[dba-Tech] Windows Update not Completing

Thanks John. I wondered what windows would do if I powered off during
the update install.

A power-offing we will go. :)

Bryan

On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 8:20 AM, DJK (John) Robinson <djkr at msn.com> wrote:
> Hi Bryan
>
> I had something similar some while back - sorry, can't remember the exact details. I lost patience long before that and
> simply rebooted. Win recovered tidily and completed the updates when I allowed it to.
>
> Hope you have a similar experience!
>
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: 12 June 2014 13:00
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> Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows Update not Completing
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I have a question about a situation I've never run across before.
>
> I am trying to fix a neighbours laptop, Windows 7 I think, and it started updating windows last week, and it still
> hasn't finished installing the updates! It is stuck on the Installing X of Y Updates screen that you get when you reboot
> windows to install the updates.
>
> Any ideas of what I can do or what will happen if I just power off the laptop to stop the update?
>
> Thanks,
>
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Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well
preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out,
shouting "What a great ride!"