Windows Update doesn't like my Linux-Windows dual-boot system

Posted by Steven_Rosenber on Jul 22, 2011 6:04 PM EDT
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Just when I'm thinking, "Windows sucks less than it used to," here I am with my dual-boot system -- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on one partition, Debian Squeeze 64-bit in LVM (with encrypted swap and home partitions) on another. Everything has worked well until the arrival of Service Pack 1. It just won't install. It won't install via the Windows Update mechanism. It won't install after downloading a 900 MB file. A 900 MB file. For a service pack. Let's ponder that for a minute.

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