Microsoft updating Windows Update

re: Microsoft updating Windows Update

subzerohitman721 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:58:48 GMT

@ RunTimeError....

At this point, I'd even settle for Geordi LaForge, Miles O'Brien, Torres or Tripp from Enterprise to get WU working right. It truely annoys me the lengthy scanning time. The rest of Vista works pretty good, but WU really ticks me off. I will concede that point to Mac users.

Peace.

re: Microsoft updating Windows Update

RunTimeError — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:52:10 GMT

@ subzerohitman721:

hehehehe! They should change the text to this maybe?

This particular update will not make any changes to the way WU looks of feels, but we have charged up the damn dilithium crystals which have been going strong since Windows 98 SE, but fading since XP SP2. This will improve:

* The length of time it takes Windows Update to scan for updates

* The speed in which signature updates will be delivered

re: Microsoft updating Windows Update

subzerohitman721 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:50:17 GMT

Its about damn time this came along. This is one gripe with Vista that truely annoys me. There is no excuse with DDR memory, dual core processors, and other improvements for WU to be so dreadfully slow. I hope these fixes make it zing on through, because since XP SP2, its been getting slower and slower. Come on Microsoft, fix the warp drive... Or do we have to re-call Scotty from heaven? (Rest in Peace, James Doohan.)

re: Microsoft updating Windows Update

UnnDunn — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:57:15 GMT

Maybe this will fix Windows Update on my machine; every time I visit the site it throws up an error message. I think it's because I had Internet Explorer 8 Tech Preview 1 and later uninstalled it.

re: Microsoft updating Windows Update

johnbaxter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:39:02 GMT

Interesting that XP users were parenthesized. Do those walls seem closer together today?