Windows 7 (KB976902) to enable future updates.

Anonymous
2010-10-27T01:37:32+00:00

Today I saw an update on my windows 7 laptop with kb 976902.  It said that it is to allow future updates to install correctly and that after it was installed, I could not remove it.  I looked on Knowledge Base for the article about it and it comes back with no results.  I have read at some places that it is used by SP1 beta.  I do not have SP1 Beta installed on my system.

Does anybody know what this update is for?

Thank you in advance,

vader95

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Anonymous
2010-10-27T09:45:34+00:00

This isn't SP1 or beta software or even malware (perplexed9, use some common sense). It's an update that readies the system for when the service pack is released. This occured with the service packs for Vista too.

However this update should not have been released without proper documentation so it wouldn't surprise me if people hold off until there are notes available.

*UPDATE* - Documentation has been released - http://support.microsoft.com/KB/976902

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2010-10-29T13:17:02+00:00

We have publiced the corresponding KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976902

KB976902 is the update to the servicing stackcomponent, same purpose with this update: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937287

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-10-27T17:07:42+00:00

    I think really, having read the above and installed it on my system to no ill effect (x64 Ultimate) that ...

    1. Its unlikely to be some WGA thing, or there would be a lot of screams on Google about such problem people will have when there system doesn't work.
    2. It's not a service pack. (Just to make that clear!)
    3. All it really does is update some install mechanisms for future updates (one of which is likely to be the SP1). Such as easier ways to delete files in use, limit the number of reboots required, etc etc
    4. Just because SP1 is beta, doesn't mean this will be - I know the SP1 beta is out, but it's highly unlikely that MS are so stupid to publish beta stuff to the world via WU. There's a 99.999% chance we can go with that I feel.
    5. This will relate to more than SP1 in the future, any reference to the two is coincidental in that SP1 will probably need it, not that its related to the beta (or is itself a beta) in any other way.
    6. All MS have done is send this out to enable people to install SP1 Beta and forgot the KB on the patch as they were too busy with the SP1 beta - it probably even got released automatically via some dependency linking (I assume MS has this for its WU site).
    7. We can basically all stop worrying, let WU do it's thing and be happy Win7 is the best OS in decades.

    Just my pennies worth.

    S.

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-10-27T14:10:13+00:00

    Sorry Mariner53,

    the System Update Readiness Tool is different from this update. No need to propose this wrong reply as answer.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-10-27T14:04:01+00:00

    I believe you may find some information about a similar update (not the same) here:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821

    "Description of the System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista, for Windows Server 2008, for Windows 7, and for Windows Server 2008 R2"

    "This article describes the System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista-based computers, for Windows Server 2008-based computers, for Windows Server 2008 R2-based computers, and for Windows 7-based computers. Microsoft released the System Update Readiness Tool to resolve certain conditions that could cause installing updates and other software not to work. You do not have to manually run this tool. This tool is offered automatically through Windows Update to computers that have a condition that the tool could resolve."

    etc.

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