Windows 7 Sp1 install troubles......

[Dirthead]

Im trying to install win 7 sp1 (KB976932) and it will download and it will install just fine,the pc will reboot and it will try to update and just stop at 1% and then it stops and reboots, and does not install.........any suggestions... here are a few error codes i seem to be getting.

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Wave 1 for x64-based Systems (KB976932)

Installation date: ‎12/‎27/‎2010 12:35 AM

Installation status: Failed

Error details: Code B7

Update type: Important

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate - Contains all previously released updates. See release documentation for more details.

More information:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976932

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Wave 1 for x64-based Systems (KB976932)

Installation date: ‎12/‎27/‎2010 12:46 AM

Installation status: Failed

Error details: Code 800F0826

Update type: Important

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate - Contains all previously released updates. See release documentation for more details.

More information:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976932

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com

[LydianKnight]

Why are you trying to install an RC? Let Microsoft do the dirty job and download it once it's ready for the public.

Anyway... does anyone know the exact improvements SP1 will bring for a regular Windows 7 installation?

[Dirthead]

Ya i give up on trying and just wait............I hear that there are some good chances/improvements so i was going to try it ,but it will not install for me so i just wait..........

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976932

Maybe someone else could try and download it an see if it it would install for them

[S.SubZero]

Originally Posted by LydianKnight

Why are you trying to install an RC? Let Microsoft do the dirty job and download it once it's ready for the public.

One of the big reasons Microsoft releases the betas and RC's of things like this is so people can try it. If there's some show-stopping problem, information related to the problem can be collected and shot over to MS, where they can say "oh, under these conditions there's a problem. Let's fix that."

It's no big jump of logic to say that the free release of the betas and RC's for Windows 7 gave MS a gigantic pool of machines to test against, and in doing so they reduced potential post-RTM problems. Notice Win7 has been out what, 16ish months, and few people are really clamoring for a service pack. Remember the "Send feedback" button? People used it.

Vista did not have an open beta. Keep that in mind.

Note This early release of SP1 Beta for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 is not available for home users. SP1 Beta does not provide new end-user features. We do not recommend that home users install SP1 Beta.

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