XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy, alt.windows7.general, comp.os.linux.advocacy
From: kblake@kb.invalid
On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:13:46 -0600, "R. C. White"
wrote:
> Hi, Ken.
>
> Since I hadn't been offered the SP1 by Windows Update - in spite of repeated
> Checks for new Updates yesterday - I considered downloading the ISO. But
> then I followed the clicks on the website and found out why WU hadn't
> offered it: Because SP1 RC was installed and I hadn't yet UNinstalled it.
> So I did that and then - in time - SP1 1 (RTM) was offered, accepted,
> downloaded and installed. ;<)
>
> It took much longer than expected, but I have a couple of theories as to
> why. I do not think there is anything wrong with either of my computers. I
> was installing it on both my Acer Netbook (2 GB RAM) and my homebuilt
> desktop (4 GB RAM) simultaneously over my single Internet connection.
>
> The Netbook did not have SP1 RC installed; it was pure Win7 x64 Ultimate
> RTM, fully updated pre-SP1. It took at least an hour, most of that time was
> downloading, rather than installing. As you know, I'm new to this home
> network stuff and it may be that I overloaded my pipeline by downloading
> with both machines at once.
That sure sound to me like it could be the reason.
> (The desktop is wired via 1 Gb Ethernet to the
> D-Link DR-615 router and cable modem; the netbook has a wireless
> connection - 805.11n, I think. My ISP says my service is "Speeds Up To
> 12.0mbps Down".)
>
> The desktop took about 3 hours total!
Incredible! Six times as long as it took me!
> That included first UNinstalling SP1
> RC - including RE-installing all the hotfixes that had been included in the
> SP - to get back to Win7 x64 Ultimate RTM.
OK. That wasn't an issue for me.
> Then - after a restart or two -
> I was offered SP1 and accepted, and the download started. This download
> took nearly an hour!
I wasn't counting the download. I had downloaded it and burned it a
DVD. When I say it took 30 minutes on my machine, it was the
installation from the DVD I meant.
> My guess is that it was because so many millions of
> users like me were trying to download it at the same time.
That sounds right to me.
> After it finally
> finished the download, the actual installation took about a half-hour.
So, about the same as me. My wife's machine (much slower than mine)
took 40 minutes, and my very slow netbook took an hour.
> (And
> then I had to Hide all the 34 Language Packs, none of which I need. :>(
> When will MS made this a painless step?!)
>
> Since I've been running the beta and the RC for a year or so now, I don't
> see many changes in the SP. But users going straight from RTM to the SP
> probably will see some. Of course, we've been told all along that it is
> primarily a roll-up of prior fixes and does not contain any significant
> improvements to the core package.
I didn't have the beta RC installed, and I haven't noticed anything
different, at least not yet.
Good to correspond with you, as always.
> "Ken Blake" wrote in message
> news:i13bm6lqej20crjis09om2kkvdv2rgvnm7@4ax.com...
>
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:35:48 -0500, Justin
> wrote:
>
> > I downloaded the Microsoft ISO image since I have more than one machine
> > to run it on; so those two hours don't include time I spend downloading
> > the massive SP.
> > Two god damn hours to install SP1? Good God, Microsoft is honestly
> > trying to piss off their customers.
>
>
> I installed SP1 on three computers here. It took 30m minutes, 40
> minutes, and one hour.
>
> The one hour installation was on my very much underpowered netbook
> with only 1GB of RAM.
>
> If it took you two hours, it sounds like something is very much wrong
> with your machine.
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