Sometimes the bear gets you and sometime, you get the bear!!
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That's interesting because I have an HP Pavilion system with that chipset / video and it's running 10 as well as 7 did.
Are your drivers for the chipset and video up to date... I mean as UTD as possible?
Installing the most recent round of bug fixes, released May 10th, many experienced continued performance problems.
Despite installing the four recommended patches I wrote about previously, Windows Update still ran for a long time for me.
As before, Woody Leonhard had a suggestion; install a single patch manually, before running Windows Update. The patch, KB3153199, was released this month. It comes in both 64 bit and 32 bit editions. I took Woody's advice and Windows Update ran much faster on subsequent machines. Thanks again, Woody.
As I said I would, I decommissioned that Dual-Core Dell. However on my lowest-end quad-core I checked for updates yesterday before doing my latest backup image and indeed, there were 18 important updates. My experience was much like the article. It sat at 0% downloading for hours before finally getting the updates. Of course, that machine is used as a secondary video editing machine and recently had 400+ GB of video dropped on it for editing, so the imaging took several hours. Add to that the hours lost on Windows update and there went a whole day of that computer being useless.
Weighing up Windows 10? Microsoft makes it easier for firms to keep running Windows 7
The technology giant releases a bundle of updates for the seven-year-old operating system in the latest move designed to appeal to businesses in no rush to move to Windows 10.
Microsoft has taken another decision that should make it easier for businesses to continue running Windows 7.
The technology giant yesterday announced the release of the Windows 7 SP1 convenience rollup, a collection of security and other updates for the seven-year-old operating system. The release includes core Windows fixes, security fixes and hot fixes that have been issued since Service Pack 1 was released in 2011 and is designed to simplify the updating process.
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The release follows another recent choice by Microsoft to dial back pressure on businesses to move to Windows 10.
Weighing up Windows 10? Microsoft makes it easier for firms to keep running Windows 7
The technology giant releases a bundle of updates for the seven-year-old operating system in the latest move designed to appeal to businesses in no rush to move to Windows 10.
I downloaded this roll-up but did not install it. Trying to research it some more I found this:
DISM Error when trying to apply the new KB3125574 to install.wim
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The nag-ware irritates me, but in all fairness I have had apps (including full-screen games) interrupted before by other notifications.
Years ago (2002) my computer shop used to host LAN parties in my area in NY. Several PCs that had MSN Messenger installed were getting interrupted in game by full screen advertisements that couldn't be dismissed (while int he game) because there was a bug in MSN Messenger that allowed users to send messages by IP address, and so spammers would just mass sent the message to every IP address hoping to hit someone who had that app installed. Very annoying when you're in the middle of an intense team game and suddenly you can't see because your screen is covered with whatever advertisement they sent you.
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I did this in the late 1970's, but then you had to learn 5 wpm morse and the radio was the cost of a decent laptop in today's dollars.
That's interesting because I have an HP Pavilion system with that chipset / video and it's running 10 as well as 7 did.
Are your drivers for the chipset and video up to date... I mean as UTD as possible?
Have you tried using the media creation tool?
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3070446/windows-pcs/windows-update-on-windows-7-is-still-a-problem.html
As I said I would, I decommissioned that Dual-Core Dell. However on my lowest-end quad-core I checked for updates yesterday before doing my latest backup image and indeed, there were 18 important updates. My experience was much like the article. It sat at 0% downloading for hours before finally getting the updates. Of course, that machine is used as a secondary video editing machine and recently had 400+ GB of video dropped on it for editing, so the imaging took several hours. Add to that the hours lost on Windows update and there went a whole day of that computer being useless.
Weighing up Windows 10? Microsoft makes it easier for firms to keep running Windows 7
The technology giant releases a bundle of updates for the seven-year-old operating system in the latest move designed to appeal to businesses in no rush to move to Windows 10.
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2016/05/17/simplifying-updates-for-windows-7-and-8-1/
http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=3125574
I downloaded this roll-up but did not install it. Trying to research it some more I found this:
DISM Error when trying to apply the new KB3125574 to install.wim
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/9ac6094c-200c-4dcc-9172-ab43affa12f6/dism-error-when-trying-to-apply-the-new-kb3125574-to-installwim?forum=w7itprogeneral
"Install Windows 10....Don't do it!"
Years ago (2002) my computer shop used to host LAN parties in my area in NY. Several PCs that had MSN Messenger installed were getting interrupted in game by full screen advertisements that couldn't be dismissed (while int he game) because there was a bug in MSN Messenger that allowed users to send messages by IP address, and so spammers would just mass sent the message to every IP address hoping to hit someone who had that app installed. Very annoying when you're in the middle of an intense team game and suddenly you can't see because your screen is covered with whatever advertisement they sent you.