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My Win 7 Updates Won't Download

DiAnna

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All of a sudden, my Win 7 downloads won't install. I've checked the ones I want, as always, but the downloading graphic just sits there at 0% KB and 0% complete.

Apparently this is a problem many others have had according to my Goggle efforts, and I'm continuing to research on line to see if I can figure out how to resolve the problem. However, we have some pretty bright folks here who may have the answer, and if so I'd be extremely grateful!
 
It could be a problem with Microsoft's update servers, in which case waiting a couple of days max should solve the problem.
 
DiAnna said:
All of a sudden, my Win 7 downloads won't install. I've checked the ones I want, as always, but the downloading graphic just sits there at 0% KB and 0% complete.

Apparently this is a problem many others have had according to my Goggle efforts, and I'm continuing to research on line to see if I can figure out how to resolve the problem. However, we have some pretty bright folks here who may have the answer, and if so I'd be extremely grateful!
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I've been having a similar problem with a windows 7 laptop I've been trying to do a factory reset on. At one point after installing SP1, windows update just quits working, and my cpu pegs at 100%. I personally believe Microsoft has broken windows 7 on purpose. C'mon now, these have been known issues for months, and they haven't fixed them yet? Yeah, sure.
 
DiAnna said:
All of a sudden, my Win 7 downloads won't install. I've checked the ones I want, as always, but the downloading graphic just sits there at 0% KB and 0% complete.

Apparently this is a problem many others have had according to my Goggle efforts, and I'm continuing to research on line to see if I can figure out how to resolve the problem. However, we have some pretty bright folks here who may have the answer, and if so I'd be extremely grateful!
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A lot of times even if it doesn't look like Windows Update is doing anything, it's working. I see it quite a bit at my job. It'll be at 0% for 30 minutes and then all of a sudden jump to 82%.

I'd say just leave it alone for a while and see what happens.
 
Slyfox696 said:
A lot of times even if it doesn't look like Windows Update is doing anything, it's working. I see it quite a bit at my job. It'll be at 0% for 30 minutes and then all of a sudden jump to 82%.

I'd say just leave it alone for a while and see what happens.
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I left it for an hour to download a single update of 2MB... nada. Should I try longer? I've had Win 7 for over a year, and usually can download and install up to 179 MB in under an hour and a half. Then suddenly, weirdness. :(
 
DiAnna said:
I left it for an hour to download a single update of 2MB... nada. Should I try longer? I've had Win 7 for over a year, and usually can download and install up to 179 MB in under an hour and a half. Then suddenly, weirdness. :(
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I mean, it's possible, but I'd say for such a small download, an hour would probably have taken care of it. Is it an update to Miscrosoft Security Essentials? Sometimes those things can be a little finicky.

Microsoft does have a Fix-It utility which sometimes can correct errors with Update. Well, at least they had a Fix-It...I'm not seeing it anymore. Which is a shame, because it usually kicked ass. I don't know why Microsoft would have removed it. Here's some info on some things you can try though. I've done some of them before, with mixed success.


I'd say don't worry about it too much right now, so long as it's not been a problem longer than a couple weeks. Things like this tend to sort themselves out.
 
Slyfox696 said:
I mean, it's possible, but I'd say for such a small download, an hour would probably have taken care of it. Is it an update to Miscrosoft Security Essentials? Sometimes those things can be a little finicky.

Microsoft does have a Fix-It utility which sometimes can correct errors with Update. Well, at least they had a Fix-It...I'm not seeing it anymore. Which is a shame, because it usually kicked ass. I don't know why Microsoft would have removed it. Here's some info on some things you can try though. I've done some of them before, with mixed success.


I'd say don't worry about it too much right now, so long as it's not been a problem longer than a couple weeks. Things like this tend to sort themselves out.
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Thanks so much. I've printed your link info, and will give it some more time. Very much appreciate your help.
 
I have Windows 7 and update isn't downloading either. But computer keeps freezing up as well so I thought it had something to do with that. Anyway, I called my computer fix it guy and he said Microsoft got too many complaints about Win 10 and are offering free downgrades back to Win 7...so I can't imagine them not offering Win 7 updates anymore. But he also said Microsoft itself is having internal problems keeping up with the updates or something like that. Anyway, I'm taking my computer in tomorrow to figure out why it keeps freezing up. Today, I'm borrowing my husbands laptop and it's so slow it's driving me crazy. lol
 
I did read somewhere recently that Microsoft is going to stop providing updates to its operating systems on a weekly basis and are planning to move to larger monthly updates. It's possible the issues may be linked to that.
 
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Slyfox696 said:
I did read somewhere recently that Microsoft is going to stop providing updates to its operating systems on a weekly basis and are planning to move to larger monthly updates. It's possible the issues may be linked to that.
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Err Microsoft has never had weekly updates.. it has always been the first Tuesday in the month, that has been update day. Only time that there has been "weekly" is when there has been serious security updates.
 
Lordy, lordy, I haven't let my Win7 laptop do an update in over a year. I figure if it's working and my programs are all working, I'm not messing with a good thing. Too many Win updates over the years have really screwed up my system. So I do the major ones, SP1 & 2 for Win98 iirc, thenSP1 for Win7. I have Win10 on the new laptop. So far I don't hate it, but I have no doubt that allowing the Win10 to install on this old thing would screw up drivers galore, so not happening on purpose or by accident. Like I said, it works great, my programs all work great, I'm not updating nothin'.
 
PeteEU said:
Err Microsoft has never had weekly updates.. it has always been the first Tuesday in the month, that has been update day. Only time that there has been "weekly" is when there has been serious security updates.
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Yeah, I know that, but I was hurrying through my post and couldn't think of a better way to say it at the time. I was trying to express a difference in the way they do it now from how they are going to do it, to show why it might be a problem. But, you're correct, the I was not clear in what I meant.

Microsoft does/did release updates on a fairly regular basis. Tuesday was a favorite day for them, but a critical enough bug would have a patch when ready. However, my understanding is that is supposed to mostly end and they'll just do larger groups of updates on a monthly basis.
 
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