{"id":1433,"date":"2009-05-01T18:51:34","date_gmt":"2009-05-01T18:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/05\/windows-vista-sp2-baulks-if-sp1-is-not-present.htm"},"modified":"2009-05-01T22:38:02","modified_gmt":"2009-05-01T22:38:02","slug":"windows-vista-sp2-baulks-if-sp1-is-not-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/05\/windows-vista-sp2-baulks-if-sp1-is-not-present.htm","title":{"rendered":"Windows Vista SP2 baulks if SP1 is not present"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For as long as I can remember, Windows service packs have been cumulative &#8211; i.e. if you install the most recent service pack, it includes the earlier ones.  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