Windows Update KB976902 is a prerequisite before you can install SP1. Therefore if you haven’t already installed this recently released and since updated version of KB976902 do so now.
You will then see a message that ‘The updates were successfully installed’.
Next a screen indicating that SP1 is being configured is displayed along with a percent complete status and a warning “Do not to turn off your computer’.
Click ‘OK’ to install this update. The update will then be downloaded.
A restore point will be created and then the update will be installed.
SP1 Installation (KB976932):
Once again open Windows Update and ‘Check for updates’.
Select only KB976932 from the list of updates and click ‘OK’ and then click the ‘Install updates’ button.
Once you start the install, almost all the action is watching the Windows Update progress percentage. The first part is downloading the update. The progress is not entirely linear or accurate and from time to time appears to be stuck (17 to 19% range and again at about 24%) and will show no any increase in % complete status for a period of time, but if you check hard drive activity LED, it will still be very active.
Heavy loads on the Microsoft server can slow things down so be patient as it will finally approach 100%.
Next a restore point will be created, then the update continues with a status message “Installing Updates …”.
You will then see a message that ‘The updates were successfully installed’.
Click the ‘Restart now’ button to complete the installation of SP1.
Next a screen indicating that SP1 is being configured is displayed along with a percent complete status and a warning “Do not to turn off your computer’.
When the configuration process reaches the 30% mark, the computer will reboot and then continue on to complete (100%) the configuration process.
Note: If you have a Dual Boot computer you will need to manually select the correct operating system from the boot menu to continue with the install.
Finally you will be prompted to logon, after which you see the “Welcome” screen and a window which says “Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is now installed”.
The install took about 15 minutes, although the installation warns that it might take an hour or more and your computer may need to restart several times during installation. A slow internet connection will definitely lengthen the time it takes as about 40% of the total time to install was spent downloading SP1.
Note: 32 and 64-Bit users can use this guide as there is no difference in the steps or the installation process, however 64-Bit versions of Windows take about 10 to 15% "longer" to install SP1 than 32-Bit versions of Windows 7.
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