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General Computer Support / Re: HD replacement

« on: July 05, 2016, 03:48:20 pm »

Thank you Samson.
It seems that Magician does the trimming when I ask it to; and it can do it whenever the OS is idle.

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General Computer Support / Re: HD replacement

« on: July 02, 2016, 02:08:00 am »

Thanks Samson and Julian

Well, it worked, in spite of my Macrium being v4!
Going one step further, the wizard showed the new drive when he was asking to choose one to write the image on, and I got the job done!
Now, could you give me some advice?: my OS is Vista, I'm not intending to change to another Windows for now; as, how it's said, Vista is not prepared to use the trimming SSD function, what should I do to overcome this and get the best from my new drive?

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General Computer Support / Re: HD replacement

« on: June 29, 2016, 11:59:31 am »

Thanks Samson for your reply.

Indeed I was afraid something could go wrong, and as so I didn't even plug the image USB in the computer; I was just trying to see if my new empty disk was noticed. After booting I waited for the wizard and as there was not any sign of the SSD I cancelled the operation.
So, do you mean that, going one step further, the drive would be detected and the operation would be allowed?

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General Computer Support / HD replacement

« on: June 28, 2016, 11:33:27 pm »

Hi everybody!

I must replace my laptop's hard drive because it is not possible to boot with it anymore.
So, I remembered an advice I got some time ago from Shane, I bought a Samsung SSD ( they are cheaper now). As I had a previous Macrium Reflect image from my C: partition, being this the first time this situation is happening to me, I replaced the hard drive, and tried to boot from the Macrium Linux CD; however  the new drive was not detected.
So, which is the best way to get this done?

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: April 08, 2016, 03:26:18 pm »

Hi jraju

I did just that and in fact, 16 updates were transfered, one of them for W.D..
Even after I have restarted the computer, now with the av not disabled, they kept comming, two or three for W.D. and the one anti-malware, arriving one at a time, all of March.
So I'm convinced that no update is missing now!
And, a few hours ago, one more for W.D., with the computer in "normal" mode, I mean, nothing disabled, everything seeming to work properly.
What really could had been was the cause of this?

Thank you very much, Boggin, Jraju and all, for your support.
 

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: April 04, 2016, 06:14:40 pm »

I was looking in the update historic and so it is: update KB3073921 appears in the list as failed but it is some lines up as successfully installed, the total updates is 72 (don't know how WU was telling there were 73 updates).
Beyond WD update missing, I noticed that one update Microsoft makes available every month, that one to detect malware, in my historic (newly downloaded) is from February 2016; I think it should be from Mars because this download happened in April.
I'm not worried for having WD not updated but by the fact that it seems to mean there is still some issue with my WU.

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: April 03, 2016, 01:02:20 pm »

Let me say that the failed update (73-72) was not the Windows Defender one.

I just went to see W. D. through Control Panel and it said the definitions were from June 2015.  Then I clicked to update and a box popped out with a progression bar which only filled very close to the left corner.

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: April 03, 2016, 06:46:03 am »

Hi Boggin

It just happened that the following time I turned the computer on, last night, there it was, the same icon in the bottom right side; I clicked it and then it was saying there were 73 updates to install. Another click and it showed them all. I clicked to install, and 72 were installed, now WU says the computer is updated.
Well, I have just noticed that Windows Defender was not updated, and I can not make it to. So there's still something going on. How can I be sure there are not some more updates missing?

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: April 01, 2016, 01:29:28 pm »

There is something new!!

As I was finishing my work on the computer, instead of shutting it down, I changed the user account (to a administrator account); so I noticed there was a notification (the WU icon on the bottom right side) saying new updates are available.

However, clicking that icon, the WU opens up saying the computer is up-to-date. Clicking on "search for updates", it shows the progression bar, but I suspect it is not searching at all.

So, there is a WU notification, but WU does not show the updates it says to be available!?! 

Nothing like this has ever happened before in this computer, so something seems to be wrong.

Any hint, please?

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: April 01, 2016, 12:54:47 pm »

As I said, It didn't instal that IE9 update, but it was dowloaded to my "downloads" folder. When I opened it, the Windows Update Auto Instaler popped out "looking for updates", and so it remained for about 20 minutes for ...  nothing.

Today I have been working with the computer for about 6 hours, and, again, nothing...
I would try Shane's suggestion (leaving the computer on for one night); isn't there any danger doing so?

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 29, 2016, 12:13:03 am »

Right.
Then opened it in the bottom left side of the browser and there came the box.

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 28, 2016, 07:37:24 am »

It did not download or install; just kept the box I told about, "running" for 20 minutes, maybe, then I shut the computer down.

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 28, 2016, 04:32:53 am »

Hi Boggin

I tried; what's happening is that I have the already mentioned Windows Update Auto Installer box telling "looking for updates" for a long time. It seems that this will end as many times before: the box will stay indefinitely till I switch off the computer.

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 27, 2016, 02:08:55 pm »

Hi Boggin

I downloaded that update, opened it, then a box popped out, and at the end said NET Framework 4.5.2 had been repaired, telling to restart the computer, which I did.
For the moment everything seems to be as before. What should I expect from this download?

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 26, 2016, 07:28:29 am »

And still I do not get why, when trying to download updates manually, the box "Windows Update Auto Installer" keeps "running"  and does not install anything either.

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 26, 2016, 06:21:27 am »

How does that happen? Is there a way to overtake it?

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 25, 2016, 04:38:11 am »

Avast free is my anti-virus, and, yes, I had it disabled for a while ... anyway it had never been an obstacle to updating before...

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 24, 2016, 04:38:20 pm »

A new try I made, and still no change: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/repair-fix-windows-updates-with-fix-wu-utility

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 14, 2016, 01:05:22 pm »

I remember, when everything was working properly, to receive updates for Microsoft Silverlight.

This time, when I responded to that message box in Internet Explorer 9 to update Silverlight, it seems to me that it was installed, not updated; as I already told, everytime I try to download an update from Microsoft Download Center, it does not work, because all I get is a box saying Windows Update Auto Installer acting like trying to download the selected update, but never ending to do it, that's why I think Windows Update is not leting to update out of its control.

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 14, 2016, 01:26:24 am »

Well as to Silverlight it does not seem to have been an update, seems more like a reinstall...

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 13, 2016, 10:01:36 am »

Hi Boggin

I still did not run those commands; I had run some that seemed alike, before, and they did not produce any effect.
I tried to install some updates manually from Microsoft Download Center, then a box came out: Windows Update Auto Installer, and a progression bar showing a never ending movement...  It seems that even trying it manually, Windows Update remains in charge... nothing was installed, except Microsoft Silverlight, for which my browser (I. E. 9) was saying it was not updated and was allowing to do so; so, now there is in Programms a new one installed, Microsoft Silverlight with today's date, but I had it already (not visible in Programms).
Other than this, it is the same situation...

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 03, 2016, 12:08:12 am »

I mean, things are exactly as they were after first restore: Windows Update says the Windows is up-to-date, but it isn't, last updates are from June 2015.

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: March 02, 2016, 11:28:04 am »

Hi

I tried Roof's suggestion; I didn't quite understand what really happened: I searched for a Vista Update dated from after June 2015, but it seems to me that it was not installed; Windows Update did not change anyway.
Then I also tried Whiggs suggestion, and again, Windows Update kept the red shield.

The last thing I did was reinstalling the same Macrium image, so I have Windows Update with green shield again and saying the computer is up-to-date...

Till some new idea lights up...

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: February 24, 2016, 12:51:16 am »

I installed update KB947821, and yes, this time I got the CBS log which I attached to this post.

But, yet, Windows Update keeps in red shield.

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General Computer Support / Re: Getting no updates

« on: February 20, 2016, 09:44:44 am »

I did that some minutes ago, the red shield is still there.

Then I ran "MicrosoftFixit wu.Run" again, as I remember it left some messages after conclusion to which I didn't pay much attention the other day.
And there were 2 messages: corrections not made, (1) Windows Update error 0x80070490 and (2) Problems installing most recent updates.

I searched for error 0x80070490 in a Microsoft site, which was telling there was a download to be done (update KB 947821) from October 2014. I didn't execute it yet, as my Vista image (not missing any update) was recorded in June 2015, it should have that update, so this probably could not be the solution.

What's your advice?