Reinstalling vista I have been asked to install sp1 6 times so far. Is this normal?

I have replaced my harddrive in my emachines (model: T5246). The old one had Windows installler and .NET framework 3.5 issues that I tried to resolve for 3 or 4 weeks to no avail. In addition, it was noisy and vibrated enough to cause concern that it might

soon fail. Anyway that is the reason for changing it out.

Since installing the new one (WD blue model) I have used the original Vista 32 bit disk (No service packs) to install the OS. It has been a relatively slow process maybe because I have Windows Update set to inform me of any new updates so I can decide whether

to download and install them myself.

I have installed all "Important" and "Recommened" ones that were offered but not without some failing on the first try.

I finally got to SP1 and I installed it and when it got done I closed the Update window and opened it again and it was offering SP1 again. So I did it again, six times so far. I even tried doing a restart 3 or 4 times after the download was completed.

Looking at update history all updates show to have been successful. My question is, "Is this normal or should I do something different?"

I thank you in advance for any help or advice offered.

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