Windows Update KB951847 error codes 0x8070663, 0x663

In January of 2012 I did a reinstall of WinXP Pro SP2 from CD and updated to SP3, IE8 and all of the security updates suggested by the Windows UPDATE site. It's very laborious rebooting over and over as directed but everything worked just fine until ...

Message posted on the January 8th, 2012 - 5:26 AM ET

Windows Update: avoid the forced restart

Once your Windows Updates have been installed you will see a pop up appear that reminds you that you need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. If you have had enough of seeing this error then this tip is for you…

Tips & Tricks published on the July 24th, 2005 - 6:00 PM ET

Adding corrections to the Windows XP CD

Even if you have installed XP with a patched SP1 (or SP2) CD, you should still consult the Windows Update site to see if there are any new updates that need to be applied to your machine, as the SP's will be missing more and more of the updates as ...

Review published on the December 15th, 2003 - 6:00 PM ET

Windows 8 Updates to have fewer automatic restarts

With Windows 8, Microsoft has promised a Windows Update system that is less intrusive and will limit automatic restarts.

News published on the November 15th, 2011 - 10:32 AM ET

Bypass the installation imposed by Windows updates

This tip will show you how to very easily delay the installations imposed by Windows update.

Tips & Tricks published on the September 19th, 2012 - 6:10 PM ET

Windows 8: a large update post-RTM (SP1?)

Microsoft has released a post-RTM update for Windows 8 just a few days before its commercial release. This is a large cumulative update which resembles a Service Pack.

News published on the October 10th, 2012 - 11:40 AM ET

Guide to Windows XP optimisation

This tutorial is written for beginner's right through to people who regularly use the Windows XP operating system. You will discover new things about the system that you should look out for, especially in order to keep an optimized system, and ways ...

Review published on the March 23rd, 2005 - 6:00 PM ET

Windows Blue: Microsoft’s future OS?

Windows future update is known as Windows Blue, with this possibly being the future Windows platform bringing with it some notable changes.

News published on the November 29th, 2012 - 4:13 PM ET

windows firewall blocks windows update

HI all, Windows Firewall Blocks Windows update with error Code 8024402C Microsoft provide help on this error: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/Windows-Update-error-8024402C Where it says: "This error might be caused by a ...

Message posted on the February 22nd, 2013 - 5:09 AM ET

Internet Explorer 10 vs. Windows Update

<qp> To help our customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft will distribute Windows Internet Explorer 10 as an important update through Automatic Updates for Windows 7 SP1 and higher for x64 and x86 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 ...

Message posted on the January 31st, 2013 - 1:52 AM ET

Failed Windows Update

Windows XP media Centre Edition Regularly updated using Automatic updates Only update not installed is Internet Explorer 8 - I still use v7 ****Copy and paste from Windows update web response *********** ** which is (mysteriously) more than is ...

Message posted on the January 5th, 2012 - 3:55 AM ET

System Recovery: Windows Update Error

HP Compaq nc8430 laptop Windows XP Home I had a bad virus and I decided to do a full System Recovery. I chose not to save any data and everything seemed to go OK. Upon reboot, I then tried a Windows Update and got the error code ...

Message posted on the July 6th, 2012 - 7:48 PM ET

Windows Update Craziness

I have a Win7 Professional operating system with Service Pack 1 installed. On the following dates, Windows Update tried to install update (KB2635973) for Microsoft Visual Station with the following outcomes: 1/26 Failed, 2/2 Successful, 2/9 ...

Message posted on the February 13th, 2012 - 11:32 PM ET

Windows Update see no SP1 and can't install the full upgrader file in my 64-bit W7 HPE machine.

Hello. My 2.2 years old, updated 64-bit W7 HPE's Windows Update sees no SP1 and can't install it with the local full 903 MB upgrader file from my local HDD I downloaded. The local upgrader says "Install Windows Service Pack: One or more system ...

Message posted on the January 16th, 2012 - 3:51 PM ET