Thread: How to Delete Downloaded Windows Updates Which Failed to Install

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Originally Posted by barrylad66

^ what's your suggestion then? I noticed on another thread you just take piss and don't offer any advice,even though you claim to be some I.T whizz...

Buttplug has never, ever provided a single useful piece of information - but has shown startling ignorance on computer matters several times. Its probably why he steers clear of anything specific.

oh oh offended by my red I suppose

Originally Posted by Airportwo

Originally Posted by Luigi

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Rule #1: Never run Windows Update unless you really need to

I kinda agree with the big pink butterfly.

I have all my update options turned off, and the only problems are when I hoover and babywipe the motherboard every year or so.


I'm also a bit scared to update as my copy of Win 7 as is about as legit as woman named Somchai.

I agree two!! But difficult to near impossible to turn off updates in Win 10 !!

be careful, our resident clueless IT retards are going to be offended by this

Originally Posted by Neverna

Anyway, my computer is currently "detecting problems" to fix. Let's see what it comes up with.

I did that and it came up with fixes which I instructed the computer to fix. Still won't do 'Updates'.
Will give Brisie's fixit a try tomorrow.
My windows is as genuine a Thai who's borrowed 10,000 and says 'I'll pay you back tomorrow'.

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

oh oh offended by my red I suppose

I think he'd be more pissed if you ever greened him. Giving him a red would have been a complement coming from you.

There is a walkthrough of the troubleshooter at this link. However, it might be better to just download the convenience rollup referred to later in the article, and install it.

That will significantly reduce the amount of updates required if you haven't done it for a while.

How to Fix Windows Update When It Gets Stuck

Originally Posted by brisie

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

oh oh offended by my red I suppose

I think he'd be more pissed if you ever greened him. Giving him a red would have been a complement coming from you.

he got offended enough to react to a 3 months old post

and moan about it in the repo thread

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Originally Posted by brisie

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

oh oh offended by my red I suppose

I think he'd be more pissed if you ever greened him. Giving him a red would have been a complement coming from you.

he got offended enough to react to a 3 months old post

and moan about it in the repo thread

I can't say I'm surprised, you're about as useful in this thread as a foreskin in a jewish nudist camp.

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Originally Posted by brisie

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

oh oh offended by my red I suppose

I think he'd be more pissed if you ever greened him. Giving him a red would have been a complement coming from you.

he got offended enough to react to a 3 months old post

and moan about it in the repo thread

What the fuck are you on about. You redded me today.

Simple indicator that gargling that much ladyboy cum rots your brain.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

My computer will not load 'Windows 7 Updates'. I can leave it for hours while it searches but never seems to find owt. I've tried many fixes from the Internet but none seem to have worked. Any ideas please?

I have had a similar problem recently. Windows 7 tells me there are updates available. I choose the ones I want to download and tell it to proceed. Windows 7 tells me it is starting to download, but it downloads nothing. I run genuine Windows and have had no problem until recently.

I had a similar issue with win 10 recently on one machine. I sorted it by extending the size of the system partition. Update downloads will fail if the system partition is too small.

Extend System Partition in Windows 10 without Data Loss and Reboot

In the link I used method 2. Freeware - AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard

Originally Posted by Neverna

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

My computer will not load 'Windows 7 Updates'. I can leave it for hours while it searches but never seems to find owt. I've tried many fixes from the Internet but none seem to have worked. Any ideas please?

I have had a similar problem recently. Windows 7 tells me there are updates available. I choose the ones I want to download and tell it to proceed. Windows 7 tells me it is starting to download, but it downloads nothing. I run genuine Windows and have had no problem until recently.

I tried Brise's last idea (turn off updates, restart, turn on etc), and I now have the same problem as Pragmatic - the computer is searching for updates but failing to find anything.

Originally Posted by Looper

I had a similar issue with win 10 recently on one machine. I sorted it by extending the size of the system partition. Update downloads will fail if the system partition is too small.

Extend System Partition in Windows 10 without Data Loss and Reboot

In the link I used method 2. Freeware - AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard

My partitions are plenty big enough and have plenty of space left but your post has made me think and I wonder if I have a problem with the hard disk that is preventing the download. I'll try a disk repair to see if that helps.

You're not fucking listening are you.

How to Update Windows 7 All at Once with Microsoft?s Convenience Rollup

Still no joy for me. Still not downloading updates.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Still no joy for me. Still not downloading updates.

I'm in the same boat. I've gave up.

Did either of you download and install the convenience roll up?

I got as far as



'Fix problems with Windows Update'. It just kept searching. The same as not finding any Window Updates, my original problem.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Fix problems with Windows Update'

When has Windows ever been able to repair itself?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Did either of you download and install the convenience roll up?

obviously not...


Here the link once again, it works:

How to Update Windows 7 All at Once with Microsoft?s Convenience Rollup

I have done the download a few times now. I get to a 'Windows Updates Standalone Installer' and all it seems to do is search and never finds any updates.

is it a true version of Win7 or a Somchai copy ? just in case

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

I get to a 'Windows Updates Standalone Installer' and all it seems to do is search and never finds any updates.

probably a fucked connection to MS HQ, above all with those Thai government proxies trying to block traffic they don't understand

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

is it a true version of Win7 or a Somchai copy ? just in case

A Somchai copy but, in saying that, in 11 years I've never had a genuine copy and never had a problem before.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

I have done the download a few times now. I get to a 'Windows Updates Standalone Installer' and all it seems to do is search and never finds any updates.

It took about half an hour after starting the April 2015 Servicing Stack Update for it to go through all updates on my computer and check that this update wasn't done before.

It then took around the same time for the big update (Windows 7 SP1 convinience rollup) to do the same.

The computer was now updated to May 2016, I checked Windows Update in the Control panel and there were 93 updates suggested, some of them were before May 2016 but I let it do them all.
It took longer, more than an hour, after which it was reported that 53 updates were applied, 40 not needed, and no more updates pending.


Edit: my system disk is a fast SSD so your times could easily be the double if your system disk is a hard disk..

Well now they've changed how Win 7 and up receive updates, it should be significantly less of a pain.

And you can now extend the hours in which Windows will not try and apply updates, although it will force them through eventually in Windows 10.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

is it a true version of Win7 or a Somchai copy ? just in case

A Somchai copy but, in saying that, in 11 years I've never had a genuine copy and never had a problem before.

I would have thought that MS would have locked you out by now with all those wonderful update