Windows 8.1 Updates

RumRat

John259 wrote: »

Agreed. But now Windows and Microsoft are fast fading into the past, hastened by the Windows 8 disaster.

:DOK, makes note, not to take you seriously in the future.

Aquamania

50Twuncle wrote: »

This morning - I switched my Win 8.1 laptop on and was told that I needed 761 Mb updates..

I remember when a complete operating system (DOS) came on 3 floppy disks (total 4.5Mb)

Even Windows 3.1 fitted on 6 disks and Win NT 3.1 fitted on 22) !

It comes to something when updates are so huge

I reckon that it is a conspiracy between MS and Hard Disk manufacturers to sell larger and larger disks ...

I know MS DOS 6.2 could be squeezed onto 5 x 3.5" discs (1.44Mb each)

But didn't the IBM DOS come on a 5.25" floppy? (what size was that? 360kb?)

But if we must have pretty images nowadays that a graphical interface by definition requires, then of course it's going to be bigger.

emptybox

grumpycrab wrote: »

Note that the current release has a couple of issues with update1.
The Beta works fine (but that's only available to existing modernmix license owners).

Oh right. I'll have to go and download the beta.
I'd noticed yesterday that the new top 'close' bar popped up, even when you had apps in a window, and there was some confusion as to which 'X' actually closed the app.

Stardock's Windowblinds has an slight issue with the new update as well.
Think Start8 is fine though.

50Twuncle

OK I downloaded 800Mb of updates and now my laptop is stuck at 10% complete configuring windows - left for an hour - still 10% !!

kwikbreaks

Have you checked to make sure your RAM pack isn't wobbly?

grumpycrab

50Twuncle wrote: »

OK I downloaded 800Mb of updates and now my laptop is stuck at 10% complete configuring windows - left for an hour - still 10% !!

The main update (kb2919355) is very slow to install; if the laptop is stuck after an hour I'd just restart it. You can tell its installed when you get a search box at the top-right of the metro/modern/start screen.

50Twuncle

kwikbreaks wrote: »

Have you checked to make sure your RAM pack isn't wobbly?

RAM is fine - this is a 6 month old device - it is MS who is wobbly
Try googling the latest updates!
I am trying a "system refresh"
couldn't get restore

penrhyn

kwikbreaks wrote: »

Have you checked to make sure your RAM pack isn't wobbly?

You can fix wobbly RAM packs with a small piece of Blutack. Or get an Acorn Atom.

espresso

kwikbreaks wrote: »

Have you checked to make sure your RAM pack isn't wobbly?

Whoosh! straight over his head as usual.

:rotfl:

50Twuncle

espresso wrote: »

Whoosh! straight over his head as usual.

:rotfl:

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY RAM
I have just done a system refresh and my laptop is now as good as new !!
That's without touching my RAM !!