• Windows Vista Requirements

Service Pack 1 (SP1) is Microsoft Windows Vista'slatest update. The package itself is quite weightyconsisting of around 434.5MB for the 32 bit versionand 726.5MB for the 64 bit version. Although theService Pack does not contain anything new to add tothe operating system it does contain manyperformance enhancements and fixes to previouslyirritating problems.Before you begin the link below tells you whatyou should do prior to installing the Vista servicepack 1 Learn How To Install Windows Service Pack 1(SP1)The Service Pack should automatically downloadvia Windows Updates, with the download being between60 and 435MB depending upon whether your machinecurrently has all of the latest Windows Updates. Ifyou are unable to download Vista SP1 via WindowsUpdates first take a look at this knowledgebasearticle to see if you have all the requirements forWindows Updates to download the package:If, however, you simply want to download the fullstandalone version (this incidentally cannotcurrently be slipstreamed to the original Vista DVD)then you can download it from the following link: Important:Make sure you download the correct version updatetype for your system. Remember the 32 bit versionwill not update a 64 bit system and visa-versa; theyare not interchangeable.

Check your system type firstTo check which System type youneed click the Start buttonfollowed by Control Panel. InControl Panel, Click theSystem Icon. When the view basicinformation about your computer windowopens look at the system section.Under system type you will seeeither 32 bit operating system or64 bit operating system. Whatever operatingsystem type is displayed here is the typeyou will need to download.

Windows Vista Requirements

Hi all,This week we're releasing two more prerequisites for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 that will be coming later this quarter. We wanted to let you know about them because they are both marked as Important updates (and they’re a little different than usual).KB938371 is a multi-component update that supports the successful install of SP1 and allows it to be uninstalled. KB937287 updates the Windows Vista “Servicing Stack.” Both updates (required before SP1 will be offered via Windows Update) are being made available now to reduce the number of reboots and make installation of the service pack easier.Even if you're not ready to install the service pack once it's released, you'll want to install these updates because they'll help increase performance and reduce failures for the installation of other updates.Thanks,MU Team. Back in February you reported the release of two prerequisites for Windows Vista Service Pack 1. They were KB938371 and KB937287. I have successfully installed KB937287 and KB949939 that is mentioned in this blog.

I don’t see any mention of any fix for KB9378371. A search of the net leads me to believe that there many Vista users that can’t install this update. I’m one of them as it won’t install on my Windows Vista Home Premium system. It fails with an error code of 80070246.So far I’ve deleted the download cache and tried the download version. I’ve been hoping to see a fixed KB938371 released but so far I’m still waiting.