[OPLINTECH] Windows update

[Chris Krumnow]

Hello,

Did they have Deep Freeze on them?

Have you tried the Windows 7 repair disk and sfc /scannow?

Thanks,
Chris Krumnow
IT Specialist
Defiance Public Library System
Work:419-782-1456
Cell: 419-956-2767
defiancelibrary.org


On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 12:08 PM, slewis at worthingtonlibraries.org <
slewis at worthingtonlibraries.org> wrote:

> We noticed this issue with Windows 7 machines as well. Seeing the amount
> of people who have noticed really makes me think Microsoft is crippling
> their update services for Windows 7, likely in favor of a Windows 10 push.
>
>
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> *From:* OPLINTECH [mailto:oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Chad Neeper
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 19, 2016 11:00 AM
> *To:* Bell, Ken <kbell at akronlibrary.org>
> *Cc:* oplintech <oplintech at lists.oplin.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [OPLINTECH] Windows update
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>
>
> I just ran into this yesterday afternoon too at one of my libraries. After
> several hours, I aborted and didn't fully investigate the issue because
> we're replacing the computers in about two months anyway and I was only
> trying to make a very minimal effort into fixing a few issues in order to
> keep them usable for the next couple of months. I didn't want to waste a
> lot of time (money) on them.
>
>
>
> As part of the minimal effort, however, I had run a script I have that
> fully resets the Windows Update subsystem. That almost always clears up any
> and all Windows Update issues. But it this case, it didn't seem to help on
> four of the five Win7 Pro computers I was working on. I just figured it was
> just part of the garbage that had started to cripple the computers in the
> first place. Didn't realize that it was a recent common Thing until Kevin
> mentioned it!
>
>
>
> In reviewing the MS KB, my script is just the "Manually reset Windows
> Update components" section...in automated form. So I guess my response
> would be:  The KB Ken mentioned didn't help in my case.
>
>
>
> The reason I created the script in the first place, though, is that I've
> run into this issue occasionally over the years and I use the script as an
> easy/complete fix. (It often also has the benefit of freeing up several GB
> of storage space, if you're really tight on space.)
>
>
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> On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 10:41 AM, Bell, Ken <kbell at akronlibrary.org>
> wrote:
>
> I just went through this with some lap computers. I ran the tool from
> Microsoft to fix it https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/971058. After
> I ran the tool on the shutdown button was the advisor that Windows updates
> were pending. After it installed those updates, it found and installed
> updates normally from the control panel.
>
>
>
> *From:* OPLINTECH [mailto:oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Kevin Jones
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 19, 2016 10:32 AM
> *To:* oplintech <oplintech at lists.oplin.org>
> *Subject:* [OPLINTECH] Windows update
>
>
>
> Is anyone else having issues with Windows updates?  We have Lab computers
> that I have to manually check for Windows updates and they will stay on
> Checking for updates for 4-5 hours.  They are all Windows 7 computers.  I
> have checked all the KB articles that seem to help others and those patches
> have already been installed.  I have also tried the Windows update repair
> and deleted the Windows update folders but nothing seems to work.
>
>
>
> Does anybody have any ideas?  Maybe Microsoft is trying to push people to
> Windows 10.
>
>
>
>
>
> Kevin Jones
>
> Network Admin
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