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No windows update any more?
XP Home-SP3 --
Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? |
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No windows update any more?
On 26/08/2010 04:52, William Lurie wrote:
XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? No, they have not. But they revised the way they do it some time ago. Try http://www.update.microsoft.com/micr....aspx?ln=en-us |
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occam wrote:
On 26/08/2010 04:52, William Lurie wrote: XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? No, they have not. But they revised the way they do it some time ago. Try http://www.update.microsoft.com/micr....aspx?ln=en-us Thanks. But they've done everything possible on that site to discourage its use. Windows open just 1/2 inch high, with a tiny scroll bar for selecting items, a big permanent Privacy Statement. I think I'm beginning to get their message. |
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No windows update any more?
You are truly evolving into a HoopleHead more and more every day.
"William Lurie" wrote in message ... XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? |
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Thanks for the compliment, Ben.
Now if you'd oblige with a link that works......that would be nice. Ben Dover wrote: You are truly evolving into a HoopleHead more and more every day. "William Lurie" wrote in message ... XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? |
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:33:03 -0400, William Lurie
wrote: occam wrote: On 26/08/2010 04:52, William Lurie wrote: XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? No, they have not. But they revised the way they do it some time ago. Try http://www.update.microsoft.com/micr....aspx?ln=en-us Thanks. But they've done everything possible on that site to discourage its use. Windows open just 1/2 inch high, with a tiny scroll bar for selecting items, a big permanent Privacy Statement. I think I'm beginning to get their message. Occam's link works fine in XP pro with IE7 set as default browser. I just made IE7 the default, clicked Windows Update, and got the familiar window with Express, Custom etc. etc. Just be sure you're using Internet Explorer 6 (or better IE7), set IE as default browser for the duration of the update session, and upgrade the windows update software if indicated. I get a nag screen with Firefox set as default. Interestingly, Windows Automatic Updates works fine when Firefox is set as default browser. |
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BillH wrote:
On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:33:03 -0400, William Lurie wrote: occam wrote: On 26/08/2010 04:52, William Lurie wrote: XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? No, they have not. But they revised the way they do it some time ago. Try http://www.update.microsoft.com/micr....aspx?ln=en-us Thanks. But they've done everything possible on that site to discourage its use. Windows open just 1/2 inch high, with a tiny scroll bar for selecting items, a big permanent Privacy Statement. I think I'm beginning to get their message. Occam's link works fine in XP pro with IE7 set as default browser. I just made IE7 the default, clicked Windows Update, and got the familiar window with Express, Custom etc. etc. Just be sure you're using Internet Explorer 6 (or better IE7), set IE as default browser for the duration of the update session, and upgrade the windows update software if indicated. I get a nag screen with Firefox set as default. Interestingly, Windows Automatic Updates works fine when Firefox is set as default browser. Wish I could agree with you, Bill. I much prefer Firefox, but with neither IE nor FF do I get a pane and scroller more than an inch in height, and their selection process is unclear. I repeat, I think they're trying to make it unpleasant to us. |
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"William Lurie" wrote in message ... XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? That sequence is how I start Windows Update, and it still works. I have XP Professional, but I don't think that should make a difference. |
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Anthony Buckland wrote:
"William Lurie" wrote in message ... XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Microsoft stopped updating XP? That sequence is how I start Windows Update, and it still works. I have XP Professional, but I don't think that should make a difference. By other routes I get to Windows Update, but, as mentioned in other responses, the screen utilization in selecting downloads is about as bad as it can get. I think the message they're trying to get across is that people should just let them download anything and everything, and trust Big Brother. |
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William Lurie wrote:
XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? Just set your PC for automatic updates from Microsoft, and stop worrying about it. It works. Mort Linder |
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"William Lurie" wrote in message
... BillH wrote: On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:33:03 -0400, William Lurie wrote: occam wrote: On 26/08/2010 04:52, William Lurie wrote: XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? No, they have not. But they revised the way they do it some time ago. Try http://www.update.microsoft.com/micr....aspx?ln=en-us Thanks. But they've done everything possible on that site to discourage its use. Windows open just 1/2 inch high, with a tiny scroll bar for selecting items, a big permanent Privacy Statement. I think I'm beginning to get their message. Occam's link works fine in XP pro with IE7 set as default browser. I just made IE7 the default, clicked Windows Update, and got the familiar window with Express, Custom etc. etc. Just be sure you're using Internet Explorer 6 (or better IE7), set IE as default browser for the duration of the update session, and upgrade the windows update software if indicated. I get a nag screen with Firefox set as default. Interestingly, Windows Automatic Updates works fine when Firefox is set as default browser. Wish I could agree with you, Bill. I much prefer Firefox, but with neither IE nor FF do I get a pane and scroller more than an inch in height, and their selection process is unclear. I repeat, I think they're trying to make it unpleasant to us. Hi William, http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu....aspx?ln=en-us I just tried the above link and it worked fine with IE6. The first screen that appears checks for latest version of the update software. The next screen has the choice of Express or Custom. I chose Custom. It then checked for the latest updates and displayed a list with checkmarks already in all the boxes. I clicked the top link to review and install and got another screen confirming the list and clicked the link to install. In the time it has taken to reply to this message, it has already downloaded and installed 7 of 8 updates, and is working on the 2.6MB MSRT download. You might try deleting your Cookies. There might be screen formatting info in the site cookie telling the Microsoft site to display the page scrunched up. Is your monitor display area 800x600 or greater? I have my Automatic Updates set to receive notifications but not install. I usually just click on the shield icon in the System Tray and confirm that only updates I want are selected, and click the DOWNLOAD button. A while later I get message informing me the downloads are complete and asking if I want to install the updates. If a reboot of Windows is necessary, I usually wait and reboot later. Note that Automatic Updates does not use the browser. You only have to be connected to the internet for it to work. HTH. (Hope This Helps. --Richard |
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On Sep 19, 1:58*pm, "Richard" wrote:
"William Lurie" wrote in message ... BillH wrote: On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:33:03 -0400, William Lurie wrote: occam wrote: On 26/08/2010 04:52, William Lurie wrote: XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? No, they have not. But they revised the way they do it some time ago.. Try http://www.update.microsoft.com/micr....aspx?ln=en-us Thanks. But they've done everything possible on that site to discourage its use. Windows open just 1/2 inch high, with a tiny scroll bar for selecting items, a big permanent Privacy Statement. I think I'm beginning to get their message. Occam's link works fine in XP pro with IE7 set as default browser. *I just made IE7 the default, *clicked Windows Update, and got the familiar window with Express, Custom etc. etc. *Just be sure you're using Internet Explorer 6 (or better IE7), set IE as default browser for the duration of the *update session, and upgrade the windows update software if indicated. *I get a nag screen *with Firefox set as default. Interestingly, Windows Automatic Updates works fine when Firefox is set as default browser. Wish I could agree with you, Bill. I much prefer Firefox, but with neither IE nor FF do I get a pane and scroller more than an inch in height, and their selection process is unclear. I repeat, I think they're trying to make it unpleasant to us. Hi William, http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu....aspx?ln=en-us I just tried the above link and it worked fine with IE6. The first screen that appears checks for latest version of the update software. The next screen has the choice of Express or Custom. I chose Custom. It then checked for the latest updates and displayed a list with checkmarks already in all the boxes. I clicked the top link to review and install and got another screen confirming the list and clicked the link to install. In the time it has taken to reply to this message, it has already downloaded and installed 7 of 8 updates, and is working on the 2.6MB MSRT download. You might try deleting your Cookies. There might be screen formatting info in the site cookie telling the Microsoft site to display the page scrunched up. Is your monitor display area 800x600 or greater? I have my Automatic Updates set to receive notifications but not install. I usually just click on the shield icon in the System Tray and confirm that only updates I want are selected, and click the DOWNLOAD button. A while later I get message informing me the downloads are complete and asking if I want to install the updates. If a reboot of Windows is necessary, I usually wait and reboot later. Note that Automatic Updates does not use the browser. You only have to be connected to the internet for it to work. HTH. (Hope This Helps. --Richard- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Go to http://groups.google.com/group/micro....basics/topics I need windows 7 now. James |
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On 9/19/2010 2:58 PM, Richard wrote:
"William wrote in message ... BillH wrote: On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:33:03 -0400, William wrote: occam wrote: On 26/08/2010 04:52, William Lurie wrote: XP Home-SP3 -- Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update. Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising. Has Micosoft stopped updating XP? No, they have not. But they revised the way they do it some time ago. Try http://www.update.microsoft.com/micr....aspx?ln=en-us Thanks. But they've done everything possible on that site to discourage its use. Windows open just 1/2 inch high, with a tiny scroll bar for selecting items, a big permanent Privacy Statement. I think I'm beginning to get their message. Occam's link works fine in XP pro with IE7 set as default browser. I just made IE7 the default, clicked Windows Update, and got the familiar window with Express, Custom etc. etc. Just be sure you're using Internet Explorer 6 (or better IE7), set IE as default browser for the duration of the update session, and upgrade the windows update software if indicated. I get a nag screen with Firefox set as default. Interestingly, Windows Automatic Updates works fine when Firefox is set as default browser. Wish I could agree with you, Bill. I much prefer Firefox, but with neither IE nor FF do I get a pane and scroller more than an inch in height, and their selection process is unclear. I repeat, I think they're trying to make it unpleasant to us. Hi William, http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu....aspx?ln=en-us I just tried the above link and it worked fine with IE6. The first screen that appears checks for latest version of the update software. The next screen has the choice of Express or Custom. I chose Custom. It then checked for the latest updates and displayed a list with checkmarks already in all the boxes. I clicked the top link to review and install and got another screen confirming the list and clicked the link to install. In the time it has taken to reply to this message, it has already downloaded and installed 7 of 8 updates, and is working on the 2.6MB MSRT download. You might try deleting your Cookies. There might be screen formatting info in the site cookie telling the Microsoft site to display the page scrunched up. Is your monitor display area 800x600 or greater? I have my Automatic Updates set to receive notifications but not install. I usually just click on the shield icon in the System Tray and confirm that only updates I want are selected, and click the DOWNLOAD button. A while later I get message informing me the downloads are complete and asking if I want to install the updates. If a reboot of Windows is necessary, I usually wait and reboot later. Note that Automatic Updates does not use the browser. You only have to be connected to the internet for it to work. HTH. (Hope This Helps. --Richard I'll try some more, and thanks, Richard, but I hate to go via IE, which I rarely use. I'm Firefox all the way, and the link specifies IE6. |
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