What we do in the shadows. This is not a Vampire Movie, this is a mockumentary about some flatmates who happen to be vampires, just, y'know, incidentally. It is laugh-out-loud (LOL, young people) funny for extended periods. Being from NZ, I feel unsure whether I am on the the inside of an in-joke (the police officers, for example) but plenty of people seemed to get the Conchords, so who knows, really. There is a lot of under-stated humour, but it has the feel of Peter Jackson's Bad Taste, made on weekends over an extended period - 'what can we do in this scene to make it even funnier?' I laughed and laughed and laughed.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 can take a considerable amount of time - up to an hour on many computers - to install. During installation, even a fairly fast computer will operate slowly, and some systems may be difficult to use at all. Service Pack 1 is a critical update for Windows 7 - it is a prerequisite for future updates and security fixes from Microsoft.
Not distributing it is not an option.Manually installing Service Pack 1 via Windows Updates before we push it out on campus allows you to install the upgrade at your convenience. If you do not wish to go through these steps, you can wait for us to push the update out to your computer.If the Service Pack install fails when you try to install it, or when we push it out, please contact the UT Service Center at x4357.
One of the most vexing aspects of a Windows 7 reinstall is that even after you install the operating system and Service Pack 1, you can expect to spend a ridiculous amount of time applying patches that came post-SP1. Service Pack 1 came out in 2011, and there have been dozens and dozens of fixes over the past five years.For the longest time, this was a sore spot among users.
That and the fact that Microsoft was reluctant to issue a second service pack with just a rollup of current fixes.Well, that wish has been granted. The company today a 'convenience rollup' for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that contains all of the security and non-security updates it has issued for the two operating systems since the Windows 7 Service Pack up through April 2016.For whatever reason, it is not named 'Service Pack 2,' but who cares. At least we have it.
But be warned: it will not be delivered over the Windows Update service the way Service Pack 1 is made available to a fresh Windows 7 install. A challenge to getGetting it, though, is currently proving a challenge. The blog post announcing the servi-, er, convenience rollup says the download is available only via Microsoft's.
Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 2 Offline Installer
It will not be distributed via Windows Update. On clicking on the Microsoft link, I got this error:To use this Web site's full functionality, you must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.To upgrade to the latest version of the browser, go to the Internet Explorer Downloads Website.
If you prefer to use a different Web browser, you can get updates from the Microsoft Download Center.IE 6? When was that page last revised?So, I loaded the page in IE 11 instead of Firefox. After installing an ActiveX add-on, I was given a catalog with either the Windows 7 rollup or the Server 2008 rollup, plus a separate Windows 7 patch. I tried to add them to the cart, and no luck. I can't download it. That's amateur hour I would not expect from Microsoft these days.
Why it isn't called Service Pack 2One reason why Microsoft is not calling it Service Pack 2 is because it requires Service Pack 1 to be installed. You could install SP2 for Windows XP without having to install SP1 first. So, the dependency doesn't qualify it as a service pack.For updates released after April 2016, Microsoft also plans to produce monthly rollups of non-security updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012/R2.
This will be a continuously evolving, cumulative batch of non-security fixes. This package will be distributed over Windows Update.The rollup, service pack, call it what you will, is desperately needed and a good decision. But making it available from a long-abandoned web page that is accessible only via Microsoft's browser, requires an ActiveX add-on, and doesn't work is just baffling. It really gives off an air of sloppiness, and again, I would not expect that from Microsoft these days.
Computer type LaptopSystem Manufacturer/Model Number Samsung NP-R530 UKOS MS Windows 7 Professional 32-bitCPU Celeron(R) Dual-Core CPU T3300 @ 2.00GHzMotherboard SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. R530/R730 (U2E1)Memory 2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-15)Graphics Card Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (780Mb)Sound Card Intel(R) High Definition Audio HDMIMonitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor on Mobile Intel 4 SeriesScreen Resolution 1366x768 (Display1) 1280x1024 (Display 2). Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)Mouse Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)PSU XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-ModularCase Gigabyte IF233Cooling 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear ExhaustHard Drives OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA IIIomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0Internet Speed NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) 4.0 Mb/s (O2)Antivirus Avast!
8.0.1497Browser IE 11Other Info Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA BlurayLexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter).
1 Beginning in Windows 8, Microsoft began releasing regular, major updates to Windows 8. Service packs will not be released. 2 Windows 7 SP1 and the April 2015 Servicing Stack Update both must be installed prior to installing the Convenience Rollup. 3 Windows Vista SP2 can only be installed if you already have Windows Vista SP1 installed, which you can download for 32-bit versions, and for 64-bit ones.
4 Windows XP SP3 can only be installed if you already have Windows XP SP1a or Windows XP SP2 installed. If you do not have one or the other of those service packs installed, install SP1, available, before trying to install Windows XP SP3. 5 Windows XP Professional is the only 64-bit version of Windows XP and the latest service pack released for the operating system is SP2.
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