Sticking with Windows 7? The forecast calls for pain

Alejandro85 · 28 Mar 2016

ThrashZone said:

I wish someone would make a sp2 = not Microsoft some other kind soul

Post #3 already covers that option, seems someone already did that work (link is in german, though). No idea how reliable it actually is.

ThrashZone · 28 Mar 2016

Thanks Okay missed it although a kind soul in the u.s. would be preferred

Brds7t7 · 28 Mar 2016

Alejandro85 said:

ThrashZone said:

I wish someone would make a sp2 = not M$ some other kind soul

Post #3 already covers that option, seems someone already did that work (link is in german, though). No idea how reliable it actually is.

Used it on many installs, both VM and main system. Did a clean install for my brother couple weeks ago and his internet is painfully slow so used that update pack instead. I think he would have been waiting about 3 weeks for all the updates to appear

Never had any issues with that update pack myself. The website is in German but the installer is all in English.

ThrashZone · 28 Mar 2016

What is it an iso ?
How would you install it exactly on a clean ?

Brds7t7 · 28 Mar 2016

Just an installer EXE file. Run it as you would a normal program, the installer gives you options like "extract the updates but not install". You can also select which updates to exclude. So can skip the Windows 10 updates as long as you know the KB numbers.

Callender · 28 Mar 2016

Brds7t7 said:

Alejandro85 said:

ThrashZone said:

I wish someone would make a sp2 = not M$ some other kind soul

Post #3 already covers that option, seems someone already did that work (link is in german, though). No idea how reliable it actually is.

Used it on many installs, both VM and main system. Did a clean install for my brother couple weeks ago and his internet is painfully slow so used that update pack instead. I think he would have been waiting about 3 weeks for all the updates to appear

Never had any issues with that update pack myself. The website is in German but the installer is all in English.

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ThrashZone · 28 Mar 2016

Okay yea I'd want one with only the important updates = no recommended or optional.

Brds7t7 · 28 Mar 2016

ThrashZone said:

Okay yea I'd want one with only the important updates = no recommended or optional.

You could extract all the updates from the pack, check all the KB numbers with the articles and delete all the recommended/optional then write a batch file to install all the Important updates. I think I have a batch file to install updates but there is no way I'm going through them all

I don't think anybody has made one with just the important updates.
Or just exclude the Windows 10 updates then remove which updates you don't want after the install. Either way, it's going to take a while!

ThrashZone · 28 Mar 2016

Yep without knowing how the installer sort the updates it would be a chore to go through all of them manually there's about 60 to be excluded :)

lehnerus2000 · 29 Mar 2016

ThrashZone said:

SP1 wasn't what was being referred to actually it's all the Important updates since sp1 :)
I wish someone would make a sp2 = not Microsoft some other kind soul

Someone mentioned slipstreaming updates to create a new install disc and RT7Lite was mentioned.

It didn't work for me and if it didn't work a few years ago slipstreaming SP1 and a few updates, I doubt it will work now with 100s of additional updates.

I realise that people want SP2 (I know I do).
Of course if MS ever released SP2 they would probably slip in the GWX updates too.

ThrashZone said:

Where is @SIW2

Doesn't his tutorial work anymore?