Offline install of Windows 7 SP1 not recognised by Windows Update

Question

Hi
I have asked this question over at the Windows Community forum, and someone suggested that I ask here.
This question regards Windows 7 and Service pack 1
I bought a couple of new computers, and decided to use the offline SP1 installation on each to get the computers up to date when I first configured them.
So I downloaded the offline update iso from Microsoft, created a DVD and installed SP1.
After configuring my computer, I then connected windows update to get all fixes etc since SP1.
To my dismay windows update has presented me with a list of *all* updates, including SP1.
Is there any way of getting Windows update to recognise the fact that I already have SP1 installed?
Further info:
This is the procedure I went through.
1) Built the computers
2) Installed Windows 7
3) Installed hardware device drivers
4) Installed SP1 from DVD
5) Connected to the internet
6) Activated Windows
7) Used Windows Update
8) Installed the fix/patch required for windows update to work
9) re-connected to windows update
10) Was dismayed at the list of fixes requiring download. (around 148)
After going through the process of downloading the updates, at around the time of the second re-boot, the list of updates included Service Pack 1.
AV Software was going to be the next thing to install, after the computer was *fully* patched
Further Further informatio :)
I have since gone ahead and installed Windows on my second computer.
I'm still interested in finding a solution for future reference.
After installing Windows7 and applying the offline SP1 update, I checked to see what updates were installed before
activation and connecting to windows update.
These are the updates listed.
1) Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 (KB976902)
2) Update for MS Windows (KB976902)
3) User Mode Driver framework V1.11 (KB2685813)
4) KB958488 (the list just haqd the kb number, no title)
5) Hot Fix for Windows (KB2505454)
My original question, and the answers/feedback can be viewed at the following page:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_update/offline-install-of-windows-7-sp1-not-recognised-by/e8ab61d0-8669-4297-acfd-4acc0da8c1dc?rtAction=1427893878897
Cheers...
Daz

Answer 1

Hi Daz,
You mentioned that the SP1 prompted again in the needed updates, I suspect that that is not the full service pack, it is only some changes to existing non-security content, appropriate 10 MB size. you can check the size of the update to confirm
this.
See more information in this link
http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/894199
And after you have manually installed the updates offline, have you checked whether these updates are listed in the "installed updates", or in Update history? And you can check the new detected updates, whether they have been successfully installed
in your system. Meanwhile, when you check for updates online, please check your Windows Update settings, we recommend you to check for important updates, not optional updates or hotfix. You can install the optional update or hotfix when you need it in the
future.
Regards
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