- May 24, 2015
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Updates stopped working a very long time ago, and the OS is having all sorts of issues. I can't put this off any longer: it's time for a clean installation.
I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with SP1.
What has me in knots are the problems with Windows Update. I don't know how to update Windows Update Client properly—look online and there are a dozen guides, some of which presume you have all manner of coding and scripting skill, and most of which contradict each other. I tried many times last summer to fix it, to no avail.
I'm fairly certain I need to disable automatic updates immediately after installing Windows off the disc. After that, there's a Convenience Rollup, Servicing Stack Update, July 2016 Rollup, and nearly a dozen small, standalone updates to consider, just to prevent Windows Update from locking up and never working again.
It is overwhelming. For example:
Download the updates mentioned above and install them via WUSA on a CMD shell (as Administrator):
start /wait "" "%SystemRoot%\system32\wusa.exe" "C:\full\path\to\Update.msu" /quiet /norestart
WUSA? Maybe run CMD as an administrator and hope I type that correctly? Supposedly, there's a script that can automate some of this, but it's given in plain text—do I save it as an EXE or a PS1? No idea.
I imagine this is all intentional.
Regardless, I need a bit of help getting past the entire "Windows Update runs for days without downloading anything" problem, and it would be great if the advice wasn't directed toward a programmer or systems admin.
Thanks if you can spare the time!
I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with SP1.
What has me in knots are the problems with Windows Update. I don't know how to update Windows Update Client properly—look online and there are a dozen guides, some of which presume you have all manner of coding and scripting skill, and most of which contradict each other. I tried many times last summer to fix it, to no avail.
I'm fairly certain I need to disable automatic updates immediately after installing Windows off the disc. After that, there's a Convenience Rollup, Servicing Stack Update, July 2016 Rollup, and nearly a dozen small, standalone updates to consider, just to prevent Windows Update from locking up and never working again.
It is overwhelming. For example:
Download the updates mentioned above and install them via WUSA on a CMD shell (as Administrator):
start /wait "" "%SystemRoot%\system32\wusa.exe" "C:\full\path\to\Update.msu" /quiet /norestart
WUSA? Maybe run CMD as an administrator and hope I type that correctly? Supposedly, there's a script that can automate some of this, but it's given in plain text—do I save it as an EXE or a PS1? No idea.
I imagine this is all intentional.
Regardless, I need a bit of help getting past the entire "Windows Update runs for days without downloading anything" problem, and it would be great if the advice wasn't directed toward a programmer or systems admin.
Thanks if you can spare the time!
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