从“提示”框：安装前的准备工作使Service Pack升级更顺利

Last month Microsoft rolled out Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and, like many SP releases, quite a few people are hanging back to see what happens. If you want to update but still error on the side of caution, reader Ron Troy  offers a step-by-step guide.

上个月，Microsoft推出了Windows 7 Service Pack 1，并且与许多SP版本一样，很多人都回头看看会发生什么。 如果您想更新但仍要注意，还是出错，请阅读Ron Troy的分步指南。

Ron’s cautious approach does an excellent job minimizing the number of issues that could crop up in a Service Pack upgrade by doing a thorough job updating your driver sets and clearing out old junk before you roll out the update. Read on to see how he does it:

Ron的谨慎方法通过出色地完成更新驱动程序集并清除新旧垃圾之前的工作，从而最大限度地减少了Service Pack升级中可能出现的问题数量，从而发挥了出色的作用。 继续阅读以了解他的操作方式：

Just wanted to pass on a suggestion for people worried about installing Service Packs.  I came up with a ‘method’ a couple years back that seems to work well.

只是想向担心安装Service Pack的人们提出建议。 几年前，我想出了一个“方法”，看来效果很好。

• Run Windows / Microsoft Update to get all updates EXCEPT the Service Pack.
  运行Windows / Microsoft Update以获取除Service Pack以外的所有更新。
• Use Secunia PSI to find any other updates you need.
  使用Secunia PSI查找您需要的任何其他更新。
• Use CCleaner or the Windows disk cleanup tools to get rid of all the old garbage out there.  Make sure that you include old system updates.
  使用CCleaner或Windows磁盘清理工具摆脱那里所有旧的垃圾。 确保您包括旧系统更新。
• Obviously, back up anything you really care about.  An image backup can be real nice to have if things go wrong.
  显然，备份您真正关心的任何事情。 如果出现问题，映像备份可能真的很不错。
• Download the correct SP version from Microsoft.com; do not use Windows / Microsoft Update to get it.  Make sure you have the 64 bit version if that’s what you have installed on your PC.
  从Microsoft.com下载正确的SP版本； 不要使用Windows / Microsoft Update来获取它。 如果那是您的PC上安装的版本，请确保具有64位版本。
• Make sure that EVERYTHING that affects the OS is up to date.  That includes all sorts of drivers, starting with video and audio.  And if you have an Intel chipset, use the Intel Driver Utility to update those drivers.  It’s very quick and easy.  For the video and audio drivers, some can be updated by Intel, some by utilities on the vendor web sites, and some you just have to figure out yourself.  But don’t be lazy here; old drivers and Windows Service Packs are a poor mix.
  确保影响操作系统的所有内容都是最新的。 这包括从视频和音频开始的各种驱动程序。 如果您有Intel芯片组，请使用Intel Driver Utility来更新那些驱动程序。 这是非常快速和容易的。 对于视频和音频驱动程序，有些可以由Intel更新，有些可以通过供应商网站上的实用程序进行更新，有些则只需要自己弄清楚即可。 但是不要在这里偷懒。 旧的驱动程序和Windows Service Pack组合得很差。
• If you have 3rd party software, check to see if they have any updates for you.  They might not say that they are for the Service Pack but you cut your risk of things not working if you do this.
  如果您有第三方软件，请检查它们是否具有任何更新。 他们可能不会说他们适用于Service Pack，但这样做会降低发生故障的风险。
• Shut off the Antivirus software (especially if 3rd party).
  关闭防病毒软件(尤其是第三方)。
• Reboot, hitting F8 to get the SafeMode menu.  Choose SafeMode with Networking.
  重新启动，按F8键进入“安全模式”菜单。 选择带网络安全模式。
• Log into the Administrator account to ensure that you have the right to install the SP.
  登录到管理员帐户，以确保您有权安装SP。
• Run the SP.  It won’t be very fancy this way.  Maybe 45 minutes later it will reboot and then finish configuring itself, finally letting you log in. Total installation time on most of my PC’s was about 1 hour but that followed hours of preparation on each.
  运行SP。 这样不会很花哨。 也许45分钟后，它将重新启动，然后完成自我配置，最终让您登录。我的大多数PC上的总安装时间约为1小时，但是每台PC都要经过数小时的准备工作。

On a separate note, I recently got on the Nvidia web site and their utility told me I had a new driver available for my GeForce 8600M GS.  This laptop had come with Vista, now has Win 7 SP1.  I had a big surprise from this driver update; the Windows Experience Score on the graphics side went way up.  Kudo’s to Nvidia for doing a driver update that actually helps day to day usage.  And unlike ATI’s updates (which I need for my AGP based system), this update was fairly quick and very easy.  Also, Nvidia drivers have never, as I can recall, given me BSOD’s, many of which I’ve gotten from ATI (TDR errors).

另外，我最近访问了Nvidia网站，其实用程序告诉我我的GeForce 8600M GS有新的驱动程序可用。 这台笔记本电脑随附Vista，现在具有Win 7 SP1。 这个驱动程序更新给我很大的惊喜。 图形方面的Windows Experience Score上升了。 Nvidia的工藤(Kudo)进行了驱动程序更新，实际上有助于日常使用。 而且与ATI的更新(我的基于AGP的系统需要它)不同，此更新非常快速且非常容易。 而且，据我所记得，Nvidia驱动程序从未给过我BSOD，而我从ATI得到了很多(TDR错误)。

The only way to play it safer would be to wait for a month or two and then follow Ron’s guide, downloading the SP1 release and any minor tweaks that follow. Have a service pack upgrade tip or two to share? Let’s hear about it in the comments. Have a tip of another sort that you’d like to see featured in the From the Tips Box series? Shoot us an email at tips@howtogeek.com and we’ll see what we can do to get your tip in the limelight.

使其更安全的唯一方法是等待一两个月，然后按照Ron的指南进行操作，下载SP1版本以及随之而来的任何细微调整。 有一个或两个共享的Service Pack升级技巧？ 让我们在评论中听到它。 您是否想在“提示框”系列中看到另一种提示？ 向我们发送电子邮件，电子邮件地址为tips@howtogeek.com ，我们将为您提供提示，让我们拭目以待。

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