And as for VistaGlazz, yes, it does support SP1 for Vista and I don't know about the other versions. I admit it is rather simple to use but I still recommend trying to learn the 'hows' than relying on a one-click-do-it-all and just let it pass.
If you install Windows Vista RTM and run Windows Update, many updates are offered and will successfully install. Once all other updates are installed, Windows Vista service pack 1 is offered.
When you attempt to install Windows Vista service pack 1, the service pack installation wizard appears, presenting the license agreement and so on. However, shortly after the installation starts the wizard disappears. Windows Update says that the update was installed successfully. However, service pack 1 is not in fact installed, and will be detected as needed again on the next update check. Repeat ad nauseum.
On checking the Windows Update log (WindowsUpdate.log) the client version is 6.0.6000.nnn or 6.0.6001.nnn. There is a message saying 'Skipping SelfUpdate check based on the /SKIP directive in wuident'.
There may also be an error 0x80190194 appearing, associated with the URL http://update.microsoft.com/vista/windowsupdate/redir/vistawuredir.cab.
Why won't service pack 1 install properly and how do I fix it?
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The underlying problem is that the Windows Update self-update mechanism is not working.
In order to successfully install Service Pack 1 you need at least Windows Update version 7.6.7600.256. Windows Vista RTM ships with version 6.0.6000.16386, and this version will not self-update because the file wuident.cab (as of the version digitally signed July 14, 2012) provided by Microsoft's Windows Update servers contains an explicit instruction that WU versions 6.0.6000 and 6.0.6001 should not self-update. It is not clear why.
There may be one or more missing files on Microsoft's servers, because error 0x80190194 means that a 404 (File Not Found) error was received from the web server. However, this error does not occur if you are using a WSUS server, but the client still won't self-update. It is therefore possible that error 0x80190194 is not directly related to the problem.
Microsoft Support advised me that the problem is being worked on and that a KB article will be released in due course. They did not give me an ETA. Addendum: two years and counting. I think it safe to assume that the problem is unlikely to resolved at this point!
There are two ways to work around this issue:
Download and install Windows Update version 7.6.7600.320 using the download links provided in Microsoft's Knowledge Base Article KB2887535. Although no download link is provided for Windows Vista, the Windows 7 version installed successfully when I tried it. (Note: this download was not available when I originally wrote this answer, and I have not tested it on a Windows Vista RTM system. If you have done so, please let me know. The third-party download I originally linked to is no longer available.)
Download and run the off-line version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (or the all languages version) from the Microsoft Download Center. This will take longer to download and install than using Windows Update, but is officially supported.
In either case, once Service Pack 1 is installed, Windows Update will offer some additional updates and then Service Pack 2. Service Pack 2 should install successfully.
Note: Microsoft provides free phone support for problems installing service packs. See Microsoft's support page for the contact number for your area. In some countries this may be a toll call.
Harry JohnstonHarry JohnstonBe sure the 3 updates below are installed first, look for them in 'View Update History' when you open Windows Update from the Control Panel. If any of these are not installed, download and manually install them. Then download and try a manual install of SP1, but first uninstall or disable any 3rd party security software that is installed. Better yet perform both the SP1 and SP2 installs while clean booted.
These are for 32-bit Vista:
- KB935509 (download page) (Enterprise and Ultimate versions of Vista Only, do not install if you have any other version)
- KB938371 (download page)
- KB949939 (scroll down page for download link for 32 and 64 bit)
These are for 64-bit Vista:
- KB935509 (Enterprise and Ultimate versions of Vista Only, do not install if you have any other version)
Service Pack 1 download links:
Once all this is done you can download and manually install Service Pack 2:
After SP2 is installed you can run Windows Updates and get the rest of the updates you need.
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The Ghacks blog has a nice hack which allows you to download and install Vista SP1 via Windows Update. Essentially, one has to run a little batch file which adds two registry keys.
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Then, you have to install three patches. When I tried it the updates didn't show up at first. Only after I enabled Microsoft Update was the first patch displayed. However, I don't know if this was just by accident. Sometimes I had to click on 'Check for updates' several times until the required updates would finally show up.
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After I installed them, Vista SP1 was indeed displayed in Windows Update. In my case, the size was 51.9 MB. In the beginning the download was quite fast, but then it hanged for some time after 90%. I suppose, there are now many trying this hack.
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It is really interesting to see how easy it is to bypass Microsoft's security mechanism that protect the beta of service pack 1. They could have just offered it as public download.