Reinstalling Win7 -- A question or two

[Muse]

Sorry, should have mention it too, just have to put the number for the convenience update unto the search field at that site so, 3125574 and it should show 3 options, one for 64-bit(AMD64) one for 32 bit and one for Itanium

the term Convenience update is an unofficial term for it and its just easier to say then KB3125574 all the time

And yes you can download it after or on another machine

Ach! Well, I paste KB3125574 in the search box at the Microsoft Update Catalog and get this:

The website has encountered a problem

[Error number: 8DDD0010]
There is a problem with the page you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.
Please try the following:
Contact the Web site administrator and inform them that this error has occurred for this Web page address.

 

[bruceb]

Try the download links from this article:

http://reboot.pro/topic/21121-convenience-rollup-update-for-windows-7-sp1/

For x86:
download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x86_ba1ff5537312561795cc04db0b02fbb0a74b2cbd.msu


For x64:
download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64_2dafb1d203c8964239af3048b5dd4b1264cd93b9.msu

 

[Dahak]

Ach! Well, I paste KB3125574 in the search box at the Microsoft Update Catalog and get this:

The website has encountered a problem

[Error number: 8DDD0010]
There is a problem with the page you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.
Please try the following:
Contact the Web site administrator and inform them that this error has occurred for this Web page address.

need to do it without the KB part, just the numbers or the links bruceb provided

 

[Muse]

need to do it without the KB part, just the numbers or the links bruceb provided

I got 'em. The links, when hit, offered to run or save. I saved, have all the files on my 2TB external HD. I'm thissss close to installing, but will likely wait until tomorrow, it's getting late and I'm under-rested.

 

[bigman86]

I have the Win7 Ultimate installation DVD. It does not have SP1 on it. I have downloaded SP1, and some other updates. This is all documented in this thread in posts I made earlier today.

exactly, the link i gave you has already sp1 on it.

 

[Muse]

To make it easier, if you do not have SP1 as part of the install disk I would do the following

Download the updates offline
1 - Install SP1
2 - Install IE 11
3 - Set windows updates to Never Check
4 - Have the computer offline
5 - Install the Servicing Stack Update KB3020369
6 - Install the Windows update client update - KB3138612 (March 2016)
7 - Then install the Convenience Rollup - KB3125574

Here's where I am:

I downloaded Win7 complete with SP1 and used Rufus to create bootable USB install device and installed. I'm right now installing IE 11.

Now, I'm wondering about step 3 above. During the Win7 install I was asked if I want to use "Recommended" setting for updates or only important updates and I chose Recommended setting (automatic). Usually, when I install Windows I run Windows Update until it says there are no more important updates. I don't want to do that? I have the other files for steps 5, 6 and 7 ready to install on a USB HD.

In the IE 11 installation (from my download from a few days ago) that is ongoing right now (I'm using a different machine to post this), it's first "Installing required updates...". Why do I want to "Set windows updates to Never Check" after installing IE 11? And at what point in all this do I reconfigure Windows Updates to check or do them automatically?

 

[Muse]

Ah, I need the 64bit versions, going to go get them...

 

[BonzaiDuck]

It seems like every mid-month promises to be a chore.

It took my laptop some few hours to get the month's downloads.

My gaming desktop also took quite a while.

Another system I'm building had to have a fresh Win 7 SP1 install, and there were some 200 updates to download and add to it. With that, I had "Security" updates, and regular updates to the OS. So I split the two categories into groups, starting at the lowest KB number. Did the .NET Framework updates and so forth first.

Once you have it all done, you have to activate it. With this last OS installation, I had a downloaded ISO file and an honest license, but I had to use the automated phone activation option which produces a "confirmation code" which must be entered. "A-OK!" I thought. "Activation Successful."

But no cigar for Windows 10. Apparently there are certain categories of non-retail-box installations which don't allow it.

Well, the system isn't destined for "workstation" use, anyway. The Win 7 just allows me more latitude in testing the hardware . . . . After that -- 2012 R2 Essentials, and I shouldn't need the Win 7 for much, or only occasionally.

 

[Muse]

I installed from a USB device created by Rufus from the Win7 64bit ISO which included SP1. As I said, the HD was partitioned to C: OS_APPS and a D partition for data. When asked where I wanted to install, I chose the OS_APPS partition. I was informed that my previous installation of Windows' files would be preserved in a "Old" Windows area but that I wouldn't be able to use the Old Windows, I was getting a new installation.

After the installation I was surprised to see my old directory structure on the install partition, including the folders for applications that were installed. I presume that I can't run those apps because they were not installed in the new Windows installation. I'm not too sure this is a good idea. I suppose the thing to do is to reinstall the programs into the old locations. Wonder if this can cause problems. I'm thinking it may have been a better idea to reformat the C: partition before the installation. Comments?

BTW, I plan to install Win10 soon, before the July 29 deadline to install it free. I already backed up this new installation, before doing any installations other than MSE and a few of the security apps offered by MS near the getgo. Figure I can go back to Win7 if I want to.