Why Windows 7 updates take so long to install?

Crap like that happens,

when you buy an old computer with an outdated operating system,

it updates to install the latest security fix's and patches.

it does it as carefully as possible,

so as not to damage the system.

if you just installed the updates during shutdown,

then you would not have a problem.

installing updates while you are still using the computer

is idiotic.

a anti virus system such as Norton will cause the updates to install at a virtual standstill.

i reckon your computer has been preloaded with commercial crap.

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right first of all you said something about the partition, if it's only a certain size that might have an efect on it/

1st, make sure you put an hour or so aside or just updates, so update you laptop one a day let it install what it needs to, don't use your laptop, the more resources you use the less resources the installations use.

I don't know why it takes this long to update and install the longest i had to wait was 30 minutes that was a complete download of 45+ updates including .net framework and visual C++ etc, there is something going on with your laptop i think. give it a good clean, defrag and run the chkdsk utility.

when it took another two hours to turn off are you sure all the updates have finished etc.

also i think if it running that slow i don't think the specs for you laptop are good enough although if you bought it 2+ weeks ago it should be more than capable (if bought brand new) nowadays windows 7 runs better on dual core processors or higher, at least 2Gb RAM for better performance doesn't quite matter on hard drive.

but find out your make and model of your hard drive as the rpm of the HDD could affect the read and write speed of the HDD, this can slow down installations includin updates.

hope this helps a little

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All of these people telling you you are wrong, are wrong. Windows update takes an insanely long time to finish. I am a computer tech, and I have the same issue with i7's as I do with Celerons. While it shouldn't take all night, windows updates (if there are more than 1-2 of them) take eons to complete. When I load a new computer, and leave it over night I am always annoyed when I try to shutdown the PC to install it for a new user and it says "0/49 updates installing". Even on an i7 with an SSD you are looking at, at least an hour. It is annoying and absurd. I love windows, I don't want to switch, but this is a CONSTANT headache.

If you feel Linux is better than Windows, by all means, install Linux. No one here cares what operating system you use, so they're not going to try to convince you to stick with Windows if that's what you're looking for.

As for updates taking a long time, check the health of your PC. Clean out junk files, clean the registry, do a disk scan, etc. And like someone else said your anti-virus can cause updates to run slow so make sure you disable it before you try to run them.

hi attila, the first thing that you need to do is to find out what size your processor is so if it is not a 3.0 this is some of your problem a slow processor is a slow brain and needs to be upgraded to a 3.5. now here is a problem also but i have to tell you a story that i had a local dialup internet provider when someone across town got online i would get knocked off. so i had some phone problems and a repairman came out to fix it and i told him about my dillima he asked me have you ever thought about dsl broadband. well i thought okay here comes the commercial about something else that is going to give me a problem. well other issues pushed me to get dsl broadband that was eight years ago it is great. not one problem in eight years when ever i had a problem a telephone call corrected the problem. and that is what i recommend for you. if you have a slow download this is usually the problem. good luck i hope i was helpful to you

You probably have something else wrong with your computer, such as a failing hard drive. That's not normal. If you think Linux is so hot, use it and have fun.

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