![]() It really gives off an air of sloppiness, and again, I would not expect that from Microsoft these days. Finally, I had to install Service Pack 1 manually since it didn't do it automatically, but everything is ok now. Just after posting the question I just realized that it was Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Office, and not Windows, but I didn't know how to delete the question. 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. First of all, thank you very much for your kind answer. The rollup, service pack, call it what you will, is desperately needed and a good decision. This package will be distributed over Windows Update. It might depend on your Anti Virus and your Firewall which dont allow Windows Update to instal the Service Pack 1. ![]() This will be a continuously evolving, cumulative batch of non-security fixes. So, the dependency doesn't qualify it as a service pack.įor 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. You could install SP2 for Windows XP without having to install SP1 first. One reason why Microsoft is not calling it Service Pack 2 is because it requires Service Pack 1 to be installed. That's amateur hour I would not expect from Microsoft these days. I tried to add them to the cart, and no luck. ![]() 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. So, I loaded the page in IE 11 instead of Firefox. If you prefer to use a different Web browser, you can get updates from the Microsoft Download Center.
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