Hi
tonto ,
Installed Win 7 Pro on an old custom built desktop (IDE hard drive) activated it with no problems and all drivers ok in device manager, went online for a while then went to shut it down, it then notified me there were 65 updates to be installed, it installed updates and shut down, but when I tried to reboot sometime later it went through POST but before it opened windows the screen went blank and windows would not open and the green indicator light on the monitor stayed steady, so I ended up formatting the hard drive and installing windows 7 again but as soon as it tried to install updates again it froze on reboot. does anyone know what might be the problem?
Try re-installing and then run DISM++ instead of using WU [Windows Updates].
To run the DISM++ [Deployment Image Servicing & Management] Windows Updates after a
clean install on the
LIVE OS, please follow my instructions below!
NOTE: The
light blue text below are links to the relevant websites and programs, just
click them!
DISM++ - Basic Overview
DISM++ is a FREE implementation tool that has the ability to perform
Windows Updates [WU]. Some of the advantages [but not all] are:
[1] The GUI is
very easy to understand and use.
[2] It is
much faster than M$’s WU because it uses a different engine.
[3] It downloads the latest WU DB from the M$ servers, scans your OS, and then lists the updates available.
[4] It
doesn’t install
superseded updates like M$ does.
[5] It gives
you the option of what you want to install.
[6] The
pre-ticked updates are what is
recommended and are similar to the WU
critical and
recommended updates. The
un-ticked updates are similar to the WU
optional updates.
[7] It
warns you if an update:
- Includes telemetry.
- Has known issues with certain hardware.
- Needs exclusive access.
- Is suspect.
- Your OS doesn't need it.
- Has any other known issues.
[8] It
doesn’t require
re-booting between updates.[9] It can be used to
either update an
install.wim image
OFFLINE, or to update the
LIVE OS.
If you decide to use DISM++, then it is best to run the DISM++ Windows updates a
couple of times to make sure you get
ALL the updates that are needed.
DON’T install
ANY of the
ORANGE updates though [see numbers [6] and [7] above]. It can also install the required
.NET Framework updates. Then just run
WU to see what other updates are available, if any.
DISM++ - Run Windows Updates On The LIVE OS
DISM++ Direct download [zip] =>
DISM++.
Here is the quick procedure guide:
[1]
Download the latest version of
DISM++ [see the DISM++ Direct download [zip] link above].
[2]
Extract the files using something like
7-Zip here =>
7-Zip.
[3] Turn
Sleep mode
OFF in
Power Options [you can turn it back on after you have finished].
[4] Double-click
Dism++x86 or
Dism++x64 and then click
Run.
[5] Click
Updates in the left-hand pane and then click
Scan [bottom right].
[6] Once the scan has completed, click
Install Updates [blue button to the right of
Scan].
[7] If any warning
pop-ups appear [see item [7] in the Basic Overview above], click
Cancel and it will skip that one. There could be several of these appear so click
Cancel to all of them.
[8] It is advisable to run the DISM++ WU a
couple of times. To do this, just
re-boot and
Scan again [from number [4] above].
[9] Run
M$ WU [Windows Update] to see if there are any other updates available.
That's it!
Further information and aspects of the above are discussed and explained here =>
Update your Win 7 installation media. It is quite a long thread, but you will see the parts that are applicable!
I hope this helps!
