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HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
You can always manually download updates from http://catalog.update.microsoft.com I have only ever downloaded the .exe packages from there. I guess as long as there are other users that can provide the static path to the updates they could be downloaded by anyone. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
Speedy Send message Joined: 26 Jun 04 Posts: 1643 Credit: 12,921,799 RAC: 89 |
You can always manually download updates from http://catalog.update.microsoft.com To my knowledge to be able to download updates manually you have to know the update number starting with KB |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
You can always manually download updates from http://catalog.update.microsoft.com You just type what you are looking for into the search box. Give this a try: Windows 7 Rollup 2017 SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13736 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Sorry for the double post in a row, but has it ever occurred to anyone that this latest M$ Creators Update has a rather, how can one put it, religious angle to it? Time was when M$ Windows used to evolve to meet users needs. I find their terminology disturbing. If you have a look at your Windows Update page when it's on the screen- the option is there for you to join the Windows Insider Programme. They are the Beta testers, Alpha if you're game. It's never been a "secret club". Grant Darwin NT |
Speedy Send message Joined: 26 Jun 04 Posts: 1643 Credit: 12,921,799 RAC: 89 |
You can always manually download updates from http://catalog.update.microsoft.com Thanks I was hoping to be able to download the Creator update through the catalogue but it appears I have to do it through the windows 10 update tool. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13736 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Thanks I was hoping to be able to download the Creator update through the catalogue but it appears I have to do it through the windows 10 update tool. I'd suggest waiting a while. There have been a few issues reported regarding the Creator's Update- i'd suggest checking out the noise online to see if they're likely to affect you before upgrading. I've got updates deferred so it should be a t least 6 weeks before I end up getting it. Time for them to sort the worst of the issues out. Grant Darwin NT |
Speedy Send message Joined: 26 Jun 04 Posts: 1643 Credit: 12,921,799 RAC: 89 |
Thanks I was hoping to be able to download the Creator update through the catalogue but it appears I have to do it through the windows 10 update tool. Thanks Grant where do you suggest I check out the noise? There was a sound issue but that is simply fixed by reinstalling that sound the driver |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13736 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Thanks Grant where do you suggest I check out the noise? Doing a Google on "Creator's Update problems" brought up a few hits. Just ignore the usual "Click here to fix computer problems" etc links in most of resulting web pages. Grant Darwin NT |
Speedy Send message Joined: 26 Jun 04 Posts: 1643 Credit: 12,921,799 RAC: 89 |
Thanks Grant where do you suggest I check out the noise? Thanks. I thought from the way you were writing you had a pacific list of issues |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13736 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Thanks. I thought from the way you were writing you had a pacific list of issues Nope. From what I've been able to find there aren't any major wide spread issues, but depending on the system there are a couple of significant issues- running out of memory, unable to complete the update due to insufficient disk space (even though it is sufficient), no internet connection after the upgrade. If you've got more than the minimum necessary RAM, plenty of free HDD space, and are able to reinstall your modem's drivers, then they're not likely to be a problem. Personally, i'd rather wait a few weeks and let M$ sort out the more common/ higher impact issues than muck around with it myself. Grant Darwin NT |
Speedy Send message Joined: 26 Jun 04 Posts: 1643 Credit: 12,921,799 RAC: 89 |
Thanks. I thought from the way you were writing you had a pacific list of issues I am thinking I will wait a little while. I have seen evidence that sometimes folder names disappear. Interesting I had heard about install problems but hadn't heard about not enough disk space |
jason_gee Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 7489 Credit: 91,093,184 RAC: 0 |
Actually they started that with Win7, after the Vista disaster... and that worked. What they are doing now is clearly worshipping at the shrine of 'Big Data', which according to the book 'The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom' is folly. In this context I believe what they are doing, similar to the CIA/NSA, is guaranteeing their own demise. "Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13736 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Interesting that they are now opening it up to the general public, money saving exercise? Or, being cynical, trying to engender brand loyalty? Or maybe they've heard about people complaining about a lack of testing and so are letting more people test things on more hardware and software combinations to reduce the number of issues when new software is rolled out? M$ must be just about the most disreputable outfit on the face of the planet So you haven't heard of Apple, Amazon, Comcast, Alibaba, Uber, VW etc, etc, etc? Grant Darwin NT |
Mr. Kevvy Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 3776 Credit: 1,114,826,392 RAC: 3,319 |
Unofficial Windows 7/8.1 update workaround posted to GitHub GitHub user Zeffy has created a patch that removes a limitation that Microsoft imposed on users of 7th generation processors, a limit that prevents users from receiving Windows updates if they still use Windows 7 and 8.1. There is a link to the GitHub scripts in the article. Use at own risk. :^) Caveat: "The only downside of these solutions is you have to apply a new patch whenever wuaueng.dll gets updated," says Zeffy in his GitHub repo README. Fortunately, the entire task doesn't take long to complete. |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
Unofficial Windows 7/8.1 update workaround posted to GitHub Sounds like removing KB4012218 would be a better option. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
arkayn Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 4438 Credit: 55,006,323 RAC: 0 |
Unofficial Windows 7/8.1 update workaround posted to GitHub Turning off updates is the option I picked. |
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