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Sounds like you may have a corrupt downloaded update that is causing this. You can try deleting everything inside C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download. This will cause Windows Update to re-download the updates.
When was the last time windows updates was successful? That last time I saw that many updates was when I used a pre-service pack 1 disk to reinstall Windows 7.
We just rebuilt both laptops and there were a LOT of updates. It took hours to download and install but all it took was patience. I agee you have a problem on the computer that needs resolving.
You can turn off automatic updates. Google "How to turn off automatic updates".
Worst possible advise, hopefully you don't do this for a living
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Originally Posted by Peregrine
I don't care how many updates you have, Windows should have no problem downloading 127 updates and installing them. If it is choking on updates, then something else is at play here. Reboot and let them install.
This. You have some other issue OP, Windows shouldn't have a problem with 127 updates unless there are problems somewhere. Do you do the monthly updates on a regular basis?
Depends on the exploit but for example in early versions of XP simply connecting the machine itself to the internet can get you infected. There is millions of lines of code in an OS like Windows and when "if $a == $b" is significantly different than "if $a === $B" you can expect errors and exploits.
My example is from phpBB2 and was significant enough they issued a patch just to fix it a few days after a huge patch was released.
As I have said before, I have run "unsupported" OSs for probably half of the 17 years I've been online. Currently XP, Windows 2000 Professional before that, Windows 98 SE before that, and Windows 95 before that.
Never - not once - have I seen a shred of evidence with my own eyes that validates this claim....the claim that we have all read ad nauseum. My system remains malware free as it has been throughout 17 years of daily online use. And for the last 10 years or so, that means hours every day.
As I asked in my recent thread....where's my malware?
The best malware protection by far is found between a user's ears. People who carefully adhere to the safe computing practices that have long been known have more reason to fear Ebola than malware.
Never - not once - have I seen a shred of evidence with my own eyes that validates this claim....the claim that we have all read ad nauseum. My system remains malware free as it has been throughout 17 years of daily online use. And for the last 10 years or so, that means hours every day.
Thus your single, blind experience makes patching the OS unnecessary, perfectly logical
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Originally Posted by CrownVic95
The best malware protection by far is found between a user's ears. People who carefully adhere to the safe computing practices that have long been known have more reason to fear Ebola than malware.
That is repeated constantly on these forums, it doesn't validate your first claim. I could provide link upon link with info on critical patches OS and application) and how users are affected by not applying them, but I'll let you do the legwork, I already am aware of them.
Thus your single, blind experience makes patching the OS unnecessary, perfectly logical
That is repeated constantly on these forums, it doesn't validate your first claim. I could provide link upon link with info on critical patches OS and application) and how users are affected by not applying them, but I'll let you do the legwork, I already am aware of them.
Surely, Dave, you can do better than believe it because I - and all of the software peddlers - tell you to.
17 years of daily online experience totaling 10s of thousands of hours is hardly "blind". If there was anything to your claim, I would have been infected by now - many times over.
Surely, Dave, you can do better than [b][i]believe it because I - and all of the software peddlers - tell you to.
Not at all. I believe it because despite my advise some of my clients don't keep their software updated, and I see the results. And I see the results of others not keeping their systems patched which usually results in a data breach. Your opinion is your opinion, not everyone elses. Few people here will agree with you.
Not at all. I believe it because despite my advise some of my clients don't keep their software updated, and I see the results. And I see the results of others not keeping their systems patched which usually results in a data breach. Your opinion is your opinion, not everyone elses. Few people here will agree with you.
Ok, so if what you're saying is that my experience tells me that I must save people from their own ignorance and poor judgement, then we probably have some common ground.
But I have long proven that, where ignorance and poor judgement is not in play, malware infection threat is vastly overstated. Acknowledge that and we don't really have an issue.
As I have said before, I have run "unsupported" OSs for probably half of the 17 years I've been online. Currently XP, Windows 2000 Professional before that, Windows 98 SE before that, and Windows 95 before that.
Never - not once - have I seen a shred of evidence with my own eyes that validates this claim....the claim that we have all read ad nauseum. My system remains malware free as it has been throughout 17 years of daily online use. And for the last 10 years or so, that means hours every day.
I can assure you that exploit I mentioned about XP is real because it happened to me. I had done a clean reinstall of Windows and before updating I went and downloaded and installed some other software. The last of which was AV which immediately started to alert me to an infection. Researching what it was lead me to the information about the exploit.
It happened that quick, they were randomly scanning IP's for this vulnertbility and I was unlucky enough to get it before updating .
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The best malware protection by far is found between a user's ears.
I'd agree but that's like saying I'm not going to wear a seat belt because I'm the best driver in the world.
Worst possible advise, hopefully you don't do this for a living
This. You have some other issue OP, Windows shouldn't have a problem with 127 updates unless there are problems somewhere. Do you do the monthly updates on a regular basis?
Windows download them automatically.........this is Windows 8, so I know very little about it. However, Time Warner Cable installed a new internet modem, and the problem started after that. Before I had no problems with my updates....
I just tried again and got nowhere.....
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