLS Services Ltd × Registered in England No 4132704 × Registered Office: Exchange Tower × One Harbour Exchange Square × London E14 9GE" ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
