Last couple of Windoze Updates - Page 2

**EsotericKnave** · June 7th, 2015, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrInBetween

Why do you say that? I've just installed the latest outbreak of Windows updates and I'm not aware of having lost that ability.

You will lose that ability if you update to Windows 10.

GallifreyMan · June 10th, 2015, 02:24 PM

A few weeks back, I was putting my laptop on standby, when I noticed the W**doze icon saying I had "updates ready for my computer." I didn't click on them, just put my laptop on stand by. The day after, I noticed that the Win icon had gone, along with the message. A couple of days after that, I tried to upload a pic from my digi camera...NO JOY. In the end, I found that these "updates" have completely deleted my digi camera, my DVD / CD Rom drive, my sound, my external DVD/CD Rom drivers. I am still using Win XP. Any suggestions to get it back to normal? I tried system restore, but that only takes me as far as when the "issues" started!

**40plus** · June 10th, 2015, 05:10 PM

Have you checked your update history to see if the updates were actually applied? It sounds more like an XP issue rather than updates. I ran XP until recently when the power supply on my laptop died and can't recall anything like this. Crashes and so on are routine but not deleting third party software.

This is a good place for identifying updates that might cause problems:

http://www.askwoody.com/

Regards

40+

Estreeter · June 10th, 2015, 06:17 PM

God I love this thread

Makes me realize a wise decision I made to ditch PC's.

**MrInBetween** · June 10th, 2015, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GallifreyMan

A few weeks back, I was putting my laptop on standby, when I noticed the W**doze icon saying I had "updates ready for my computer." I didn't click on them, just put my laptop on stand by. The day after, I noticed that the Win icon had gone, along with the message. A couple of days after that, I tried to upload a pic from my digi camera...NO JOY. In the end, I found that these "updates" have completely deleted my digi camera, my DVD / CD Rom drive, my sound, my external DVD/CD Rom drivers. I am still using Win XP. Any suggestions to get it back to normal? I tried system restore, but that only takes me as far as when the "issues" started!

I'd be surprised if the problem is to do with updates. I have a machine running XP and the only Windows updates it has received in over a year are all copies of the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. You say your drivers have been deleted; if you go to Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager do you still see the devices listed, and if you click on them, can you use Driver>Roll Back Driver to get previous versions?

GallifreyMan · June 28th, 2015, 09:34 PM

No. My drivers for those items are no longer there!

GallifreyMan · July 22nd, 2015, 06:36 AM

I found out that loads of stuff was disabled. Reactivated some of them, and now it's fine. Thanks for your comments and trying to help. Appreciate it.

**Moon Raker** · July 22nd, 2015, 09:02 AM

I note that Microsoft released an 'emergency' update yesterday (for all versions of Windows) to fix some 'hole' to do with fonts which was open to exploitaion. This was of course out-of-sync with its usual bunch of monthly updates. And it took an age to update via that usual 3-stage process, I was sat staring at a black screen with the hard-drive light flashing away for ages .....

masturbater · July 22nd, 2015, 12:48 PM

I'm currently running Windows 8.1 and received a pop-up from Microsoft a couple of weeks ago asking if I wanted to "reserve" a copy of Windows 10 that is going to be released by the end of July.
I checked "yes" and received a confirmation e-mail. I will be notified when it is ready for download but am not obligated to download and install it.
Is this a bad idea?

**9876543210** · July 23rd, 2015, 02:02 AM

masterbater,

Quote:

Originally Posted by masturbater

I'm currently running Windows 8.1 and received a pop-up from Microsoft a couple of weeks ago asking if I wanted to "reserve" a copy of Windows 10 that is going to be released by the end of July.
I checked "yes" and received a confirmation e-mail. I will be notified when it is ready for download but am not obligated to download and install it.
Is this a bad idea?

We have a thread on the subject right here:

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/t29...indows-10.html

Go through it, but, from my opinion, Win 10 is nowhere near ready for the average user to use. My only suggestion, if you try Win 10, is to install it on a separate drive so that if you don't like Win 10 you should be able to go back to 8.1.

June 10th, 2015, 02:24 PM	#12
GallifreyMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 179 Thanks: 939 Thanked 1,863 Times in 155 Posts	WinDoze "Updates!"????? A few weeks back, I was putting my laptop on standby, when I noticed the W**doze icon saying I had "updates ready for my computer." I didn't click on them, just put my laptop on stand by. The day after, I noticed that the Win icon had gone, along with the message. A couple of days after that, I tried to upload a pic from my digi camera...NO JOY. In the end, I found that these "updates" have completely deleted my digi camera, my DVD / CD Rom drive, my sound, my external DVD/CD Rom drivers. I am still using Win XP. Any suggestions to get it back to normal? I tried system restore, but that only takes me as far as when the "issues" started!

June 10th, 2015, 05:10 PM	#13
40plus Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Offshore Posts: 2,938 Thanks: 18,480 Thanked 35,198 Times in 2,850 Posts	Have you checked your update history to see if the updates were actually applied? It sounds more like an XP issue rather than updates. I ran XP until recently when the power supply on my laptop died and can't recall anything like this. Crashes and so on are routine but not deleting third party software. This is a good place for identifying updates that might cause problems: http://www.askwoody.com/ Regards 40+ __________________ Touchy, feely.............with Cherry Healey (once she's got rid of that god-awful nose ring).

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June 28th, 2015, 09:34 PM	#16
GallifreyMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 179 Thanks: 939 Thanked 1,863 Times in 155 Posts	No. My drivers for those items are no longer there!

July 22nd, 2015, 06:36 AM	#17
GallifreyMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 179 Thanks: 939 Thanked 1,863 Times in 155 Posts	I found out that loads of stuff was disabled. Reactivated some of them, and now it's fine. Thanks for your comments and trying to help. Appreciate it.

July 22nd, 2015, 09:02 AM	#18
Moon Raker Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 11,784 Thanks: 8,948 Thanked 231,253 Times in 12,003 Posts	I note that Microsoft released an 'emergency' update yesterday (for all versions of Windows) to fix some 'hole' to do with fonts which was open to exploitaion. This was of course out-of-sync with its usual bunch of monthly updates. And it took an age to update via that usual 3-stage process, I was sat staring at a black screen with the hard-drive light flashing away for ages .....

July 22nd, 2015, 12:48 PM	#19
masturbater Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Northeast Posts: 19 Thanks: 175 Thanked 265 Times in 18 Posts	I'm currently running Windows 8.1 and received a pop-up from Microsoft a couple of weeks ago asking if I wanted to "reserve" a copy of Windows 10 that is going to be released by the end of July. I checked "yes" and received a confirmation e-mail. I will be notified when it is ready for download but am not obligated to download and install it. Is this a bad idea?