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Update taking forever to "install"
My very old XP Home laptop, which I hadn't turned on in a long time,
required 43 updates. One of them (I haven't a clue which one) required that the computer be turned off to install. I allowed the laptop to be turned off and then got the alternating "Do not turn off .... it will turn off automatically" and "Installing update 1 of 1". The message cycling has been going on now for over four hours with no discernible disk activity for the last hour. Usually when this type of update occurs, the whole computer shuts down except or the blue message screen but this time the mouse pointer is still active. No response from clicking or anything, but I am able to move it around the screen using the touchpad. This would indicate that perhaps not all the drivers have shut down and are causing the installation hang. My question is: Could this just be an interminably long and complicated update OR has my computer gone out to lunch? Questor |
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