On Tue, May 30, 2017, at 04:24 AM, mike wilson wrote: > You'll not be updating a Vista laptop any more. You missed the deadline > by > about a month. >
Doesn't that mean no future updates? I'd assumed I could still apply past updates if I could just get Windows Update to cooperate. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > On 28 May 2017 at 22:44 Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I might have to try that. > > > > My old Vista laptop hasn't been updated for about a year because the > > Update just stayed on 0% downloaded for hours. I'll try the overnight > > thing. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Brian > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Brian Walters > > Western Sydney Australia > > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > > > > On Mon, May 29, 2017, at 05:39 AM, John wrote: > > > 1. I finally got Windoze Update working on the Toshiba. > > > > > > Based on something I read on a Microsoft forum, I left it running > > > overnight searching for updates. There were 18 updates available when I > > > got out of bed this morning. Apparently the Update Client has to update > > > itself before it will find updates. I'm installing them in small batches > > > based on release date, oldest first. So far, I've only had one to fail. > > > I'll try that one again after I've installed all the others. > > > > > > 2. Egghead finally coughed up a page full of refurbished laptops with > > > Windows 7 Professional 64bit installed. > > > > > > If I still end up having to replace the Toshiba, my NEW plan is to get > > > one of these. Linux can wait until I can no longer get Windows 7. > > > > > > -- > > > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > > > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > > follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > > -- > > > > -- > > http://www.fastmail.com - Access your email from home and the web > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow > > the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - Does exactly what it says on the tin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
