I did a fresh Windows 7 install and I installed XAMPP.  After that, I realized I needed to install C++ 2015.  But I couldn't install until I installed SP1.  After I installed SP1, I've had some issues.  When I go to search for more updates, it keeps searching for updates for hours.  And when I go to install C++ 2015 it gets hung at windows7_msu_x64.  My Windows update:    And when Windows is searching for updates, I can't install C++ because it says another install is happening.    I honestly have no clue what is happening.
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I installed Windows 7 fresh and installed SP1. Now, when I try to check manually for Windows Updates it just hangs on the Checking for updates screen.    I tried running the tools in , but this did not fix the issue either:  No matter what I do it just hangs on the "Checking for updates..." screen and goes no further.
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It appears Microsoft plans on antagonizing or punishing users who want to use Windows 7 and Windows 8 by . It appears the updates that accomplishes it are KB4012218 and KB4012219.  I still use Windows 7 and with an occasional Windows 8. I have not acquired a taste for Windows 10. I don't agree to the change in the terms of service, and I don't agree to throw away my investments and purchases. I would like to permanently block the updates.  How do I permanently block KB4012218, KB4012219, and other related updates?  I've got a feeling a Hide this update in the Windows Update control panel is not going to work as expected. We know a bit about how Microsoft is going to handle things from the  malware. That's why I am looking for a way to block "related updates", too.
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On a relative's laptop I had selected custom installation for Office and installed only Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Recently I was doing some spring-cleaning and noticed that Windows Update (which is set to provide updates for all installed Microsoft products) is offering updates for Office apps that are not even installed! Take a look at a snippet of the update list below:    What do any of these have to do with the 3 installed apps?  BTW, I found a similar question , but I already know how to hide the updates and the same ones are never offered to me again, so that's not the issue here. What I want to know is, does anyone know why Windows Update thinks these updates might be required? I searched the laptop for files mentioned in the KB pages for the updates, and couldn't locate them anywhere. Should I still install the security updates at least, or are they just being offered by mistake and is it fine to hide them?
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Windows 10 downloaded a big update not long ago and went through a lengthy upgrade process. Partway through the system locked up. The little progress spinner stopped spinning and it sat there for hours.  So I powered down, the system appeared to go through a recovery process, and then I checked for updates again. It says that "Your device is up to date", but the current version is 1511, build 10586.633. That version isn't current; version 1607 was released in August.  But whenever I check for updates, it says that the system is up to date.  Windows Update troubleshooter reports no problems.  How do I persuade Windows to install 1607?
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I was wondering why the software center doesn't download all the requested apps and install one by one as they finish to download. Or instead why the software center doesn't download an app while the other is installing
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I'm one of very few people at my company who does graphic work, and I do quite a lot of it. Headquarters doesn't quite get that graphics work requires different hardware than, for example, sales work, which is pretty much email/Excel/Powerpoint/web browser and that's it. So they give everybody the same low-end rental PCs to work on.  This was tolerable when we were all on XP.  Recently I got "upgraded" to a new computer, which happens every two years or so as leases expire. The catch: the new PC had the same Core 2 Duo processor that the previous one did, less RAM, it runs Windows 7 instead of XP, and all the Creative Suite applications have been upgraded from CS3 to CS5! I am the first in my office to get 7.  So now I am in a situation where I have the slowest machine in the office, yet I have to do the most demanding work. I got them to OK 2 more gigabytes of RAM, and I hoped that would solve the issues, but it just isn't helping that much at all. I actually have to reboot every day after lunch because the machine stops responding after wake if you leave it asleep for too long.  I am currently talking to Information Systems to see if I can get a capable machine, but it does not bode well for me. Can anyone share any performance optimizations for Win7 that I might be able to use?  Thank you very much in advance! SS
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I have Windows 8.1 Update, if I update to Windows 10 when it becomes available what is going to happen to my data and apps?  Of course I have to do a backup, but I wonder if the data will be overwritten or not.
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msvcr71.dll is missing on Windows 7 and I can't register my dll throw regsvr32  I just can't understand why it can happen Does this dll come with OS, or I can install C++ runtime libraries, or .NET framework to present this file in Windows?  The question is: what (C++ runtime/NET framewor/...) have I to download to present this file in Windows 7?
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When installing OpenBSD 5.1, I got the question:   Do you expect to run the X Windows System?   What change does the installer make to my system if I say "yes"? I know what X Windows is, but I don't know why the installer wants to know if I plan to use it. Does it enable/disable X somehow based on my answer?
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Every time I install a game, or even OpenOffice, part of the installation routine is installing yet another Visual C++ 2005/2008 redistributable, right next to the 10 others I already have on my system.  Why are so many different versions (of what feels like the same thing) necessary?
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I'm having trouble installing multiple versions of XAMPP on my machine. I am currently using version 1.7.7 and installed it in /opt/lampp, but I also need to install the previous version which is version 1.7.1. So I downloaded and installed version 1.7.1 in /opt/lampp2.   But when I run /opt/lampp2/lampp startcommand to start 1.7.1 version, why does XAMPP show that the version that is currently running is 1.7.7, when it should be  1.7.1?
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I've had some issues with the new search function in Windows 7. The Search in Windows XP was packed with so many more options. The only option I can access now are Date Modified and Size.  Any pointers to how to get more options in the Windows 7 Search, or links to external programs that can make my life easier?
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I have an update to Visual Studio 2010 that will NOT update and has failed hundreds of times. Manually installing it also fails, and no source has been found for manually getting this very old patch to install on Windows 10. I believe the problem is that Microsoft simply hasn't re-tested KB2890573 at all and it doesn't install on Win10 ver 1511 at all, anymore.  I do not want to use the MS utility that will postpone this update for a while. I want to permanently block it so it does not appear in the windows update list ever again.
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I am running Windows 8.1 x64 with all the latest updates from Microsoft. But still when I click on the GWX icon on the system tray it says "We are still evaluating your PC for the update".  People have already received the Windows 10 upgrade. Can anyone tell me why this is taking so long for me? Any suggestions would be helpful.
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I've been trying to install the update KB4088889 and the update KB4089510 on Windows Server 2016, but the equipement show message that say: The update is not applicable in this equipement.  I have verified that: the problem occurs with all updates.  I have problems to execute windows updates through independent windows installers.
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It seems pretty straightforward to dual boot those versions of Windows when the newest is installed after Windows XP. But the inverse isn't happening on my machine. I tried even editing the BOOT.INI file, but the boot just freezes or displays that a file is missing when I try to boot another partition.  Currently I'm stuck with Windows XP, and I need to boot my Windows 7 instead.  What is the solution?
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I am running Windows 8.1 Single Language for about a year now and although Windows 10 is due to release tomorrow, I've decided to put things on hold for a while and stick to Windows 8.1.  So I canceled my reservation for Windows 10 through the "Get Windows 10" app but something unusual happened today. I've noticed some network activity that consumed quite a bit of bandwidth. I narrowed it down to a Windows Update which has failed to install. Turns out it was named "Upgrade to Windows 10 Home Single Language". Here is a screenshot from the reliability monitor:    This download consumed almost 2.5GB before it failed to install. But now it has started downloading again. What do i do?