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    windows 7 updating

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Grump, Jul 30, 2011.

  1. Grump

    Grump Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, basic question...its it possible to do a fresh reinstall from a windows 7 recovery disk?

    Also I'm on the cusp of reinstalling but winblows is wasting hours doing all this updating I'm just going to wipe when I startup my computer even though I clicked the never update option in the control panel. Is there a way to disable the stuff it does when shutting down or starting up?
     
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  2. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    You can disable updates from the Windows Update panel.

    I don't think that there's a single person here who would recommend such a thing. Either let it update automatically, or let it tell you that there are updates to be done.

    Updates are very important for many reasons. Security being the most obvious. If you do a clean install from a Win7 disc, and refuse updates, you will not get Service Pack 1.

    Really, just allow the updates, they're more useful than not. Allow the massive updates in the beginning to get your system caught up, then make a system image of it. This will be your new template for clean installs.
     
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  3. Grump

    Grump Notebook Consultant

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    how do you use the recovery disk...it doesn't have any executable and no autoplay.
     
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  4. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    I speculate that you need to have it your optical drive upon booting up your machine. If it does not read from the optical drive, and instead boots to Windows, then you need to set up BIOS to boot from the optical drive first.
     
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    Make sure you install all the updates man. Otherwise you increase the vulnerability of your computer. Not doint updates is like walking in a war zone without a vest. Then complaining when someone shoots you.

    Updates take me only 2 restarts btw. It's not like in the days of XP. Mind you, my Windows 7 Disc has SP1 integrated though.

    After I install the first set of updates, minus the crappy Microsoft Security Essentials and Internet Explorer 9 (FireFox FTW), the computer reboots, then installs the Microsoft Framework 4, then its service pack and Silverlight, and it's done :)
     
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  6. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    anseio &B raptor are correct. Did the recovery disk come with the computer?
    If you have a dell recovery disk for instance it may only work on dell computers.
     
    JOSEA, Jul 30, 2011
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  7. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    BS. I have the updates disabled (not just Windows but everything) for the past few years and never had any "vulnerability" problems. Keep in mind, I am running a home web server that gets "hacking" attempts pretty much daily. I just install them the very first time on Windows Install, then MSE and MalwareBytes in case something does get in. Also, I have a Norton Ghost partition backup of my disk drive which can be flashed back pretty fast if something really gets screwed.

    I also have disabled the updates on Java, Adobe apps, and literally everything else except MSE/MalwareBytes. I find the peristent automatic update notifications and requests for reboot extremely annoying. (Btw, I have UAC on disabled too.)

    If it's not broken -- don't fix it.

    If you plan on browsing "suspicious" websites, no amount of updates will help you, as the Windows security is still pretty crappy. Use Sandboxie or Linux for that kind of stuff.
     
    unreal25, Jul 30, 2011
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