Clean install/Can't get IE 8 to update!

[cottonball]

Would appreciate some help!

Did a clean istall of Windows 7 Starter on a friend's Acer One Aspire. The OS was succssfully installed and activated and it is genuine. Trying to upgrade IE 8 to IE 10 or 11. When using IE, in most instances, it keeps giving a message that the browser is outdated.

Have tried to download IE 10, and it mentions a "Delay Start", and the download never shows up anywhere, even though it says 'Thank you for downloading'.
IE 11 does not mention the "Delay Start", but the download never shows up either, and it also gives thanks for downloading.

Also trying to download Windows Updates, and that has turned into a hair-graying experience.
However, will go one at a time, and start with upgrading IE 8.

Thanks for your assistance!

 

[Megahertz07]

Did you try to install Firefox or Chome to see if you can download?
For the updates:
KB3125574 contains all the security and non-security fixes released since the release of Windows 7 SP1 that are suitable for general distribution, up through April 2016.
It’s single, Multi language, 488MB update file (msu). On a recent installation, you must have first to install KB3020369.
For more information read this article: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com...17/simplifying-updates-for-windows-7-and-8-1/

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Did you do the same install process as your prior thread ?
http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/399698-installation-oversight.html

 

[cottonball]

Thanks for the replies!!

@Megahertz07:

Working on it, but getting a bunch of failed update installs, and unexpected shutdowns.


@ThrashZone

Followed the same install process, but, the result has not been good.


Guess Windows 7 Starter is a very different Windows 7. Have no clue what is going wrong.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
I'm sure the machines speed is also a lot different too to have starter on it

 

[cottonball]

Yep, and only 1GB RAM with no prospect of upgrading.

Thinking about installing an Android (Lollipop). The machine might be good for that.
Have installed Linux distros before, but not an Android OS.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Yea either that or build your own updated iso :/
How to make an updated ISO with Windows 7 SP2 Convenience Rollup so Windows Update works

 

[cottonball]

Well, the Android install struck out. Got to the menu with choices to use Lollipop from the UBB, and then it froze. Tried again, same thing.

Back to W7Starter. After a couple of tries, Checking for updates got 218 to install.
Now, it is stuck at Installing update 176 of 218. Went at it since last night at about 11:00PM, so that is more than 10 hours, and it has been stuck for at least 5 hours...

Guess will have to wait it out.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
As long as you install KB3020369 & KB3172605 first you should be able to install 50 or so Important updates at a time until it's completed.

 

[cottonball]

Thanks, TrashZone!

I think I have KB3020369 & KB3172605 installed. At first I tried to install about 40 updates, and that did not work. The system froze, got a black screen, etc.

So, next go around went for the whole thing. Still stuck at 176 of 218, though.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
You or at least I have to think there is something going on with the hdd :/
How old is it ?

 

[cottonball]

Acer Aspire One ZG5 Manufactured Date: 0810 (August 2010?)

Not that bad. I did an W7 clean install earlier in the year for some friends on an 8 to 9 year old Gateway (had a box with the cow markings) that had XP. Their son installed a DreamSpark W7 Ultimate while he was in college, and the license expired. The parents did not know it was a DreamSpark. After the sparks flew, , the parents called me and I came to the rescue and installed W7 Pro. The thing is still going strong, and parents as well as son are happy.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Are using wired internet or wireless ?
Did you manually install all the drivers first before installing the 2 or 3 updates and connecting to the internet ?
Sounds like you connected to the internet and activated windows well before you attempted to install the 2-3 updates.

Activating windows is not required to being able to manually installing the updates.
It is preferred to install the updates before connecting to the internet.

 

[cottonball]

Wireless.

Looked at Device Manage, and everything seemed OK. Will look again, when I can.

Activating the OS was among the first things I did. Somehow got pounded into my old head many years ago that an OS that does not activate does not play well with Windows Update.

How can one install the Updates without connecting to the Internet? Don't they need to download from somewhere in the sky to the PC?

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Usually one would have the required updates on a flash drive ready to go = see my OneDrive

You'd also want to have the wifi driver in advance.

 

[cottonball]

Checked Device Manager once again, and tried to update the wireless, video, and a couple other drivers. In all cases, after Windows did its search, it came back with the statement that the latest driver is already installed.

Also went to Acer, and the PC has the same version of the wireless driver as Acer has in their download for Windows 7.

What made the difference IMO, is that IE 8 was on the computer from the clean install. Finally found the IE 10 offline download, and it took. IE 9, IE 10, and IE 11 previously got rejected, but they were not the offline version.

After IE10 was on the computer, the Windows Updates worked. Actually, the Updates upgraded IE 10 to IE 11!

So, as it stands right now, Windows 7 Starter is doing fine.

Going to keep this Acer for a few more days to make sure there are no problems.

Thanks for hanging in there with me, TZ! I do appreciate your help.

Have a great week!

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
No problem
I have in the past hid the ie11 update and after that installed ie9 first which both ie9 and 10 will appear after hiding ie11.
Of course I still manually installed a couple update to get a functional updates search going it has been the biggest issue faced

Ie11 has for others installed okay for others though through the update system so not sure what is up with that quirk