Service Pack 1 troubles

Hi, my computer crashed next month and install Vista Home Premium 32 bit again. I install the dates until I get to installing service pack 1. It show the pack 1 install but I cannot it in my computer. I tried to install service pack 2, it tell that I need install pack 1. I found a fix from Magon Liu on Nov. 1, 2011, but the addresses do not work today. Can someone tell a fix? Or I can buy newer Windows? Or buy new computer?
alanrr1

 

You know I'm having the said issues on my friends desktop and I can't seem too get service pk 2 on because it says service pk 1 needs to install but its already on the system and I'm getting tired of this, I even went to the microsoft site and nothing.
I run W7 but dual booted with Ubuntu 12.04 and I never had a hiccup on Ubuntu Windows seems to have so many bugs its crazy come on Microsoft get in the game aspecially when we pay for your software.