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Is there any utility to update my clean W7 with all the updates?

No. In fact it's impossible. The Windows 7 patching system requires a restart to install patches in certain instances (where the patching is actually done during the restart). Furthermore because certain patches must be installed sequentially multiple reboots are required.
 
Autopatcher was cool back in those days.

I totally forgot about that thread Virge. Wasn't intentionally re-posted.
 
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Well you can make your own Windows installation CD (or USB) with all the updates/patches applied. But you would have to update it on a monthly basis to keep it current.
 
Well if you have the service packs downloaded that helps speed it up.

It can be a real mistake to try to install the patches all at once. If you look at patches they often come in groups. Like the netware database ?? patches 1-4. Helps with stuff like that to update them together as a set separately. Especially if it takes a reboot.

This is just my opinion.

I would also update the optional updates. This really helps vista a lot.
 
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Just for info, I dug out ,my old T60 lapotp with Win 7 on it. Last used and.or updated 3 Macrh.

IKt has now downloaded 190.6 MB of updates, and is working on number 50 ,of 58 updates. No biggie - it should be finished in about 15 minutes.

I remember the earlier thread, but I don't feel like searching for it.
 
I just reloaded from an image from about this time last year (it was my fault, not Windows' 🙂), and it was up to date in less than 20 minutes after the reload, and most of that time was spent installing .NET updates. Such a backup is well worth eating some gigabytes for, if you don't want to have a useless system for too long, due to needing to update it over several reboots.

For a new install, get VC++ runtimes (32-bit and 64-bit), latest video and network drivers (if needed), DX runtimes (if needed), standalone .NET 3.5 and 4 (I like to get the full ones, since some applications need that), and SP1, on a thumb drive. Being able to go ahead and install that stuff right away makes a big difference in update times for new loads.

Also, I wish MS would make optional DLs like the VS and DX runtimes optional Windows updates, to make it easier.

There's Autopatcher, again, but it saves much less time than it used to, so I haven't used it in some time.
 
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