Re: Windows updates
[Re: Pokey]
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12/19/16 12:27 PM
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Well, I kept messing with booting into my Windows 7 drive yesterday and finally ran into the updates issue. When I click on "check for updates" it goes on and on and on and nothing happens. When I downloaded that missing update, it started checking for already installed updates and went on and on and on. Interesting.
While waiting for these operations to finish I did get to play my Alice Madness Returns game. It appears that games that will not install because of the DRM issues are just fine if they were ALREADY installed. I have a couple on my Windows 10 computer which play just fine because they were already installed when I did the upgrade to Windows 10.
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Re: Windows updates
[Re: Draclvr]
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12/19/16 12:40 PM
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Well, I kept messing with booting into my Windows 7 drive yesterday and finally ran into the updates issue. When I click on "check for updates" it goes on and on and on and nothing happens. When I downloaded that missing update, it started checking for already installed updates and went on and on and on. Interesting. I've read that CPU usage can go to 100% during those times. What could it possibly be doing that would require that much processing power? It's clear to me that Microsoft has deliberately broken Windows 7 updates. Windows 7 was supposed to be supported until 2020. There's no reason for me to trust Microsoft for "support" in the future -- for ANY of their products.
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Re: Windows updates
[Re: Pokey]
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12/19/16 12:50 PM
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I checked and my CPU usage didn't go up at all while it was doing that. I was able to play Alice Madness Returns with it running in the background. I'm trying to think if I have any people out there who are still running Windows 7. I'm thinking I don't, but I will have to check.
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Re: Windows updates
[Re: Draclvr]
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12/19/16 02:17 PM
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Jenny100
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I checked and my CPU usage didn't go up at all while it was doing that. Mine didn't go up to 100%, but it ate up about 1/3 of the processing power -- way more than it should have -- especially for sitting there doing nothing. So the breakage varies with the computer. I still think it is deliberate -- because Microsoft doesn't want to support more than one OS so this is their way of avoiding their obligation to support their older OS.
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Re: Windows updates
[Re: Pokey]
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12/19/16 02:50 PM
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SUCCESS!!! I found several answers saying people had success with doing this:
Set Windows Updates to Never Check for Updates. Download and install KB3172605. Check for updates and install. Turn your Windows Updates to your preferred setting.
It worked for me. Before when I clicked on "check for updates," it went on and on and never did anything. Same thing when I downloaded KB3172605... it checked for installed updates and never did anything.
When I set Updates to Never, I rebooted and then tried again with the KB3172605 download. This time everything worked... I did have to wait a long time while it checked installed updates, but after it installed I was able to check for updates and reset it back to check, but let me decide.
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Re: Windows updates
[Re: Pokey]
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12/19/16 03:47 PM
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Yes, I read that too. We'll see if this holds...
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Re: Windows updates
[Re: Pokey]
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12/19/16 04:00 PM
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Excellent, Marian! Let's stay in touch here to see if this continues to work or if we have to "reset" Windows Updates again. At least we know Windows 7 Updates isn't completely broken. I was beginning to wonder.
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Re: Windows updates
[Re: Pokey]
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12/19/16 04:58 PM
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x64 is for 64 bit operating systems. If your Windows 7 is a 32 bit sytstem, it probably won't work.
Pokey, Windows 7 SP1 was released in 2011. If you never got that update, you probably won't be able to get anything after that date. You've got to have the SP1 installed first.
I would cancel all updates and reboot. Try to get that SP1 installed and then go from there.
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Re: Windows updates
[Re: Pokey]
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12/19/16 11:24 PM
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Hopefully, you will get your system updated and it will hold.
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Re: Windows updates
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12/20/16 11:00 AM
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I started having problems back in july... took forever to work out... haven't looked at carol's computer lately... will do so later today... this is my post from way back then... Winfreys post
Would that I could be the peacemaker in your soul that I might turn the discord and the rivalry of your elements into oneness and melody Gibran
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Re: Windows updates
[Re: Pokey]
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12/20/16 11:32 AM
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I remember that post now. Be sure to try the method I found if Carol's computer is having problems. It was an easy fix... just hope it holds!
Once again, weeds are my life!
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