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Above post is correct. I just reinstalled Windows 7 two days ago. There is a process you have to follow or there will be problems. Translation: Prepare ahead of time! Have an 8gb flash drive handy to store all these files.(0) A copy of Windows 7 OS that you need (home, pro, ultimate- x86, or x64) & your license key (DO NOT forget that) You can have this on a flash drive, but I still find a CD works better.(1) Download WSUS offline installer & run it. It'll download about 2gb. of updates.(2) If your copy of Windows 7 doesn't have service pack 1, download it. After reinstalling your OS, install that FIRST!(3) Download these KB updates and install them in the order I've posted:Windows6.1-KB3020369-x64 (This sets up your OS for offline installs. Why? Ask Microsoft, not me)windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64 (The unofficial 'service pack 2')Windows6.1-KB3153199-x64 (Fixes Windows updates to prevent the 'checking, but never download')Windows6.1-KB3156417-x64 (May 2016 monthly rollup)Windows6.1-KB3172605-x64 (July 2016 monthly rollup. June was cancelled because of a problem)After installing these, run the WSUS offline installer. It'll install C++, IE11, Net framework 4.6.2, and a few missing KB updates. After all that Windows 7 will STILL need further updates, but it's only around 20, not 220. As I said, I did this 2 days ago and the entire process from start to finish took about 3 hours. It used to take 8, because of all the updates. And the final thing, of course, check if your version of Windows 7 is 32bit, or 64.
I have the win7 installation disk but are the updates still available? I ask this because the other day I tried a fresh install of win7 and was connected to the internet (300Mb/s) for several hours for initial updating & patching with little success - I thought updates were available until April 2019, as with LL2.8 ...Mike
Won't say much about the video except it is typically sensationalistTC
It will be interesting to see what MS does with Win7..?Also,Like it is/was possible to get updates to WinXP via a registry hack that made it look like WinXP EmbeddedLike the ATM Embedded XPIt maybe possible to do the same with Win7, there is a Win7 embedded that is supported at least till 2020
Hey Mike,I'm not quite sure about what privacy differences you are referring to. TC
According to MS,Windows 7 is in extended support till Jan 2020, and you can still buy it pre-installed till Oct 2016.So there is still some life in it yet.https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet