WIndows Updates

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Martin Racette

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how I can get the good old Windows Update interface back,
somehow the interface as changed for something that is less usefull and easy
to find what update I need to do or not
 
Martin Racette said:
Hi,

Can anyone tell me how I can get the good old Windows Update interface
back, somehow the interface as changed for something that is less usefull
and easy to find what update I need to do or not

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Thank You in Advance
Merci a l'avance

Martin
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You should post your query in the update newsgroup. From what I've read
Microsoft changed the interface permanently, so you're SOL.
 
Michael said:
You should post your query in the update newsgroup. From what I've read
Microsoft changed the interface permanently, so you're SOL.
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Yeah, it seems the Vista Windows update is the way it is now. I'm not
sure how it is less useful. Its different, but not worse, or less useful
or anything like that.
 
Martin Racette said:
Hi,

Can anyone tell me how I can get the good old Windows Update interface
back,
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You can't...
somehow the interface as changed for something that is less usefull and
easy to find what update I need to do or not
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not less 'useful' either and the 'easy' part is up to you.
It's just a new interface, that's all, supposed to make it better.
With a little tolerance and sense for the new you are going to like it.
 
Well the previous interface, you could double-click on an update and find
out what it was updatong/patching, but now there is nothing, even if you
double-click on it there is nothing happening
 
If I wanted something new and useless I would of gotten Windows 7, I want
Vista's interface to remain the way it was, it was way better before, now it
tells me that there is some optional updates, but I can not see them so I
can not decide whether I need/want them or not

Also as I wrote in another reply, I can not gat any information what the
update does, there are so update that I do not need because they cause more
trouble than they fix, but I can not find that out anymore
 
Martin Racette said:
If I wanted something new and useless I would of gotten Windows 7, I
want Vista's interface to remain the way it was, it was way better
before, now it tells me that there is some optional updates, but I can
not see them so I can not decide whether I need/want them or not

Also as I wrote in another reply, I can not gat any information what
the update does, there are so update that I do not need because they
cause more trouble than they fix, but I can not find that out anymore
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Is there something awry with your 'interface' as the information about
available updates is now shown without having to right-click and select
'details'/double click and in a clearer way together with the usual
selection boxes for each. Just click on the ' . . . updates are
available' message and then on each update, or are you not seeing those.

Tom
 
Martin Racette said:
Well the previous interface, you could double-click on an update and find
out what it was updatong/patching, but now there is nothing, even if you
double-click on it there is nothing happening



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Thank You in Advance
Merci a l'avance

Martin
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I just did a Windows Update (Vista Home Premium 64 Bit).
A bunch of Important Updates were reported as available.
Choosing View available updates listed them.
Double-clicking one of them brought up Details.
Right-Clicking gave a little Choice List - View/Hide etc.
What are you complaining about?
 
Martin Racette said:
If I wanted something new and useless I would of gotten Windows 7, I want
Vista's interface to remain the way it was, it was way better before, now
it tells me that there is some optional updates, but I can not see them so
I can not decide whether I need/want them or not

Also as I wrote in another reply, I can not gat any information what the
update does, there are so update that I do not need because they cause
more trouble than they fix, but I can not find that out anymore
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Every time you post a problem, it's usually stupid. Then you go right into
attack mode when you're questioned. You should've posted this in the
"UPDATE" newsgroup and let those people have you for lunch. All you have to
do is click on "VIEW UPDATES" and you can get all the information your
pea-sized brain can handle. Try a remedial reading class before your next
boot up.
 
Tom Allen said:
Is there something awry with your 'interface' as the information about
available updates is now shown without having to right-click and select
'details'/double click and in a clearer way together with the usual
selection boxes for each. Just click on the ' . . . updates are
available' message and then on each update, or are you not seeing those.

Tom
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Tom, it's called lazy ignorance. This puppy posts every couple months, I
guess, to see his name in lights. He's a minor troll. I think he's STAN's
brother.
 
Michael said:
Tom, it's called lazy ignorance. This puppy posts every couple months, I
guess, to see his name in lights. He's a minor troll. I think he's
STAN's brother.
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webster72n said:
For a second I thought he might be an "Alias' imposter. <H>.
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Hell, I lost track of them.

Over the summer this drone was spreading his ignorance in a couple MS
newsgroups. I originally thought it was STAN, <I forget which nic he was
using then>, but this guy actually creates readable posts, and his clock is
right. Could still be his brother, though.
 
Michael said:
Hell, I lost track of them.

Over the summer this drone was spreading his ignorance in a couple MS
newsgroups. I originally thought it was STAN, <I forget which nic he was
using then>, but this guy actually creates readable posts, and his clock
is right. Could still be his brother, though.
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These people take up our time and effort and we would be better off to
ignore them completely, as most of the participants here do already.
 
webster72n said:
These people take up our time and effort and we would be better off to
ignore them completely, as most of the participants here do already.
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Mostly I do, but it goes against my nature. :-)
 
The only thing that it shows are the update name, but no information, even
if I double-click I do not get any information, it even tells me that there
is a few "optional" update on the main screen, but when I view the name of
the updates, I do not see any of the optional, only the "obligated" update
 
Martin Racette said:
The only thing that it shows are the update name, but no information, even
if I double-click I do not get any information, it even tells me that
there is a few "optional" update on the main screen, but when I view the
name of the updates, I do not see any of the optional, only the
"obligated" update
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Can you post a screen shot of this somewhere? It seems to me that we aren't
going to get any further without actually seeing what you are seeing...
 
I have no other way to do it

Michael said:
This is a non-binary newsgroup. Your picture won't make it.
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"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
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