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Various installers hang (VC Redist, .Net, etc)

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  • Drivers
  • Computers
  • Various
  • Windows 8
September 20, 2014 11:33:59 AM

Ever since I got this computer w/ Windows 8, I've hard myriad problems with drivers and the like. Some of it I've been able to fix, some problems have persisted.

The most pesky issues have been involving installs of various drivers, as well as .Net and VC++ redistributables, which are things that come packaged with a ton of different things. For example, installing some steam games hang, they hang on the VC redist. I have trouble even updating Windows Defender, though I can't recall what the issue is.

Most recently, I've been trying to get my wired XBox 360 pad working. I downloaded the appropriate drivers, and the install hangs at the end. While it hangs, windows says something needs to install .Net, which also then hangs.

I don't know if these are all connected, but regardless, it's rather annoying that windows 8 can't even install Microsoft's own software...

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