Annoying Windows updates anyone help pls ?

[nigelandjan]

For the last 2 months my lappy has been trying to install 16 updates ( windows 7 ) now it downloads it 1-16 then goes to install them ,gets up to 15% installed cannot go further ,,,,,,pls dont shut down message ,,,reverting to previous settings etc .

Now this is really pissing me off as I have to wait on virtually every startup to go through this rigmaroll

any ideas pls ??

[Butterfly]

turn off Automatic Update

[FailSafe]

Did you try turning off automated intalling of Windows updates?

Start button- all programs- Windows updates- change settings

[harrybarracuda]

Set your updates to manual.

Then apply the ones that don't cause the problem.

For any one that is problematic (.Net framework by any chance?), google:

"Download KBnnnnnn Windows XP 32-bit" (modify where appropriate).

(Do it from a Download manager, as quite often you have to stop and restart to get the bastard things to download).

Run it manually.

(Probably) Reboot.

Bear in mind there are lots of complaints about the .Net Framework updates - sometimes it takes up to 45 minutes to install just one.

[nigelandjan]

Thanks all for your help ,,,,,,,,,,will have a go

[Marmite the Dog]

Do the updates manually one at a time.

[harrybarracuda]

Do the updates manually one at a time.

That probably wouldn't help in this case.

Sometimes the best thing to do is to skip the Windows Update process completely, by downloading the update's .exe file and running it yourself.

Example:

Download Details - Microsoft Download Center - Security Update for Windows 7 (KB2555917)

You can find the update's KB number from the list presented by Windows Update.

[Marmite the Dog]

On my laptop, I've just reinstalled Win 7 as an update fucked it up. I pick and choose updates that I specifically need now to ensure up-to-date drivers, but the rest I'm not going to bother with as I only use the thing for watching movies on and as a PDF reader when I'm working.

[harrybarracuda]

On my laptop, I've just reinstalled Win 7 as an update fucked it up. I pick and choose updates that I specifically need now to ensure up-to-date drivers, but the rest I'm not going to bother with as I only use the thing for watching movies on and as a PDF reader when I'm working.

An update fucked it up? How? And why didn't you just go back to a Restore point?

[Butterfly]

but the rest I'm not going to bother with as I only use the thing for watching movies on and as a PDF reader when I'm working.

buy an iPad,

[Marmite the Dog]

And why didn't you just go back to a Restore point?

There wasn't one.

buy an iPad

I'm not gay.

[harrybarracuda]

And why didn't you just go back to a Restore point?

There wasn't one.

Ah. It's a useful feature if you turn your PC off when it says "Do not turn off your PC".

[Marmite the Dog]

And why didn't you just go back to a Restore point?

There wasn't one.

Ah. It's a useful feature if you turn your PC off when it says "Do not turn off your PC".

I must've turned it off to save disc space or something equally as dumb.