I love Windows Update

re: I love Windows Update

keepitsimpleengr — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:20:41 GMT

We and others are having considerable trouble with the "update on system compatibility, reliability and stability" (KB941649). With XP, Windows update support is provided when problems occur, but not with Vista. Why not?

Experiencing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta

The Windows Experience Blog — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:39:10 GMT

Today Microsoft is releasing the Beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 which was announced by Nick White

re: I love Windows Update

Scott6834 — Sat, 26 May 2007 01:56:40 GMT

I would love to get more updates, but my key is now considered "already in use". I experienced extreme frustration trying to find drivers for my hardware. I've had to replace my computer completely. To make matters worse, the store where I bought these components sold me an incompatible motherboard & CPU. After a couple weeks, I now have a working computer. Now, however, the key that I registered is considered "already in use"... by myself, I am sure! How do I get around that???

re: I love Windows Update

Brandon LeBlanc — Sat, 12 May 2007 20:10:11 GMT

carl, not everyone here is IT Personnel. I consider myself a Windows Enthusiast more on the side of consumers and geeks than IT Pros. That isn't to say IT Pros are coming and reading my stuff either! And I of course welcome it.

carl, I am sorry your experience hasn't been great. If you have any questions please leave a comment and I'll try to answer them to the best of my knowledge. Perhaps I can help out.

re: I love Windows Update

carl — Sat, 12 May 2007 15:13:21 GMT

Every comment must be coming from IT personnel who have hundreds of hours of time to learn Window Vista. OH MY GOD - it is a nightmare! I upgraded with a bought my new Dell, like an idiot. It is anything but seemless. Microsoft sould take a page from Steve Jobs playbook!

re: I love Windows Update

Brandon LeBlanc — Sat, 12 May 2007 06:53:10 GMT

newscientist2000 - that is certainly a very interesting concept/suggestion.

mgtb, I am sure the Ultimate Extras Team has some cool stuff up their sleeve! ;-)

As for slow download speeds - when I did updates on all my PC's I didn't notice any real download lag. I apologize for the issue though. If it happens next time, leave me a comment and maybe it should be investigated further.

re: I love Windows Update

newscientist2000 — Sat, 12 May 2007 03:22:18 GMT

The only thing I would like to see in updates is a way to subscribe to recommendations from other sources, kinda like a second opinion either from a tech expert on the web or your local IT administrator if your on a network.

This way for example if in the future say there was an IE8, and Microsoft view it as recommended/critical... your second reference might say its optional/not recommended at this time.

Still a step in the right direction for sure.

re: I love Windows Update

mgtb — Thu, 10 May 2007 23:50:07 GMT

Why aren't the extras coming out for Ultimate? For a while it seemed that they were coming along fine, but then nothing came out and now there's nothing new.

re: I love Windows Update

sadatoni — Wed, 09 May 2007 18:33:22 GMT

I like the new update too, but it's

slow to download. I was watching the

network traffic last night downloading

the latest fixes and there would be

some traffic, then a big delay, then

some more traffic. This went on for

quite awhile before all the fixes were

downloaded and it started applying

them.