MS fixes Vista SP1 glitch

8 Apr 2008 | 11:03 BST

By Andrew Thomas

MICROSOFT says 'a few' users experienced problems with installing Vista SP1 due to a fault with the installer.

The Servicing Stack Update (SSU) contains code to check if there are any pending reboots or other updates to install. If it sees either of these circumstances, it prevents the install from starting. In some cases, the SSU got its knickers in a twist and thought it needed a reboot itself to complete the installation and the system entered an infinite reboot loop.

Recognising that this was a tad inconvenient, MS pulled the SSU from Windows Update last month and is now releasing a patch that installs before the SSU and prevents it attempting a reboot during installation. The SSU has also been modified to check to see if the patch has been applied before starting installation.

The upshot is that MS reckons all the problems have been knocked on the head and that everything will now be hunky dory.

No doubt we'll find out if this is indeed the case later today. µ

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