Windows 7 Updates (Issue sorted)
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Windows 7 Updates (Issue sorted)
04-08-2015 10:58 AM
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The reason I ask is that I have a laptop that I used for the Windows 10 Beta program and decided to return it to W7 use.
I reformatted the drive and installed a copy of Windows 7 Professional.
I kicked off the Windows Update but it just sat there for hours downloading nothing.
Are updates no longer available?
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Re: Windows 7 Updates
04-08-2015 11:23 AM
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My last W7 SP1 update was on 27th July.
Have you tried running the Windows Update Troubleshooter? Control Panel/Troubleshooting/System And Security/Fix Problems With Windows Update
Re: Windows 7 Updates
04-08-2015 11:29 AM
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Don't know whether all the previous updates are available on a new install, although there have been a few recent posts about how long it took to download all the updates, so on that basis I guess the answer is that they are:
http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,141707.msg1250317.html#msg1250317
Re: Windows 7 Updates
04-08-2015 1:09 PM
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Just foramtted a hdd and put W7 pro from a dvd on it.... then did the updates.... there are about 250 of them... culminating (yesterday) with the one that puts the W10 updater on... so... you will have to wait for about 8 hours for the downloads to complete then about another 6 hours for them to install....
At first you may get a notification saying installing 205 updates... then when that has finished it will probably say.. 97 failed... If you re-boot... those failed updates should just start to install by themselves.. and you have to wait another 4 or 5 hours for them to finish...
Re: Windows 7 Updates
04-08-2015 1:14 PM
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I'll leave it running the rest of today and see what happens.
I was expecting a considerable number of updates.
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Re: Windows 7 Updates
04-08-2015 2:15 PM
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c:\windows\softwaredistribution\datastore
Re: Windows 7 Updates
04-08-2015 3:03 PM
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Re: Windows 7 Updates (Issue sorted)
04-08-2015 3:17 PM
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I was expecting a considerable number of updates.
downloading 196 updates
yeah, Just gotta find something else to do for the next couple of days ! ! ! ....
don`t forget a big proportion will FAIL... just re-boot... and they should start again..... .... ... .... .... .... .... ....
Re: Windows 7 Updates (Issue sorted)
04-08-2015 3:30 PM
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But never mind, all's well that ends well
Oh...and thanks to all who contributed
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Re: Windows 7 Updates (Issue sorted)
04-08-2015 3:50 PM
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I do it manually now, with a task scheduled pop up to remind me in case I'm having a senior moment at the time.
Re: Windows 7 Updates (Issue sorted)
04-08-2015 4:41 PM
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Re: Windows 7 Updates (Issue sorted)
04-08-2015 4:43 PM
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You would probably find that had you turned the computer off after it had spent a while checking for updates it would actually have found some and would try to install them,
Re: Windows 7 Updates (Issue sorted)
04-08-2015 6:34 PM
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