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Old 01-05-2009   #1 (permalink)
Patrick


 
 

Windows Update in Vista

Just before Christmas I received several updates, I think it was about six,
and clicked the Icon to install them. The PC, which is a 64 bit with 4gig
RAM and running Vista Home Premium, took two and a half hours to install
these updates, during this time I couldn't use the PC and when it finished
it asked for the PC to be restarted and this took a further 30 minutes. What
is wrong, if anything?

Patrick


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Old 01-05-2009   #2 (permalink)
CBoom


 
 

Re: Windows Update in Vista

Perhaps it was SERVICE PACK 1

that's a BIG update and takes that much time..

If you go to the windows update window in vista there is further down a LINK
(blue in color) that says:

View update history

if you see in the history SP1 (service pack 1) then that's what cause it....




"Patrick" <mactrie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Just before Christmas I received several updates, I think it was about
> six, and clicked the Icon to install them. The PC, which is a 64 bit with
> 4gig RAM and running Vista Home Premium, took two and a half hours to
> install these updates, during this time I couldn't use the PC and when it
> finished it asked for the PC to be restarted and this took a further 30
> minutes. What is wrong, if anything?
>
> Patrick
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 01-05-2009   #3 (permalink)
John Barnett MVP


 
 

Re: Windows Update in Vista

Viewing the update history will tell you what updates have been installed.
Click Start>Windows Updates. In the Windows Update window look at the
'tasks' on the left of the window and then click on 'view update history'

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"Patrick" <mactrie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Just before Christmas I received several updates, I think it was about
> six, and clicked the Icon to install them. The PC, which is a 64 bit with
> 4gig RAM and running Vista Home Premium, took two and a half hours to
> install these updates, during this time I couldn't use the PC and when it
> finished it asked for the PC to be restarted and this took a further 30
> minutes. What is wrong, if anything?
>
> Patrick
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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