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Windows 7 - new install update problems?
I have a older XP machine that I just refurbished by adding a SSD drive (Kingston HyperX 120g) and a new copy of Windows 7 Home.
I installed but Win7 did not recognize my old Linksys network card. Nothing I did ( update drivers, etc. ) made it work so I shut it off planning to get a new network card.
The next morning the PC was on with an announcement that Updates were performed??? Sure enough - I now had internet access and 7 updates had been done.
I downloaded Chrome, then fired up Windows Update. 144 updates needed. I let it run and when it re-booted: BOOT FAILURE. INSERT SYSTEM DISK.
The Windows Update - killed the booting ability on my SSD drive.
I tried restoring to a previous system point - but it threw an error. Finally I did a fresh install of Windows 7 and it worked, but no network.
I ran to Frys and bought a $15 generic network card - and this works.
But now I am afraid to run Windows updates. Does anybody have suggestions for how to safely apply updates that wont kill the boot drive?
The PC is a AMD Athalon 6400+, 64 bit. ASUS motherboard, 2 Gigs of ram. Windows 7 Home Premium with SP 1.
I discovered how to turn OFF the automatic updates. But about 90 had been quietly downloading in the background so they got installed when I rebooted. But so far the system is stable. I may just look for critical patches and let update install the important ones. Doing 3-4 at a time creates a new restore point each time so it's more likely I can roll back.
I suspect the 144 updates all at once may have collided with each other. Fewer at a time may solve the problem.
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- Anonymous7 years agoFavorite Answer
only one solution.. ignore the windows updates..
same problem happen to me too.. just don't update windows in any cost.. just go to notifications and turn off the notification of windows update... it cannot do anything or disturb after u set it off...