update failures windows 7 and 10

[bobbee25]

Very frustrated with windows updates, is this common.

HP Pavilion Pentium - Windows 7. Can't update to sp1. As I have a program that requires sp1.
I finally installed a sp1 version in another partition (was sp1 so no update was requied). When I want to use that one application I boot to the sp1 partition. All my other apps are on the non sp1 partition.

HP Envy 700-215xt - Windows 10 home version always hung at 32%. After numerous hours and days working with Microsoft, I purchased the pro (64) edition so I could shut off the updates.
I can't update this version either.

As long as I don't update my PCs are ok.

Is this a common problem with Microsoft Windows ???

 

[SkyNetRising]

Why exactly can't you install SP1 for Win7? Do you get some error?

 

[Rocky Bennett]

Since that update is over 6 years old and the non-SP1 version of Windows 7 is not secure at all, why do you insist on using the pre-SP1 version of Windows 7? Just for security you really need to run SP1.

 

[Rocky Bennett]

I am just curious...why do you want to use a non-supported OS? There aren't even any security updates for the version of Windows 7 that you are running!!!!

But to answer your question directly, no. The problems that you are having updating your computers are unique to you and other people are not experiencing them. You should start two separate threads so that you can get your issues worked out.

 

[bobbee25]

I'm still using the pre sp1 version of windows as that is where all my applications are installed.

 

[Rocky Bennett]

I'm still using the pre sp1 version of windows as that is where all my applications are installed.

Sounds bad to run your software in a non-secure environment. You should update it.

 

[bobbee25]

non secure from what. Can't update. At least it works.
Windows 10 hasn't been updated since last year either, I am not about to reformat and reinstall all my applications.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I'll ask again -
Why exactly can't you install SP1 for Win7? Do you get some error?

Download sp1 from microsoft and install away.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5842
Choose correct version for your windows:
windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe
windows6.1-KB976932-X86.exe