[dba-Tech] Windows Update not Completing

Hi Bryan:

I have not heard of this since XP days. Generally, the updates are first downloaded and when that is accomplished then the installation process starts. I have no idea of what could happened to that system but I recently re-installed an OS when a bad track appeared right in the boot track...no fix.

When that problem happen to an XP box I would most likely do a soft re-install using the installation disk.

Here is a link to some of the fundamentals, which you probably have already run, but there might be some solution you have over-looked.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/system-security/a/fix-problems-caused-by-windows-updates.htm

Jim  

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Carbonnell" <carbonnb at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 5:00:20 AM
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,

-- 
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!"
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