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Old January 6th 18, 11:27 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Mandy Liefbowitz
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Default Can't install Windows 7 update for Meltdown CPU flaw, solved

On Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:22:53 -0500, slate_leeper
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:11:53 -0500, slate_leeper
wrote:

According to
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...pdate-kb405689

"This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from
Windows Update. To get the standalone package for this update, go to
the Microsoft Update Catalog website."

This goes to:
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft...px?q=KB4056897

Where is found:
2018-01
Security Only Quality Update for Windows 7 for x86-based Systems
(KB4056897) Windows 7 Security Updates 1/4/2018 36.2mb
(Yes, mine is 32-bit)

Clicking the download link saves the file:
windows6.1-kb4056897-x86_bb612f57e082c407b8cdad3f4900275833449e71.msu

Running this produces the error 0x8023800c, which apparently is a
timeout error.

So what am I missing here? I would like to install this update without
going through the whole Windows Update process of downloading a long
list of items I don't want or need.

-dan z-


Well, I figured it out. Instead of saving and running the .msu file, I
should have selected the option to "run with stand-alone installer."
That worked.



Yes, that is what I did.

I thought everyone would as that was the choice set as the default in
my download window and I'm too tired to fight MS's defaults this
morning.
Mand.


-dan z-


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