Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't
Can you kill the the svchost process(s)? I used to do that on an XP box when it got bogged down, and if they were really needed, they would automatically restart and usually behave. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't
On Aug 25, 2015 1:12 AM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I then tried with some more files and found it again would not download anything. I eventually rebooted the laptop, opened the Windows Task Manager, and then Windows Update. It again did not download anything. The Task Manager says that the CPU is being 100% utilized and that svchost.exe is the process that is doing the hogging. There are a number of viruses that grab svchost and then go crazy. There are also several legitimate Windows services that occasionally go nuts as well, the latter are usually self-healing when they finish or hit the timeout. At a guess it was doing a drive scan or something, stimulated by the reboot. Windows Update is very sensitive to network connections and other services queuing up behind it. The on-demand buttons seem to just be an illusion, I think it just queries state stored from the last connection. Anyway I often have to stop and start the Windows Update service or the BITS service to get it going. If you don't have all the service packs, downloading those on another system and installing them directly might ease some of the pain. Who is being reminded why he dislikes Windows. This is nothing, just wait until you corrupt the registry! (Though to be fair, my w7 systems have been exceptionally stable, at least once they got setup and updated initially.) Best, Tim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't
Hey, Craig: Ccleaner sometimes solves 100% usage; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner If not, try: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/FiguringOutWhyMySVCHOSTEXEIsAt100CPUWithoutComplicatedToolsInWindows7.aspx Good luck, Gerry P.S. I've been using Ccleaner for a long time on Window 7 when the computer slows down. It's never caused problems. ... Craig wrote: I have been fighting all evening to get Windows Update on our Windows 7 laptop to update software. When I installed Windows 7 Home Premium, I did update a number of packages, but I stopped it when I needed our limited Internet throughput for something else Tonight, I initially selected all packages which needed to be updated (500 MB). Nothing happened. After much fiddling, I got things set to try again. This time I selected only one update (of a whopping 32 kB). Windows update first set a restore point and actually downloaded the file and installed it. I then tried with some more files and found it again would not download anything. I eventually rebooted the laptop, opened the Windows Task Manager, and then Windows Update. It again did not download anything. The Task Manager says that the CPU is being 100% utilized and that svchost.exe is the process that is doing the hogging. Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I need to reinstall Windows? Craig Who is being reminded why he dislikes Windows. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't
It's working its heart out trying to figure out what has been installed and what has not? You might just leave it on overnight and see if it's back to normal in the morning. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't
As soon as Windows 3.0 finishes loading, I will try Windows 7 expect it to complete about 2019.. Sarcasam off On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I have been fighting all evening to get Windows Update on our Windows 7 laptop to update software. When I installed Windows 7 Home Premium, I did update a number of packages, but I stopped it when I needed our limited Internet throughput for something else Tonight, I initially selected all packages which needed to be updated (500 MB). Nothing happened. After much fiddling, I got things set to try again. This time I selected only one update (of a whopping 32 kB). Windows update first set a restore point and actually downloaded the file and installed it. I then tried with some more files and found it again would not download anything. I eventually rebooted the laptop, opened the Windows Task Manager, and then Windows Update. It again did not download anything. The Task Manager says that the CPU is being 100% utilized and that svchost.exe is the process that is doing the hogging. Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I need to reinstall Windows? Craig Who is being reminded why he dislikes Windows. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT: Windows 7 Windows Update Won't
I have been fighting all evening to get Windows Update on our Windows 7 laptop to update software. When I installed Windows 7 Home Premium, I did update a number of packages, but I stopped it when I needed our limited Internet throughput for something else Tonight, I initially selected all packages which needed to be updated (500 MB). Nothing happened. After much fiddling, I got things set to try again. This time I selected only one update (of a whopping 32 kB). Windows update first set a restore point and actually downloaded the file and installed it. I then tried with some more files and found it again would not download anything. I eventually rebooted the laptop, opened the Windows Task Manager, and then Windows Update. It again did not download anything. The Task Manager says that the CPU is being 100% utilized and that svchost.exe is the process that is doing the hogging. Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I need to reinstall Windows? Craig Who is being reminded why he dislikes Windows. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
