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   From: redjackson@yahoo.com   
      
   "Lloyd Parsons"  wrote in message   
   news:lloydparsons-978C05.11031824022011@port80.individual.net...   
      
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   "Redjak"  wrote:   
      
   > "Flint"  wrote in message news:ik5shh$8mh$1@news.eternal-september.org...   
   >   
   > On 2/23/2011 5:35 PM, 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.   
   > > http://img839.imageshack.us/i/w7sp1nowinstalled.jpg/   
   > >   
   > > Luckily I'm "genuine."   
   >   
   > >Did you temporarily disable any antivirus/antimalware software before   
   > >attempting to install the SP?  This will slow down the install   
   > >tremendously.   
   >   
   > You can't help him.  He's not using Windows.   
      
   >But I am on my HP Touchsmart.   
      
   >either MS is getting hammered or something is otherwise awry, but the   
   >SP1 has been sitting there saying it is downloading for the last 1/2   
   >hour and nothing is being downloaded.   
      
      
   Hmmmm...... a flat 17 minutes for me on my XPS.   
      
   >Oh well, I'll just stop it and try later today.  No big deal.   
      
   You don't need it.   
      
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