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Windows 7 update failure

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  • 05-07-2016 8:19pm
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    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭


    Hi all

    I'm trying to solve a problem with an old Compaq Pressario. It was running horribly slow - taking about 10 minutes to boot to useable desktop. Safemode was fine. Disabled all the crap in Startup, ran virus/malware scans, uninstalled unused progs etc. No change.

    Got the owner to back up personal data as I suggested restoring to factory setup. Did restore and system seemed ok - fast boot etc. Uninstalled the bloatware - fine. Started Windows Update. Had a few updates including SP1. Since then the system is back to being slow. Tried installing IE 11 (I know....but the owner rathers it) - wouldn't install. Tried 10 - same. Tried 9 - same!!!

    Windows update just hangs at checking for updates. Tried the fixes suggested in here with no joy.

    I'm now doing another restore just in case I made some blunder the last time but any suggestions on doing the updates this time?


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    ItHurtsWhenIP
    Registered Users Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭ItHurtsWhenIP


    Have you tried the roll up package for after SP1 - I'd mentioned it in this post.

    It should get you up to April 2016 in patches at least. Then maybe some of the newer versions of shItE might come on OK. :P


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    Quaderno
    Registered Users Posts: 815 ✭✭✭Quaderno


    There is also this software to just download the full pack of updates (possibly to another computer) and then run them offline: http://www.wsusoffline.net/
    I've used it a couple of times and it works well.


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    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    FanadMan wrote: »
    Windows update just hangs at checking for updates. Tried the fixes suggested in here with no joy.

    The Window update agent that shipped with early versions of Windows 7 is now obsolete. So you may need to update the Windows Updater first...

    Microsoft Update Windows Agent Link
    FanadMan wrote: »
    Had a few updates including SP1. Since then the system is back to being slow.

    I'd suspect that the hard drive is on the way out.
    I used to have an old version of "HD Tune" a small utility that would let you see the SMART statistics of a hard drive. So you could see the number of unrecoverable reads/writes etc it registered in it's lifetime. Not sure if there's still a free version.

    Alternatively, suggest replacing the hard drive with an SSD drive to breath a bit of life back into the machine.


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    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    Did the second restore and let it do all updates.....HP and Windows. Took bloody ages but I've now a happy computer and a happy owner :)

    Thanks for all the suggestions guys.


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