install sp1 win7 faster
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How would that increase installation speed?
Probably the easiest way would be to slipstream SP1 into the Windows installer:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2396...ws_7_installs_with_slipstreaming_and_usb.html
If you don't need to copy every file for uninstall purpose it should be faster and you don't waste disk space
Slipstream is not an option. I want to install only sp not entire windows.
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Not really... you can always clone the drive to the new one (preferably it was a SSD), then you can just continue as normal and upgrade to the SP1 without reinstalling.
I want to upgrade win 7 to sp1 and I won't buy any new hardware. I have intel core i5-4430, 4GB ram, radeon hd6770
Then you have an issue. You are downloading this correct?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5842
KB976932
Depending on your download speed it may take some time to download it since its almost 1gb file but actually installing it shouldn't take more then an hour at most.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5842
KB976932
Depending on your download speed it may take some time to download it since its almost 1gb file but actually installing it shouldn't take more then an hour at most.
I use WSUSOffline at work to force Windows updates on fresh installs of 7 since MS is screwing around with their 7 update servers. Works pretty well and sure beats waiting 1-2 days for Windows Update to pick them up on its own.
http://download.wsusoffline.net/
http://download.wsusoffline.net/
You wanna know a secret?
Install your desired version of Windows 7.
Enable automatic updates and just let it sit and do its thing.
Install anything else you want on the system (except drivers).
Sysprep the installation and capture it using ImageX or DISM.
When you need to rebuild a computer, just use that image to reinstall Windows. No need to wait for updates, and because it's sysprepped it will work on any machine.
Once you image the machine, enter the product key and install drivers.
Then just update the image every now and again to install new updates that come out.
We do exactly that for machines we have multiple of, but I need to use WSUS regularly for customers machines that are reinstalling 7 or machines we sell that we only have one of. We've got a USB flash drive with a Windows 7 AIO installer that has the updates rolled into it. Unfortunately my boss hasn't updated that in about 3-4 years so only does so much.
We are going to make a new one whenever he finds the time.
You can do this with customer machines too. Because it is sysprepped it is not going to BSOD over different hardware.We do exactly that for machines we have multiple of, but I need to use WSUS regularly for customers machines that are reinstalling 7 or machines we sell that we only have one of. We've got a USB flash drive with a Windows 7 AIO installer that has the updates rolled into it. Unfortunately my boss hasn't updated that in about 3-4 years so only does so much.
Interesting. I'll look into that, although we don't move enough volume for it to matter much honestly. We just started using WSUS a few weeks ago, had been just waiting on Windows Update for the past few months.
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