Windows update futile

Dangerous_Dave · 9 Mar 2016 at 19:55

Hi all,

I've just got my new build up and running, and Windows 7 is rampantly updating itself. Or at least it's trying to. I've got to the point where it wants to install 208 updates all at once, but every time it gets to the end, when I restart it says the update has failed and it is reverting changes. Because it's 208 updates, this cycle takes ****** AGES to go through.

Does anybody know how I can make it update successfully?

Cheers

Orcvader · 9 Mar 2016 at 19:56

Do them a few at a time. It's a lot, but it will allow you to find the update that's causing the issue.

flowrider99 · 9 Mar 2016 at 20:29

When you get that many updates it is normally, IME, because you are getting updates to updates. I tend to sort them into date order and do the newest ones first which potentially negates the need to do some of the older ones.

KIA · 10 Mar 2016 at 12:52

Use http://www.autopatcher.net/forum/

bledd · 10 Mar 2016 at 14:45

Did you use an SP1 disk ? If not, install SP1 first, then try again.

Mattus · 12 Mar 2016 at 15:41

flowrider99 said:
When you get that many updates it is normally, IME, because you are getting updates to updates.

And also because OP is installing a 6.5-year-old OS on a new build PC!

Any reason why not Windows 10?

Raumarik · 12 Mar 2016 at 16:32

Ironically probably needs to patch to a certain level to then upgrade, at least I had to with my last pc build.

Si105 · 12 Mar 2016 at 16:33

Install the important updates 25 a time, then after they are all done do the recommended ones. That's what I have to do whenever I do a fresh Windows 7 install on my PC or I get the exact same issue as you.

Dangerous_Dave · 13 Mar 2016 at 22:00

So far I've tried telling it to let me choose which updates to install (was expecting some option box to come up, but it just went straight on to install all 208 updates and failed), then going into the ticklist of updates and selecting only the first 5, and it STILL tried and failed to install all 208 updates. Is there any way I can get it to install anything other than all 208 updates?

KIA · 14 Mar 2016 at 12:42

Dangerous_Dave said:
So far I've tried telling it to let me choose which updates to install (was expecting some option box to come up, but it just went straight on to install all 208 updates and failed), then going into the ticklist of updates and selecting only the first 5, and it STILL tried and failed to install all 208 updates. Is there any way I can get it to install anything other than all 208 updates?

1) Disable Windows Update
2) Use http://www.autopatcher.net/forum/
3) Enable Windows Update