Hi
Jonnya777,
I am going to uninstall all the Win7 updates and install them manually...how do I choose which updates to install ...there are quite a few!!!
I can't see a benefit in doing that!
If you do want to do that, it is the same as performing a
Repair Install in effect, which is probably a better choice because you will end up with a nice new clean fresh install of the OS without losing your data or programs. You will however, still need to update the OS after that using either
WU,
SIMPLIX or
DISM++ to install the updates?
This might help you decide . . .
Repair Install - Overview
A
Repair Install is actually called an
In-Place-Upgrade [replaces the corrupted OS with a new fresh copy] and is performed from within Windows itself. You will either need a Win 7 installation DVD or an ISO file [extract the files with something like 7-zip].
ALL your User Accounts, Folders, Files, Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos, Data Files, Icons, and any installed programs are left
intact. It does however, remove your activation key [Product Key, so make sure that you have it handy], and
DELETES ALL the
WU's [Window updates] installed. During the Repair Install process it automatically creates a
FULL backup copy [Windows.old] of the OS. To get the OS up to date [Windows Updates], you can either use
DISM++ or
SIMPLIX.
NOTE: To retrieve your Product Key, you can either use
Belarc Advisor or
Magic Jelly Bean. If you use
Magic Jelly Bean, it is the
CD Key that you want,
NOT the
Product ID.
To perform the Repair Install, you just need to double-click the
setup.exe file and follow the prompts. When you get to the installation screen, select
In-Place-Upgrade.
IMPORTANT: You
CANNOT do a repair install at boot, in Safe Mode, using a system repair disk, or using an integrated Windows update disk. Basically, this process can
ONLY be performed from within the
LIVE OS.
I hope this helps!
..but Win10 it has to be.
