Windows 7 update destroys(nearly) everything: 19kb of death

[Hazy125]

Dude, by the time you got to the busted update it will have been re-released all fixed up and ready to go. B)

 

EDIT: either that or win 10 will be officially released.

 

My Aussie Internet is actually good now, I could smash 1.5GB in no time

[mr moose]

My Aussie Internet is actually good now, I could smash 1.5GB in no time

of course, the average DSL connection is above 8Mb/s now (according to some it is 12Mb/s),  but I was just joking because you have 1.5GB of updates you haven't done,  by the time you actually decide to do it you may as well just buy win 10.   

[iAsuno]

My pc refuses to even update to sp1

[PerfectTemplar]

Windows 8.1 is good, use that.

[Lord Baal]

Windows 8.1 is good, use that.

No and No it's not, it's horrible. I downloaded the update yesterday and have had no issue with my pc at all.

[LukaP]

No and No it's not, it's horrible. I downloaded the update yesterday and have had no issue with my pc at all.

its not horrible, its basically W7 but faster. 

[PerfectTemplar]

No and No it's not, it's horrible. I downloaded the update yesterday and have had no issue with my pc at all.

Windows 8.1 is significantly better than 7. I have used both for years. Windows 8.1 is not the same as Windows 8, people need to understand that.

[AxelRantila]

its not horrible, its basically W7 but faster. 

Yes, 8.1 is a lot better than 7. Don't like Metro? Remove that.

[colonel_mortis]

I'm running windows 7 and appear to have KB3004394, but none of the symptoms listed. However, I also appear to have KB3024777, which seems to be an update to roll back the changes caused by KB3004394, so Microsoft have now fixed the issue.

[brownninja97]

I'm running windows 7 and appear to have KB3004394, but none of the symptoms listed. However, I also appear to have KB3024777, which seems to be an update to roll back the changes caused by KB3004394, so Microsoft have now fixed the issue.

Ive not had any problems on my own pc, my fathers pc(editing rig) cant install stuff namely the omega drivers. My friend's pc seems to have commit suicide.

[colonel_mortis]

Ive not had any problems on my own pc, my fathers pc(editing rig) cant install stuff namely the omega drivers. My friend's pc seems to have commit suicide.

Make sure they install http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3024777 (there's a direct download link on that page because Windows Update is also apparently broken by the changes EDIT: actually they don't seem to have a win7 link there for some reason).

[othertomperson]

Get Windows 8.1 and be done with it. 

 

Yeah because spending £60 on something that is ALMOST IDENTICAL IN EVERY WAY just to avoid one update makes an arse-tonne of sense.

[LukaP]

Yeah because spending £60 on something that is ALMOST IDENTICAL IN EVERY WAY just to avoid one update makes an arse-tonne of sense.

or you could just... not buy it, and not complain...

[brownninja97]

Make sure they install http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3024777 (there's a direct download link on that page because Windows Update is also apparently broken by the changes EDIT: actually they don't seem to have a win7 link there for some reason).

yeah ive done that for my father, about my friend, he can sort that out himself. I trust he knows how to.

[UnknownEngineer]

How the heck could something like this happen? I think Microsoft is really angry about people not getting their latest OS's...

[mr moose]

or you could just... not buy it, and not complain...

 

I don't even know why people are making a big deal out of this anyway.

[linusforsell]

Hmm... I'm running 3 Windows 7 PCs with this update installed since yesterday evening, not a single issue.  :rolleyes:

 

Must be very context dependent.

 

• Completely breaks virtual pcs from being created Works
• Prevents installing new programs Works just fine
• Some chances of administrator abilities suddenly vanishing Hmm, CBA checking
• Security essentials/ windows defender breaking Running smoothly
• Malwarebytes losing its sh** because windows is trying to prevent it from launching and chameleon kicks in. Nope, works fine
• Refusal to uninstall that patch Skipping this
• Youtube not working over 1080p 4K works just fine

[Me1z]

Wow, and to think I always get shit for disabling updates. There are legitimate reasons for refusing updates except for full service packs, namely that when developers can simply release another update any time they put less effort into making sure their "updates" don't break things. A very basic fact of computing is that while updates may address known issues, they always manage to break something else. If this wasn't the case we wouldn't need constant updates. While you all have fun with your broken operating systems, I'll be sitting back sipping my coffee and utilizing my completely stable stock installation of Windows 7 SP1 to its fullest. I'll look forward to these updates when Microsoft finally irons out enough bugs for SP2.

[LukaP]

I don't even know why people are making a big deal out of this anyway.

because thats what you do on the internet... complain about things that are just your opinion and present it like its peer reviewed fact. right?

[Lord Baal]

Windows 8.1 is significantly better than 7. I have used both for years. Windows 8.1 is not the same as Windows 8, people need to understand that.

I have windows 8.1 on one of my machines it still has the horrid metro UI in fact by default it's interface is pretty much identical to windows 8 horrible. 

[LukaP]

I have windows 8.1 on one of my machines it still has the horrid metro UI in fact by default it's interface is pretty much identical to windows 8 horrible. 

and it takes about 5 seconds to download start8 and not have to deal with metro ever. stop fucking complaining over things that are less important than me not taking a piss this morning....

[othertomperson]

or you could just... not buy it, and not complain...

 

I'm not complaining. I'm saying that advising someone to spend £60 on this problem is a stupid suggestion.

 

I don't mind Windows 8.1. The only thing about it I find horrible is that you can't look at a document open in an app and a document open in the desktop at the same time, without constantly switching between the interfaces. That is infuriating. it is absolutely not worth the cost of upgrading from Windows 7, though, it's just not different enough.

[LAwLz]

Maybe it's time to consider Windows 8?

Wow wow wow take it easy there buddy.

This update isn't *that* bad.

[LukaP]

I'm not complaining. I'm saying that advising someone to spend £60 on this problem is a stupid suggestion.

yes, but you dont need to spend that much you can get 8.1 keys for 14€... or you can do dreamspark, if youre a student... or yarr, or just deal with it and not complain on a forum, where ultimately, noone cares about you

[Lord Baal]

its not horrible, its basically W7 but faster. 

Except it looks identical to windows 8 just with a start button that opens the stupid metro UI. It's fine on a touch screen laptop where I run it but even then not great. It's one upside over win7 is the faster boot times but my pc boots in about 11 seconds anyway.