Anyone having issues with Windows Updates?
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Win7 Home here. All updates went through smoothly for me yesterday.
Most large companies do not allow automatic update. They bundle a few weeks of fixes, test them and then distribute to employees.
Turn them off. After I get a stable working version off the updates go. Running Windows 7 Ultimate. I updated it maybe twice a few years back then off. Working very well why mess with it?
Originally Posted By: rshaw125
Turn them off. After I get a stable working version off the updates go. Running Windows 7 Ultimate. I updated it maybe twice a few years back then off. Working very well why mess with it?
security fixes,
I usually wait till updates our out for a few weeks to a month then update.. so I don't get and bad updates like the one a few months ago that bricked many computers that had avast installed.. the fix a fresh install of windows in that case(or restore a backup).
Turn them off. After I get a stable working version off the updates go. Running Windows 7 Ultimate. I updated it maybe twice a few years back then off. Working very well why mess with it?
security fixes,
I usually wait till updates our out for a few weeks to a month then update.. so I don't get and bad updates like the one a few months ago that bricked many computers that had avast installed.. the fix a fresh install of windows in that case(or restore a backup).
Triple_Se7en
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My home computer never delays a Windows update. Just as soon as they appear at the bottom taskbar, I download them immediately. Since 2004, I've never had an issue.
Bud_One
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Yea , running windows 7 pro at work , shut me down for about 2 hrs this morning.
Originally Posted By: rshaw125
Turn them off. After I get a stable working version off the updates go. Running Windows 7 Ultimate. I updated it maybe twice a few years back then off. Working very well why mess with it?
Remind people never to make you a network admin at a large company. Updates are typically for security fixes, not for stability fixes. And where I work, they are smart and do WSUS.
Turn them off. After I get a stable working version off the updates go. Running Windows 7 Ultimate. I updated it maybe twice a few years back then off. Working very well why mess with it?
Remind people never to make you a network admin at a large company. Updates are typically for security fixes, not for stability fixes. And where I work, they are smart and do WSUS.
I look at a couple of pretty reliable sources for
whether there are issues with the patches
here.
Ask Woody WU patch issues.
and here too.
Infoworld.com MS patch issues
whether there are issues with the patches
here.
Ask Woody WU patch issues.
and here too.
Infoworld.com MS patch issues
Triple_Se7en
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If there have been issues with Windows updates since 2004, my surfing has been unaffected by it. Sure there are times after an update where my computer seems a wee-bit slower. But that always seems to be temporary and usually fixed by another update soon after the last one.
I trust Windows Updates and I trust good antivirus programs like ESET. I have more important uses for my time, rather then looking for trouble where trouble doesn't exist in the first place.
For instance/example:
If your subdivision has never had a home invasion or car stolen, then I won't be the first to install an outdoor security system, then come home and view / fast-forward the day's event outdoors.
I have never encountered a reason why I must spy on my latest update at another website, before loading it on my own computer.
If your computer settings are correct and you don't visit the sleazeball websites, plus your antivirus/malware...etc.... are loaded and upper-shelf in quality, I don't see the need for spying on Windows updates.
I trust Windows Updates and I trust good antivirus programs like ESET. I have more important uses for my time, rather then looking for trouble where trouble doesn't exist in the first place.
For instance/example:
If your subdivision has never had a home invasion or car stolen, then I won't be the first to install an outdoor security system, then come home and view / fast-forward the day's event outdoors.
I have never encountered a reason why I must spy on my latest update at another website, before loading it on my own computer.
If your computer settings are correct and you don't visit the sleazeball websites, plus your antivirus/malware...etc.... are loaded and upper-shelf in quality, I don't see the need for spying on Windows updates.
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I manually run the update program and install only the updates that I choose. I see a lot of updates for software I don't even run, like Outlook. At the very least, if you want to go automatic, have your computer just download the updates and then allow them to be installed on your schedule.
I am running Xp....don't have to bother with them anymore
Like an idiot I installed them on my work computer. The fonts on every program changed. Need to research how to fix this. the work machine is running Vista Home.
I had in a Win7 system last week that had update problems. Some malware had shut down "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" and "Cryptographic Services". The machine would think it was updating, but not actually installing anything.
The best piece of advice I would give is to delay installation of any update for about three weeks after they come out. Usually this will allow any potential issues to be completely corrected by MS.
I give them 30 days.
I give them 30 days.
Triple_Se7en
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I never had an issue in 11 years of automatic updates.
Ive had two updates this year cause my tower to STOP 0x4A (IRQL_GT_ZERO_AT_SYSTEM_SERVICE) right after logging into the desktop. The first time it took me over an hour to System Restore, then install each update individually, rebooting after each one, finally doing a second System Restore after finding the culprit.
Just caught the second one, just about 15 minutes ago. I was lucky becuase it failed to install the first time. I rebooted and installed it. Rebooted again and crash. I rolled back and hid that update.
The updates affecting me are:
KB2952664
KB3019215
Just caught the second one, just about 15 minutes ago. I was lucky becuase it failed to install the first time. I rebooted and installed it. Rebooted again and crash. I rolled back and hid that update.
The updates affecting me are:
KB2952664
KB3019215
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Like an idiot I installed them on my work computer. The fonts on every program changed. Need to research how to fix this. the work machine is running Vista Home.
Just fixed that one last night on a laptop at home.
Uninstall patch KB3013455.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windo...f0-6213c05107d3
Like an idiot I installed them on my work computer. The fonts on every program changed. Need to research how to fix this. the work machine is running Vista Home.
Just fixed that one last night on a laptop at home.
Uninstall patch KB3013455.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windo...f0-6213c05107d3
Thank You Sir.
On my windows Vista Home Premium the text looked like it had been typed on an old typewriter with a worn out ribbon. After removal it looks good again. Thanks again.
On my windows Vista Home Premium the text looked like it had been typed on an old typewriter with a worn out ribbon. After removal it looks good again. Thanks again.
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