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When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates
no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? |
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On 12/16/2012 10:55 AM, C@limero wrote:
When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? The best time to download Windows updates is real early in the morning when most people are still asleep. If you try while everybody is up and also updating their Windows, it overwhelms the Microsoft servers and downloads are very much slower. -- Bill Dell Latitute Slate Tablet 128GB SSD ('12 era) - Thunderbird v12 Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz - 2GB - Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8 |
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On 12/16/2012 6:08 PM, BillW50 wrote:
On 12/16/2012 10:55 AM, C@limero wrote: When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? The best time to download Windows updates is real early in the morning when most people are still asleep. If you try while everybody is up and also updating their Windows, it overwhelms the Microsoft servers and downloads are very much slower. Um, Microsoft delivers updates to the entire world so your theory, once again, is bogus. -- Alias |
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On 12/16/2012 5:55 PM, C@limero wrote:
When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? Do you have any programs checking for malware or viruses enabled? Try disabling them temporarily and see if you don't get them quicker. -- Alias |
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On 12/16/2012 11:46 AM, Alias wrote:
On 12/16/2012 6:08 PM, BillW50 wrote: On 12/16/2012 10:55 AM, C@limero wrote: When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? The best time to download Windows updates is real early in the morning when most people are still asleep. If you try while everybody is up and also updating their Windows, it overwhelms the Microsoft servers and downloads are very much slower. Um, Microsoft delivers updates to the entire world so your theory, once again, is bogus. Not for those in America. This is when the servers are hit the hardest. So if you live on the other side of the world, the best time is during the day for you. Giveawayoftheday servers have the same problem. While people all over the world download software from there, it always slows down when the Americas wake up. -- Bill Dell Latitute Slate Tablet 128GB SSD ('12 era) - Thunderbird v12 Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz - 2GB - Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8 |
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On 12/16/2012 7:00 PM, BillW50 wrote:
On 12/16/2012 11:46 AM, Alias wrote: On 12/16/2012 6:08 PM, BillW50 wrote: On 12/16/2012 10:55 AM, C@limero wrote: When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? The best time to download Windows updates is real early in the morning when most people are still asleep. If you try while everybody is up and also updating their Windows, it overwhelms the Microsoft servers and downloads are very much slower. Um, Microsoft delivers updates to the entire world so your theory, once again, is bogus. Not for those in America. Yes, it is. This is when the servers are hit the hardest. When would that be? So if you live on the other side of the world, Actually, I don't. China is on the other side of the world from you. the best time is during the day for you. Anytime works great for me. Giveawayoftheday servers have the same problem. While people all over the world download software from there, it always slows down when the Americas wake up. I usually get me updates minutes after they're released (while ALL of American is awake) and have *never* had a download problem. So, once again, you're full of ****. -- Alias |
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On 12/16/2012 6:22 PM, Alias wrote:
On 12/16/2012 7:00 PM, BillW50 wrote: On 12/16/2012 11:46 AM, Alias wrote: On 12/16/2012 6:08 PM, BillW50 wrote: On 12/16/2012 10:55 AM, C@limero wrote: When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? The best time to download Windows updates is real early in the morning when most people are still asleep. If you try while everybody is up and also updating their Windows, it overwhelms the Microsoft servers and downloads are very much slower. Um, Microsoft delivers updates to the entire world so your theory, once again, is bogus. Not for those in America. Yes, it is. This is when the servers are hit the hardest. When would that be? So if you live on the other side of the world, Actually, I don't. China is on the other side of the world from you. the best time is during the day for you. Anytime works great for me. Giveawayoftheday servers have the same problem. While people all over the world download software from there, it always slows down when the Americas wake up. I usually get me updates minutes after they're released (while ALL of American is awake) and have *never* had a download problem. So, once again, you're full of ****. That is because you are clueless about computers and don't understand anything about net traffic. I bet if you do a tracert, you are not using a Microsoft server located in America. As you are probably using one located in Europe. -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v12 Centrino Core2 Duo T7400 2.16 GHz - 4GB - Windows 8 |
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Actually the only time the servers are congested is shortly after the time when the updates are available and pushed though even
then not all systems are offered the updates at the same point in time....i.e. the push is staged. In the case of the op, without additional information, a variety of issues could be in play (hardware, software, isp, connectivity, etc.) For Win8 the last batch on update Tuesday excluding Office 2010 updates ranged from 160-200 MB. It took my system (an i3/6GB/Win8 Pro with Media Center) about 6 minutes to manually (Win8 set to Notify - let me choose when to download and install) download/install all updates[including Optional updates] for Win8. That 6 minutes encompassed - download, install, restart, logon to start screen and was about 10 minutes after initial availability in PST ....all from the US. -- ....winston msft mvp "BillW50" wrote in message ... On 12/16/2012 10:55 AM, C@limero wrote: When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? The best time to download Windows updates is real early in the morning when most people are still asleep. If you try while everybody is up and also updating their Windows, it overwhelms the Microsoft servers and downloads are very much slower. -- Bill Dell Latitute Slate Tablet 128GB SSD ('12 era) - Thunderbird v12 Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz - 2GB - Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8 |
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On 17/12/2012 11:22 AM, Alias wrote:
On 12/16/2012 7:00 PM, BillW50 wrote: On 12/16/2012 11:46 AM, Alias wrote: On 12/16/2012 6:08 PM, BillW50 wrote: On 12/16/2012 10:55 AM, C@limero wrote: When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? The best time to download Windows updates is real early in the morning when most people are still asleep. If you try while everybody is up and also updating their Windows, it overwhelms the Microsoft servers and downloads are very much slower. Um, Microsoft delivers updates to the entire world so your theory, once again, is bogus. Not for those in America. Yes, it is. This is when the servers are hit the hardest. When would that be? So if you live on the other side of the world, Actually, I don't. China is on the other side of the world from you. the best time is during the day for you. Anytime works great for me. Giveawayoftheday servers have the same problem. While people all over the world download software from there, it always slows down when the Americas wake up. I usually get me updates minutes after they're released (while ALL of American is awake) and have *never* had a download problem. So, once again, you're full of ****. Actually once an update is released then it goes to YOUR server, or one higher, and most likely cached on you server, and its not necessary to access MS server for the update. |
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On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:47:39 +0100, Alias
wrote: On 12/16/2012 5:55 PM, C@limero wrote: When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? Do you have any programs checking for malware or viruses enabled? Try disabling them temporarily and see if you don't get them quicker. I will give it a try. |
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On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:08:40 -0600, BillW50 wrote:
On 12/16/2012 10:55 AM, C@limero wrote: When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? The best time to download Windows updates is real early in the morning when most people are still asleep. If you try while everybody is up and also updating their Windows, it overwhelms the Microsoft servers and downloads are very much slower. I am from Belgium, Europe and tried to do the updates around 7pm. I have no time problems when doing updates of Windows 7. Very strange...:-X |
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On 12/17/2012 1:58 AM, BillW50 wrote:
On 12/16/2012 6:22 PM, Alias wrote: On 12/16/2012 7:00 PM, BillW50 wrote: On 12/16/2012 11:46 AM, Alias wrote: On 12/16/2012 6:08 PM, BillW50 wrote: On 12/16/2012 10:55 AM, C@limero wrote: When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? The best time to download Windows updates is real early in the morning when most people are still asleep. If you try while everybody is up and also updating their Windows, it overwhelms the Microsoft servers and downloads are very much slower. Um, Microsoft delivers updates to the entire world so your theory, once again, is bogus. Not for those in America. Yes, it is. This is when the servers are hit the hardest. When would that be? So if you live on the other side of the world, Actually, I don't. China is on the other side of the world from you. the best time is during the day for you. Anytime works great for me. Giveawayoftheday servers have the same problem. While people all over the world download software from there, it always slows down when the Americas wake up. I usually get me updates minutes after they're released (while ALL of American is awake) and have *never* had a download problem. So, once again, you're full of ****. That is because you are clueless about computers and don't understand anything about net traffic. I bet if you do a tracert, you are not using a Microsoft server located in America. As you are probably using one located in Europe. Whatever. I have downloaded them at many different times, even when Europe was wide awake. I haven't had a problem ever since Windows 95. Course, in your case, if we are to believe you, you need to update over 20 laptops and who knows how many desktops so, naturally, you clog up your own bandwidth and get your updates very slowly. Or are you on your no updates for Windows are needed drivel again? -- Alias |
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On 12/17/2012 6:44 AM, Rob wrote:
On 17/12/2012 11:22 AM, Alias wrote: On 12/16/2012 7:00 PM, BillW50 wrote: On 12/16/2012 11:46 AM, Alias wrote: On 12/16/2012 6:08 PM, BillW50 wrote: On 12/16/2012 10:55 AM, C@limero wrote: When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? The best time to download Windows updates is real early in the morning when most people are still asleep. If you try while everybody is up and also updating their Windows, it overwhelms the Microsoft servers and downloads are very much slower. Um, Microsoft delivers updates to the entire world so your theory, once again, is bogus. Not for those in America. Yes, it is. This is when the servers are hit the hardest. When would that be? So if you live on the other side of the world, Actually, I don't. China is on the other side of the world from you. the best time is during the day for you. Anytime works great for me. Giveawayoftheday servers have the same problem. While people all over the world download software from there, it always slows down when the Americas wake up. I usually get me updates minutes after they're released (while ALL of American is awake) and have *never* had a download problem. So, once again, you're full of ****. Actually once an update is released then it goes to YOUR server, or one higher, and most likely cached on you server, and its not necessary to access MS server for the update. I don't have a server. I have downloaded them at all times of the day and never had a problem since 96. Using your logic, the OP shouldn't have a problem either, being as it's on his server. -- Alias |
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On 12/17/2012 5:16 PM, C@limero wrote:
On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:08:40 -0600, BillW50 wrote: On 12/16/2012 10:55 AM, C@limero wrote: When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong? The best time to download Windows updates is real early in the morning when most people are still asleep. If you try while everybody is up and also updating their Windows, it overwhelms the Microsoft servers and downloads are very much slower. I am from Belgium, Europe and tried to do the updates around 7pm. I have no time problems when doing updates of Windows 7. Very strange...:-X Another BillW50 theory out the proverbial Window. -- Alias |
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"Rob" wrote in message ...
Actually once an update is released then it goes to YOUR server, or one higher, and most likely cached on you server, and its not necessary to access MS server for the update. That's not how it works. No matter how Windows Update/Microsoft Update is configured (auto, manual) WU/MU always 'phones home and checks the MSFT server' to verify the current update is the latest available version (in the event a revision was released). All updates are deployed from the MSFT server - the only local storage is when WU/MU is configured to automatically download and install or download but let me choose when to install...even then as noted WU/MU will continue to communicate with the MSFT server and verify the download is the current version prior to installation. If WU/MU is set to Notify (let me choose when to download and install) then Windows will once again the user chooses to install communicate with the MSFT server, download current available versions and then install. -- ....winston msft mvp |
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