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Old December 20th 09, 09:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Questor[_2_]
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Default 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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