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Name the updates.
by R. Proffitt 
- 12/9/09 9:48 AM
In Reply to: MS Updates messed my comp. by dansar99
Remember that no updates involve drivers unless we opted in. I have always said no to those.
Tell more. The KB123456 numbers so others can check up on those.
Bob
right now after ...
by dansar99 - 12/9/09 10:09 AM
In Reply to: Name the updates. by R. Proffitt
rebooting the yellow emblem appeared again but this time it seems to be dowloading updates. Right now it seems to be stuck at 7%. Dan
Tell more. The KB123456 numbers so others can check.
by R. Proffitt - 12/9/09 10:24 AM
In Reply to: right now after ... by dansar99
For now all that I can say is to let it do its thing.
this is a few of the
by dansar99 - 12/9/09 10:38 AM
In Reply to: Tell more. The KB123456 numbers so others can check. by R. Proffitt
latest I got from belarc...
passed verification KB973687 on 11/24/2009 (details...)
passed verification KB973815 on 8/13/2009 (details...)
passed verification KB973869 on 8/13/2009 (details...)
passed verification KB973904 on 12/9/2009 (details...)
passed verification KB974112 on 10/14/2009 (details...)
passed verification KB974571 on 10/14/2009 (details...)
passed verification KB975025 on 10/14/2009 (details...)
passed verification KB975467 on 10/14/2009 (details...)
passed verification KB976098-V2 on 11/24/2009 (details...)
There's the clue.
by R. Proffitt - 12/9/09 12:15 PM
I learned to set the internet back to all MSFT products when such happens. Go figure why it matters.
I wonder why..
by dansar99 - 12/9/09 12:45 PM
In Reply to: There's the clue. by R. Proffitt
the updates are so slow this time. After I installed 3 more updates when I shut down then rebooted I get another cumulitive security update for Windows Explorer 7. It's been stuck downloading at 4% for 15 min. Dan
Look at BITS.
by R. Proffitt - 12/9/09 1:28 PM
In Reply to: I wonder why.. by dansar99
They call it DRIZZLING for a reason. They are in no hurry to download the update.
If you are in a hurry, use Windows Update instead.
Bob
read the fine print
by mittens - 12/10/09 4:10 AM
In Reply to: Look at BITS. by R. Proffitt
I disabled automatic updates two years ago, and deleted most (but not all) of the ones I already had. If you accept all the updates you're clogging your computer with stuff that often doesnt even pertain to you or your OS.
And if you go to the info site to see just what it is you're getting, often the cure is scarier than the apparent and so-called danger.
Only accept those (if you accept any) that pertain to your specific OS and version. And decide if the possible risks (it might say, for example, "could cause XP to shut down unexpectedly") and the cure for the cure is worth the effort.
another important thing about auto updates, the older ones are no longer supported!! After a certain length of time, if you click on one of your older updates (they are all in the add/remove section ), many of them will tell you that MS no longer supports any problems you may have with this.
This is not encouraging. There are thousands and thousands of MBs being added to your computer, most of them unnecessary.
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