Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC is available through Windows Update.
These updates are permanent to your Windows Vista systems.
Windows Update will detect your system configuration and offer the prerequisite packages that are applicable to your system.
execute the newly named script on an elevated prompt.
The script sets a registry key on your system.
The registry key is required for WU server to recognize your machine as a valid target for Vista SP1.
Install all pending “Important” updates and reboot.
You may have to do this several times to get fully up to date.
Check for updates on Windows Update.
You will be offered all previously released Windows Vista updates that you may not have installed on your system.
Install all applicable updates.
If you have a clean install of RTM, there might be quite a few updates to install.
You may need to do this a couple of times to get fully up to date.
At some point Update for Windows (KB935509) will be in this list.
This is the first pre-requisite install.
Reboot your machine when prompted.
If you see Ultimate Extras, you’ve got the option to hide them by right-clicking and hiding.
Simply unchecking them will not let the remaining updates show up.
like install all of the remaining “important” updates.
If you reboot and rescan right away, at times you may not see all updates right away.
Wait 10 minutes and scan again.3.
You may need to wait 10 minutes and re-scan again if it does not show up right after reboot.4.
Install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (KB936330).
Check for updates on Windows Update again, install and reboot when prompted for Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
