[dba-Tech] Microsoft confirms it's dropping Windows 8.1 support?

I tried again and have seemed to get through the major ones but there are
still ones that failed. Looking at my update history it appears to be 10
failed updates for every successful one. But they all eventually go through.

GK


On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 8:43 AM, Mark Breen <marklbreen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All
>
> tried that download on my W8.1 machine but it failed to install - now what
> ????
>
>
>
>
> On 17 April 2014 10:00, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
>
> > Hi all
> >
> > It was out a week ago and is a huge download, so it is not listed as a
> > forced update - you have to select it.
> > Actually, it is a compilation of downloads also valid for Windows Server
> > 2012 R2.
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2919355/
> >
> > You can download the full package once for later install on all your
> > machines:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/en-ph/download/details.aspx?id=42335
> >
> > These KB's must be installed in the following order:
> >
> > KB2919442
> > KB2919355
> > KB2932046
> > KB2937592
> > KB2938439
> > KB2934018
> >
> > It takes the time to install you would expect for such a download. On SSD
> > drives it isn't bad at all. It is far from the .Net updates that can take
> > "forever".
> >
> > The update works very well. I see no reason not to install it, except if
> > you are using custom deployment images for which an issue has been
> reported.
> >
> > /gustav
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com <
> > dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> på vegne af Tydda Jon - Lonza
> > Slough <jon.tydda at lonza.com>
> > Sendt: 17. april 2014 09:49
> > Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Microsoft confirms it's dropping Windows 8.1
> support?
> >
> > I got the update this week - it's nearly 1gb to download, and took a
> while
> > to install... You'd know if you had it :-)
> >
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:
> > dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 11:46 PM
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Microsoft confirms it's dropping Windows 8.1
> > support?
> >
> > I've seen this same thing in a lot of places and it still seems very
> weird
> > that they are even doing this. Every article has been confusing. Is the
> > update 1 available already? My system claims to be 8.1 but no notice of
> > Update 1 when I look at My Computer Information.
> >
> > GK
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Arthur:
> > >
> > > Actually I noticed but the article's title and it was just too good to
> > > pass up..just too much fun. ;-)
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> > > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <
> > > dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 3:01:07 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Microsoft confirms it's dropping Windows 8.1
> > > support?
> > >
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > I think you read it a bit too quickly. What MS means is that they want
> > > us to upgrade from Windows 8 or 8.1 and install the free update 1 to
> > > Windows 8.1, which will then become the subsequent baseline.
> > >
> > > Arthur
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 5:25 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > > > According to the following article Microsoft confirms it's dropping
> > > > Windows 8.1 support...a little quick. ;-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/microsoft-confirms-its-dr
> > > opping-windows-81-support-240407
> > > >
> > > > Jim
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