X61S not offered Vista SP1 through Windows Update?

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X61S not offered Vista SP1 through Windows Update?

#1 Post by alpuzz » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:21 am

Hi,

I notice that Vista SP1 isn't being offered as an option under Windows Update. My machine is currently running Windows Vista Ultimate, with all latest drivers according to System and Windows Update.
I understand that the main reason SP1 doesn't appear as an available update is typically that certain outdated drivers prevent it from doing so. Does anyone know specifically which drivers may be holding it back on the X61S?

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#2 Post by SHoTTa35 » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:32 am

266875U - P-M 2.0ghz, 14.1 SXGA, DVDRW, 80gb 5400rpm, 1.5gb pc4200, Bluetooth, Fingerprint, XP Pro
You should get the latest ones from here:

http://www.upek.com/support/downloads/d ... indows.asp

and search around.. some other threads here with other things you can try...

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=59891

Oh.. hehe.. the system in your sig is not a x61 but it still applies :)
Current - Thinkpad T410si - Core i3 330m, 4GB, 250GB 5400RPM, WXGA+, FPR, BT, Camera, DVDRW, Gobi2000, Win7 Pro x32
Past - Thinkpad T410 - T400 - T61 - T60 - T43 - T42 - T41 - T40 - T23 - 600X

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#3 Post by adrianaitken » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:12 am

It won't help that Microsoft is not putting SP1 on the auto download page either for good reason !!!!
Microsoft is not putting it there because of the few businesses that do use Vista might suffer since it (from what I can gather on the internet) stuffs up programs that did work on plain Vista but security 'enhancements' in SP1 stop them running.
If you really need SP1 goto www.microsoft.com/downloads and get it there.
X60 - upgraded to a X61 2.5Ghz motherboard and 8GB RAM (Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit) 64GB SSD
X61 - 2Ghz and 4GB RAM (Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit) 32GB SSD
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