This tag is used for problems with updating software in general. It may be appropriate to use other tags in addition to this one to show what program/operating system you are trying to update.
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Windows update is not installing itself
I have this kind of problem: once upon a time my Windows 7 Home premium downloaded, probably bad, update and it didn't install itself for the first time. And now every time I shut down my computer is ...
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Windows Update history contradicting itself
I was just working on a Thinkpad with Windows 7 and in the homepage of Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update it showed
Most recent check for updates: Never
Updates were installed: ...
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Apt-get update issues on Linux Mint
I recently shifted from Ubuntu 12.10 to Linux Mint 10.
The kernel version I am using is 2.6.35-22-generic
When I try to update it using sudo apt-get update, I get the following error:
Ign file: ...
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How to upgrade an offline computer's OS and software?
I have a Linux computer that is kept offline for extra security.
How do I keep it up to date without putting it online?
It's running Fedora 17, but I don't mind changing to another distribution if ...
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Cannot run VLC after update (Win7)
I have just updated to 2.0.6 and cannot start VLC.
On theirs site it says: "If VLC doesn't even start anymore, delete VLC's configuration file" "...Windows Vista/7: C:\Users\%username%\Application ...
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How to Kill Java Update?
So far I got rid of the autoupdate for Java by disabling it through the registry, is there a way to stop people from manually update Java? If someone tries to update Java through other means, is there ...
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Is there any way to determine the progress of installing updates? [duplicate]
I'm working on setting up a new PC, which came with Windows 7 Professional installed (it's a Dell OptiPlex 3010). Naturally, there's updates it needs to install. Its already gone through 2 rounds of ...
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cannot update firefox browser [closed]
I want to update the firefox browser.
Current firefox version: 20.0
My OS is Windows Server 2003.
When trying to update, there is the following error message:
The update could not be installed. ...
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Auto-linking an outlook template to an excel chart
I need to send out data chart from excel on a daily basis. I would like to create a template that automatically updates the chart when opened. I am thinking there has to be a way to create a macro ...
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Lock local disc C: from installing or changing files
I want to lock local disk C: so that in the future I won't be able to change or install anything on it. I want to be able to use the data because my OS is installed there but I don't want to install ...
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How to stop Windows update popups? [duplicate]
I'm working on the project on my Windows 7 and have 20 browser tabs and 10 other windows open and right when I'm in the middle of typing this &#^$ pops up:
and if I click away it goes away for ...
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Visual Studio 2012 Acting Weird
I fixed the issued by reinstalling Windows.
A fresh install was not needed.
But I had to use the "Keep personal files only" option.
The "Keep Windows settings, personal files, and apps" option did not ...
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Upgrading from Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal)
I just recently installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my laptop with no problems whatsoever. I'm just now learning that 9.04 is unsupported and it's making installing software difficult. I came to the conclusion ...
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Errors when updating package list with apt-get on (K)ubuntu
I get some errors when trying to update the package list with sudo apt-get update command, specifically the error messages are as follows:
W: GPG error: http://dl.google.com stable Release: The ...
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Is there a way to modify the Windows 8 installation disc?
Is there a way to modify the Windows 8 installation disc?
I'm trying to include some updates and language pack to my Windows 8 installation disk as I did in Windows 7.
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Update Stalled: Bad Hard Drive
So, I'm on virtually a fresh install (made some configuration changes and installed/uninstalled a few programs.
I decided to run Ubuntu update manager, but apparently one of my hard disks is bad ...
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RHEL 6.4: Cannot Update via Terminal
I have a RHEL 6.4 server and I cannot use the yum command from within an SSH connection. If I execute any yum command (yum update, yum install, yum clean all) I get the following:
Loaded plugins: ...
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In which order should I install drivers, programs and updates after a fresh Windows install?
It's something I always have never been quite sure about... I usually go with drivers first, updates and then programs, but maybe it doesn't even matter at all...
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Automatic updates of Firefox (stable and beta) don't work on OS X
I do use Firefox stable, beta, aurora and nightlies on OS X 10.7.*. While automatic updates work as expected with aurora and nightly builds they don't work, and never have, with stable and beta ...
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Multi user web software update solution
I want to accomplish an easy update procedure for web software that is used by multiple users.
The idea is to have the software with multiple versions at /opt/software/version-1.2.3/ or ...
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Why is Windows claiming Vista is counterfeit after installing updates?
We've purchased a Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC from a local Wal-Mart a few years ago. Upon our first boot, we were asked to create recovery discs of Windows Vista because the manufacturer did not ...
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Update manager is not working on Efika MX (Ubuntu Maverick)
When I try to update using the Update manager, I get the following error message:
Failed to download repository information: Check your Internet connection.
W:Failed to fetch ...
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OS X Snow Leopard in Virtual Box fails to boot after software update
I installed a copy of Snow Leopard on a virtual drive in a Windows 7 host. It has been working fairly well in the past few days. I decided to install the updates for OS X and now it is stuck at the ...
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Custom Firmware for Printers
Is there a way to replace the factory firmware that came with the printer with a custom firmware that allows you to use aftermarket or generic ink cartridges?
A search on google doesn't reveal much ...
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Is it possible to block Ask toolbar and McAfee from installing during Java and Acrobat updates? [duplicate]
Some of my users are required to have Java installed on their machines for specific applications. I have been instructing them to become more aware of automatic updates from Oracle. My problem is ...
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The Necessity Of Rebooting A PC After Downloading & Installing Windows Updates & If Not: How To Prevent It? [duplicate]
Quite often after downloading & installing Windows Updates on my PC, a dialogue box pops up similar to the one shown below, asking to restart the computer to complete the process. :
This is ...
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Windows Updates - Uninstall keys location in the registry under Windows 7?
In other OS like XP, the uninstall keys where located at:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
But for the Windows Updates, it seems that are not stored here. Anyone knows ...
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Is it possible to pause window updates download?
I'm on a slow dial-up connection, and my window-8 is downloading some critical updates. The connection keeps disconnection, so I was thinking if it was possible to pause the updates download ?
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Lenovo IdeaPad A1 - Android 4 update [closed]
I just bought a Lenovo IdeaPad A1 tablet (1st generation). Is there an update to Android 4 available or planned for that tablet?
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Flash .rom file to BIOS chip
I have got a .rom file from my BIOS chip using this tool (it really isn't a virus). I extracted the Packard Bell boot logo from it using CBROM, edited it and put it back into the .rom, which ...
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Windows Automatic Update Installer
Is there a way to have a program install windows updates and then reboot and install and reboot automatically all night long?
It would shave a lot of time off my hands.
All versions of Windows.
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BSOD after Windows 8 Update on Macbook Air
Whenever I try to update Windows 8 running dual-boot on my 2012 Macbook Air 13", I get a perpetual blue screen of death after restarting that can only be solved with a System Restore. According to ...
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Windows Generic Software Updater API (Example: Steam, Origin) [closed]
i just noticed that the updaters of steam and origin look very similar.
Is this just some "coincidence" or is there some generic updater api available in Windows that i never noticed?
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The Firefox plugin check says every single plugin is “unknown”
The Firefox plugin check at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/ report that every one my plugins are "Unknown plugin," and the button next to that, "? Research" loads a Google search page using ...
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How to run a shell script on a Mac (10.7.4) to auto install updates?
Im trying to run this shell script that is supposed to do this:
This script uses the softwareupdate program on OSX to automatically check for updates and install them. It also logs all updates to ...
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deploying Java with SCCM / SCUP
We have a network of about 250 PC's which I want to deploy the java updates to. As distribution software we are using SCCM 2012 / SCUP 2011.
Note: I need to deploy both the x86 and the x64 version.
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How do I install Visual Studio CTP updates?
I'm trying to install the "Visual Studio Tools for Git" extension in VS2012 Ultimate, but it says I need an update. It takes me to a "VS2012 Update 2 CTP 3" page, with 10 separate files (some big).
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Generic automated updating of desktop applications
Is there an application that will silently update a local folder containing all the files in a web directory? Or even better, if there is a .zip file, it will extract the files into the specified ...
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Where else can I put JAR/ZIP files beside lib\ext to ensure they can be accessed
My Wifes company uses AEP Port forwarder (Netilla) which is no longer supported and with more recent versions of Java it seem unable to download the .JAR/.ZIP files it uses. By installing an old ...
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Windows 8 App Update giving me 0x80246007 errors
To save disk-space on my C drive (and because I couldn't find an Uninstall function in the Windows Store app), I deleted some apps I never use, from:
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
However, now ...
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Windows 8 customer preview [duplicate]
I have installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview on windows Vista, I can I update all apps with Windows 8
released version?
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Linux user wondering: Why doesn't Windows Update have drivers for really popular hardware? [closed]
My sister recently bought a new Thinkpad T430. The T-Series is the Thinkpad,
and Thinkpads are the laptops of choice if you need Windows (or Linux). She
installed Windows 7, and out of the box neither ...
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Do system and software updates take up more and more space? [closed]
Today I had to update Microsoft Office yet again. Most smaller applications would update by replacing themselves with the new version, but this doesn't seem to be the case with operation systems and ...
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Updating offline Ubuntu Server
I have an ubuntu server which is offline and it doesn't has any external IP to connect to internet and I would like to make an update. Would be possible through another ubuntu server which is online ...
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How to update linux distro without loosing any software that was installed on the previous version
can anyone let me know how to install linux mint 14 without loosing the data that I have on linux mint 13?
I have installed a lot of software from software center, So can you please let me know how ...
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CentOS 5.9 - PHP Version Is 5.1, Yum Update Says No Update Available? [duplicate]
Just as the title states. I have 5.1.6 installed on my CentOS server, all I did was yum install php, it installed that version. I see on the list php53.x86_64 but when I try to install it, it states ...
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Word 2007 does not update when printing
I used the "update fields when printing" option for years; it is a useful feature.
Unfortunately, the update stopped working a few years ago. Our IT guys say it's because of one of the service ...
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Free, automated OS-independent update management solutions
I know it is possible (with OCS Inventory or WSUS for instance) to manage client systems' and applications' updates.
However, with OCS Inventory you have to use packages to execute scripts on client ...
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How to disable Google Chrome downloads from Ubuntu updates?
How can I stop the Ubuntu Update from trying to download Google Chrome when it notifies me of updates?
I uncheck it every time, but it keeps coming back.
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Windows 7 Getting stuck on shutdown and not installing visual studio updates
I installed a couple of updates and now my computer won't shut down or install certain updates I thought it might just need some time so have left it while going to bed and it is still stuck on the ...
