Windows 7 64bit Windows Update - KB3021917?

I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with it?

Thanks

Charlie

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I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with it?

Thanks

Charlie


It probably needs to be installed by itself. I would install it. If
you're paranoid, set a system restore point first.

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On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:39:51 +0100, A wrote:

wrote:
I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with it?

Thanks

Charlie


It probably needs to be installed by itself. I would install it. If
you're paranoid, set a system restore point first.

Thanks - I will probably go ahead and install it/

On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:36:43 -0800, wrote:

I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with it?

I checked and installed it. So far, nothing's exploded.

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s|b

On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:47:24 -0700, Ken1943 wrote:

I checked and installed it. So far, nothing's exploded.

Ever hear of Google search ?

Are you asking me or the OP? In any case, I use startpage.com and I saw
no reason to check KB3021917. I have an image backup if there are
problems after Windows Updates.

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Stormin' Norman wrote:
On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:36:43 -0800, wrote:

I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with it?

Thanks

Charlie

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3021917

Core-fundamentals-clientperformance-perftrack.ptxml
Perftrack.dll
Powertracker.dll
Wdi.dll Diagnostic System Host
Associated with ETW logging
(the working bits, would be in the kernel)

Some of those files, will be a bit harder to
trace down, as to function. The wrong kind of
web sites, show up in a search. I got lucky on the
wdi.dll one.

ETW logging would be used by things like ProcMon
or by the XPerf package that does Windows bootup timing
for you (measures how long it takes to boot). Those
are things that might use ETW.

As for what Microsoft fixed in those, who knows...

Paul

On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:36:43 -0800, wrote:

I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with it?

Thanks

Charlie

The trouble I had was with KB3001652 Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Tool. It just got stuck installing and I ended up having to power off
the computer, which they tell you not to do.

I don't know if this is important or not. If it is a known issue then
I assume MS will issue a replacement update at some stage.

On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:39:51 +0100, A wrote:

wrote:
I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with it?

Thanks

Charlie


It probably needs to be installed by itself. I would install it. If
you're paranoid, set a system restore point first.

It would be helpful for MS to say so then.

In article ,
says...

I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with it?

It's not checked by default because it's a RECOMMENDED update, not a
CRITICAL update.

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On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:39:51 +0100, A wrote:

wrote:
I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for
update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone
know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with
it?

Thanks

Charlie


It probably needs to be installed by itself. I would install it. If
you're paranoid, set a system restore point first.

Thanks - I will probably go ahead and install it/
After reading what it does, it sounds like it is used to give MS info from
your computer to help them out with you possibly upgrading your OS.
I will wait on that one.
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s|b wrote on 2/10/2015 4:12 PM:
I have an image backup if there are
problems after Windows Updates.
I schedule my Acronis Backup on the 7th of the month. 2nd Tuesday of the month cannot be on or before the 7th, thus I
always have a relatively recent image. Never used it for WU but why not have it?!!!

On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:31:54 -0500, Big_Al wrote:

s|b wrote on 2/10/2015 4:12 PM:
I have an image backup if there are
problems after Windows Updates.
I schedule my Acronis Backup on the 7th of the month. 2nd Tuesday of the month cannot be on or before the 7th, thus I
always have a relatively recent image. Never used it for WU but why not have it?!!!


I like the fact that rather than picking a random day you actually put some
thought into it. :-)

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On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:39:51 +0100, A wrote:

wrote:
I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with it?

Thanks

Charlie


It probably needs to be installed by itself. I would install it. If
you're paranoid, set a system restore point first.

Windows Update always does a restore point before updating...

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On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:56:17 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:

On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:39:51 +0100, A wrote:

wrote:
I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with it?

Thanks

Charlie


It probably needs to be installed by itself. I would install it. If
you're paranoid, set a system restore point first.

Windows Update always does a restore point before updating...

How would you use the restore point that it creates. Don't need it right now,
but for the future.......

On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 21:53:19 -0800, wrote:

On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:56:17 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:

On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:39:51 +0100, A wrote:

wrote:
I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update.
One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know what
this update is and why it was not selected? Is it safe to update with it?

Thanks

Charlie


It probably needs to be installed by itself. I would install it. If
you're paranoid, set a system restore point first.

Windows Update always does a restore point before updating...

How would you use the restore point that it creates. Don't need it right now,
but for the future.......

It's just an ordinary restore point, so there's nothing special about
using it.

If you start typing "system restore" in the search line in the Start
Orb, one choice will be "Restore system files and settings from a
restore point". Click it and follow the prompts.

Or open the control panel and find it. One way (in Category View) is to
click on system and Security, then find "Restore your computer to an
earlier time" (under Action Center) & click it.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)