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[vailr]

A lot of 3rd-party software (such as video card drivers) require Microsoft .NET, so that may be something to consider updating to the latest version. Win7 can be updated to the latest .NET version 4.6; XP can only accept a lesser version (4.0 ?).

 

[TheGardener]

If offline, you should be all set not updating. Windows 7 SP1 is very stable. Microsoft is looking to Windows 10 for significant upgrades. As far as they are concerned, v7 and v8.1 are legacy.

The only possible important recent update that would be offline related, would be an update to Intel based CPUs. I'm not sure what that was exactly for. I failed to find an explanation of note from either Microsoft or Intel. Maybe it was for the v10 migration.

 

[cubby1223]

Recent updates have been causing more trouble than they're worth.

Who says so? The only one really causing trouble is just the one trying to upgrade you to Windows 10. Avoid that, and install everything else.

 

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[JEDIYoda]

I say so. Updates like KB2918614, KB3008627 and KB3000988 break legacy installers, other updates get stuck in permanent failed-to-install cycles depending on what order they're installed in, etc.
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I never had those issues...so I guess it is just your personal opinion that is not backed up by verifiable facts??

 

[xgsound]

OP: I would do as you describe and add a low impact A/V. I would turn off windows update until needed, especially with legacy programs. I use Bitdefender and like it. Understand that there will be many people that consider any unupdated computer as sacrilege including not using Win10 immediately.

I never had those issues...so I guess it is just your personal opinion that is not backed up by verifiable facts??

Do you think he is lying?

Jim

 

[Underclocked]

http://update7.simplix.info/UpdatePack7R2-15.10.20.exe

MD5: 648c7d735d0c1383c7f1da580dd1c1b7

No Windows 10 or telemetry updates included.

 

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[Z15CAM]

I love Win7 SP1 Ultimate 64-Bit except for fighting MS's plague with their updates to upgrade to WinX since the last quarter of July 2015.

 

[Omar F1]

My younger brother have been running a quite old laptop with Win7 pre-SP1 - zero updates.
He use it to study, Internet surfing & downloads, playing League of Legends and he is always connected.

I agree that he is vulnerable, but still it might work just fine.

 

[bononos]

You can verify the first one easily enough. Try installing retail Far Cry or Company of Heroes on a fully updated Windows 7. The installer will hang. You have to piss around with registry edits to whitelist the installers. This never happened before KB2918614.

That's beside the point though. What does it matter whether it's my personal opinion or not? I didn't ask whether you had any issues with modern updates, I asked if there was any compelling reason to install them on an offline PC.

Its just Yoda threadcrapping again.
Another Microsoft security patch also broke securom/safedisc on win7/8/10 which will cause games to fail to load. The workaround was to self sign the driver or get a crack for the game.

 

[Mushkins]

Its just Yoda threadcrapping again.
Another Microsoft security patch also broke securom/safedisc on win7/8/10 which will cause games to fail to load. The workaround was to self sign the driver or get a crack for the game.

Is it really "threadcrapping" when you're debunking someone's blanket statement that's fundamentally inaccurate and potentially dangerous to readers passing by? There's nothing fundamentally wrong with Windows 7 updates released past SP1.

That aside, those updates *may interfere* with the OPs specific goal. If the machine is not going online, additional security patches for vulnerabilities aren't strictly a concern. However there's no guarantee that an update won't be required or further interfere with one of his legacy games.

Install SP1, take it offline, and have at. If you ever happen to run into an issue that requires a specific later windows update you can just download the offline installer for that update from another PC and toss it on a thumb drive. Not too big a deal.

 

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