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Why are Windows Updates NOT Straightforward?
Just replaced a dead mechanical HDD with a solid state. It's for a Dell Inspiron W7 Pro 64 bit and I have a Dell W7 Pro 64 SP1 DVD.Armed with that why do these reinstalls never, ever, EVER go smoothly? When it's finished I have IE8 as my browser. I restart the laptop multiple times waiting for the automatic updates to kick in. They never do. I go to the Control Panel and click Windows Updates. I get an 80244019 error. Why? I have to research the error, but IE8 doesn't want to cooperate.So I manage to somehow install Chrome and find that the error can be corrected by unchecking a box in Windows Updates about how updates are installed. Why wasn't the computer smart enough to uncheck that box itself instead to popping up the 80244019?So I uncheck the box and ask it to look for updates and 45 minutes later I get a failure message without an error code. So now I have to download the System Update Readiness Tool and run that. Why? Instead of just giving me a general, useless error msg, why didn't the computer incorporate the SURT tool and run it?This isn't just a one time thing with me. There's always some fly in the ointment. Why is it always an incredible pain in the butt to get a new install up to speed? Wouldn't you think after 7 operating systems and a horde of minions working for them, that Microsoft would've had all the kinks worked out of this whole process?