Download and Install Windows Vista SP1 RC1 via Windows Update
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate 1 (Vista SP1 RC1) can now be downloaded and installed via Windows Update (see announcement). The previous two hacks to install SP1 beta and SP1 RC Preview no longer works, and must be removed to the official Vista SP1 RC to be shown up and available to install in Windows Update. It’s also recommended (MSDN WU upgrade instruction required to uninstall KB936330 (SP1), but user experiences confirmed that it’s possible to upgrade install) to uninstall “Service Pack for Windows (KB936330)” in “View installed updates.”
To trick to download and install Windows Vista SP1 RC1 (v.668) via Windows Update is to download the following batch command script, which taken care of everything - remove old registry keys and add in new registry key to Windows Update to target your machine as a valid Vista SP1 RC testing computer.
Download SP1RC_WUHack.cmd
Update available: Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh (v.774)
Update: Microsoft has made available Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC Public Availability Program which also applied the registry hack to get Vista SP1 RC installed.
Right click on the SP1RC_WUHack.cmd and then select “Run as Administrator” and confirm User Account Control prompt to merge the registry values and keys to the system registry. Then go to Windows Update and check for updates. The hack to download Vista SP1 RC from WU works on English version of Vista, and it comes with all Vista languague MUIs. Thus users should be able to install Vista SP1 RC1 on any editions of Vista regardless of language locale. Else wait till official release of SP1 RC next week for standalone installer package, or follow the trick to force service pack for non-English Vista to show up in Windows Update.
Visit the guide to install online Vista SP1 RC1 via Windows Update.
All users, especially those never install Vista SP1 Beta or RC1 Preview via Windows Update, will likley have to install 3 important prerequisites updates/hotfixes before Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is offered, as they’ve been updated. The 3 updates is Update for Windows Vista (KB935509) - v1.008, Update for Windows Vista (KB938371) - v1.028, and Update for Windows vista (KB937287) - Build 6001.17052 (x86 or x64). After restarting computer (important step, although system doesn’t prompt you to reboot), check for updates again in WU or Microsoft Update (MU), and you will see 1 important update available with size from 51.0 MB to 539.2 MB, which is Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate 1 - Build 6001.17052 (x86 or x64).
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC is near stable and near perfect release of SP1 test code before final release of SP1 in the first quarter of 2008. However, although it’s more stable than most previous version of betas, care should be taken before installing it, especially on production system as it may still causes system errors. This release also expire on June 30th 2008, but by that time everybody should be upgraded to final release of SP1 for Vista.
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December 6th, 2007 14:30
[...] Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candiate 1 Build 6001.17052 now released. Get help or contribute tips or tricks at My Digital Life [...]
December 6th, 2007 14:32
[...] Registry keys above now invalid as new registry hacks available to install Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate 1 via Windows Update. Get help or contribute tips or tricks at My Digital Life [...]
December 6th, 2007 17:38
[...] My Digital Life Related [...]
December 6th, 2007 18:37
[...] Download the WebUpdater registry hack script SP1RC_WUHack.cmd. [...]
December 6th, 2007 20:08
will this update disable the vista loader hack and the timer 1?
Thanks in advance
December 6th, 2007 22:43
It shouldn’t, officially, but there are reports on random cases that activation done with OEM BIOS emulation toolkit was been deactivated. Vista loader will probably still work. If you try to upgrade do let us know the result.
December 8th, 2007 14:58
already cracked just overwrite with patch presto
December 8th, 2007 19:44
RC1 installed great, but doesn’t help the gaming problems at all!!!!
Still crashes on all the latest stuff………. still waiting.
Anglo
December 9th, 2007 11:04
[...] library in order to avoid any mishaps or problems which will lead to complaint when upgrading to Service Pack 1 for Vista. Windows Vista Technical Library provides the core content that IT Professionals need to evaluate, [...]
December 9th, 2007 11:05
[...] to Vista with complete details. The SP1 changes information should close to finalized now, as the Release Candidate has been made available for download, with final version will not be too much different from RC1 build. However, the changes to drop [...]
December 10th, 2007 00:56
[...] than providing ability to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) through Windows Update or Automatic Update, Microsoft has also released stanalone full version of Vista SP1 RC setup executable or installer [...]
December 10th, 2007 21:39
i followed the guide and i managed 2 install only 2 updates only KB937287 and KB938371 and when i hit windows update now it says its up 2 date and nothing more :S???? what 2 do
December 11th, 2007 14:42
O’Larry
1)You have to go to windows update and “Check for updates” again, the third download will eventually show up; 2) Once installed don’t forget to restart the computer, immediately after logging off you could probably see this message “Configuring updates 1 of 3 00%”; 3)After the computer restarts repeat step 1.
Note: SP1 RC1 would disable OEM BIOS emulation
December 11th, 2007 15:42
Note: If windows deactivated after installing Vista SP1 RC1, you may still use vistaloader to reactivate it. So no problem.
December 12th, 2007 06:44
i install the vista sp1 but now on the bottom i have evaluation copy. Build 6001. how can i remove that
December 12th, 2007 10:20
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/10/patched-user32dllmui-to-remove-evaluation-copy-text-on-desktop-of-vista-sp1-rc1/
December 13th, 2007 02:52
[...] general users have to resort to leaked versions download via web drive or torrents, or hack to install Vista SP1 RC via Windows Update. The SP1 RC setup packages available in 2 versions for each 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) edition [...]
August 30th, 2008 08:25
hallo habe mein notebook fretig macht und jetzt bekomme ich das doofe service pack 1 nicht runter. ich habe windows vista 32-bit bitte helft mir danke