Windows 7 Nightmare..........

[Midlife Crisis]

+ 1 for a new service pack but it is not going to happen

 

[Quartz]

As above I would just to 10 on that spec machine, Windows 7 patch bases are a nightmare these days.

TOCA has a copy protection system that doesn't work on Windows 10.

 

[darael]

Iinm these is a Windows 7 Update Rollup that will do quite a few of those updates automatically.

If I absolutely must install Windows 7, I update the installer with Simplix Pack.

 

[Rroff]

As above I would just to 10 on that spec machine, Windows 7 patch bases are a nightmare these days.

Windows 10 is no better for updates currently and potentially worse - I've had systems (not all) hang on the 1511 update for 6+ hours before either completing or hosing the OS install :S

 

[TheVoice]

That wouldn't be a problem for a fresh install now though, the 1511 update is part of it.

 

[nightmare99]

Windows 10 is no better for updates currently and potentially worse - I've had systems (not all) hang on the 1511 update for 6+ hours before either completing or hosing the OS install :S

It uses new cumulative updates and also when you upgrade to a new build like ver 1511 you reset the bases anyway.

 

[Rroff]

It uses new cumulative updates and also when you upgrade to a new build like ver 1511 you reset the bases anyway.

Given how it has gone so far though I'm not holding my breath that future big updates to the base of the 1511 update will be any improvement.

 

[asim18]

Maybe it is Microsoft's way of getting us to go to Windows 10?

started with that ridiculous system tray adware which they distributed through Windows Updates, now they're forcing slowdown of Windows 7 (again through Windows Updates) for the final few stubborn folk .