IE-8 a prerequisite to SP-2?

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CWLee

(Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit.)

My system is up to date, except that I have not downloaded
and installed IE-8. MS has not offered me SP-2 via the
automatic update process. Is there a connection between
those facts? Must I download and install IE-8 in order to
be offered SP-2 via the automatic update process?

If not, I wonder has SP-2 been offered to all Vista users
yet?

Insight appreciated.

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SP2 has not yet hit AU/WU yet, though it is available to be manually
downloaded. A quick Google search will reveal the date it will hit AU/WU if
you are interested.
 
Richard G. Harper said:
SP2 has not yet hit AU/WU yet, though it is available to be manually
downloaded. A quick Google search will reveal the date it will hit AU/WU if
you are interested.
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Check again... I got mine via AU last Tuesday!

Then I went to the MS download page and downloaded it for a friend who
is still on dialup.
 
download all the other critical and recommended updates first and do a
reboot
 
download all the other critical and recommended updates first ..and do a
reboot
 
kevpan815 wrote: > CWLee wrote: > (Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit.) > >
My system is up to > date, except that I have not downloaded > and
installed IE-8. MS has > not offered me SP-2 via the > automatic
update process. Is there a > connection between > those facts? Must I
download and install IE-8 in > order to > be offered SP-2 via the
automatic update process? > > If > not, I wonder has SP-2 been offered
to all Vista users > yet? > > > Insight appreciated. > > -- >
---------- > CWLee > Former slayer of > dragons; practice now limited
to sacred > cows. Believing we should > hire for quality, not quotas,
and > promote for performance, not > preferences.
 
Michael J. Demirdjian said:
download all the other critical and recommended updates first ..and do a
reboot
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Post that three or four more times, just in case.
 
kevpan815 wrote: Nothing intelligent.

Stop with the pushing of Win7 RC. IT EXPIRES JUNE 2010!! Why on earth
would the general user want to dump their Vista installation for
something that expires next year? Get a grip dude.

G'day
 
kevpan815 wrote: B.S.

...Oh, and furthermore, (Yes I'm yelling here), QUIT REPLYING WITHIN THE
SUBJECT LINE! It's totally annoying Dud.. Er.. I mean DUDE. Not Net
Nannying here, it truly IS annoying period!

G'day
 
CWLee said:
(Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit.)

My system is up to date, except that I have not downloaded and installed
IE-8. MS has not offered me SP-2 via the automatic update process. Is
there a connection between those facts? Must I download and install
IE-8 in order to be offered SP-2 via the automatic update process?
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Doubtful when you consider that IE8 is available for XP.
If not, I wonder has SP-2 been offered to all Vista users yet?

Insight appreciated.
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Patience is a virtue. You can download it from Micro$lut.com if you're
in a hurry.

Alias
 
Vlad-the-Impaler said:
You don't know much, do you?
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335038.aspx

Note that IE 8 is not a prerequisite.
Try installing Vista before shelling out bad advice.
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I didn't offer any advice.
After sp2 failed to install, I removed IE8 to see if that was the culprit.

Before it would offer sp2 again, WU would only offer IE8 as an available
update.

Once IE8 was installed, sp2 was offered.

Based on my experience, it is a prerequisite.
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Based on what MS says, your Vista install is flawed. Ain't Windows fun?

Alias
 
Vlad-the-Impaler said:
So I see.
They also say IE8 isn't part of sp2.
Maybe they don't know ... :)



Well, it runs good.
Grub is what screwed me up.
Sure.


Tell me...why do you give a crap about an OS you don't use?
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I'm on a noble mission to make the Internet safer, of course.
If you had it...and said it sucked...that'd be one thing.
But you don't even have it.
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Yes, I do, gathering dust on the shelf.
Is it because the ubuntu forum is more boring than it's OS?
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No need to go there as they all know about Ubuntu.
If it wasn't for Dan C. , nothing interesting would happen in there.
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The few times I've had a problem with Ubuntu, I just use Ubuntu on line
help, not alt.os.linux.ubuntu.

Alias
 
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