Offline Update for Windows??!
biblis1
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Hello,
Hello,
I am a novice in the field of computer science, but I've been trying to understand things better for some time now, and I have a question that remains a mystery to me.
I have a laptop running Windows Vista at home, without an internet connection. Sometimes I connect via Wi-Fi in cafes, but not very often. When I check my computer for installed software updates and on Windows Update, I realize that the times and dates do not correspond at all to my internet connections (for example, during the week at 7 AM, my computer is on but not in cafes with a Wi-Fi connection). How is this possible? Could an update have "triggered" during a connection and then permanently installed on the PC while offline?! Because I am certain that the dates and times noted (next to the installed updates) are not moments when I had internet! (or perhaps after a restart?) Do you have an explanation? Thank you for enlightening me?
Configuration: Windows XP / Internet Explorer 7.0
Hello,
I am a novice in the field of computer science, but I've been trying to understand things better for some time now, and I have a question that remains a mystery to me.
I have a laptop running Windows Vista at home, without an internet connection. Sometimes I connect via Wi-Fi in cafes, but not very often. When I check my computer for installed software updates and on Windows Update, I realize that the times and dates do not correspond at all to my internet connections (for example, during the week at 7 AM, my computer is on but not in cafes with a Wi-Fi connection). How is this possible? Could an update have "triggered" during a connection and then permanently installed on the PC while offline?! Because I am certain that the dates and times noted (next to the installed updates) are not moments when I had internet! (or perhaps after a restart?) Do you have an explanation? Thank you for enlightening me?
Configuration: Windows XP / Internet Explorer 7.0
9 answers
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Hello
It is possible that updates are downloaded while you are connected and installed later.
You can check this in the Windows Update settings
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Chouba, CCM Mod
Rhâââgnagna -
Thank you for your response
How can I check that? In Windows Update, I only have a date and a time, that of the installed update (for example, weekday at 7 am!)
Moreover, can you confirm that the update could have completed (for the installation) without an internet connection?
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In Windows Update, in the configuration section. And yes, it is possible; once the update file(s) are downloaded, Windows (depending on the configuration choice) can install them later.
Downloading and installing are two distinct processes.
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Chouba, Moderator CCM
Rhâââgnagna -
- In the configuration, what should I look at or change? The "configuration delay"?
- How much time can there be between the two (downloading and installing)?
- I saw that in the settings, "do not check for updates (not recommended)" is checked. I think my mother checked this because she was disturbed by confirmation requests or others (I don't remember exactly) after I connected from a café Wi-Fi. Should I change this setting?
Thank you for all your answers, and I'm sorry if my questions seem a bit silly! -
If you want updates, then you must uncheck "do not check for updates (not recommended)" and check the other option.
Then you can either choose automatic download and installation, or let it download automatically and notify you so you can install them whenever you want.
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Alright, I’m going to uncheck it
but does that mean that for those famous updates which I don’t understand the dates and times, I had checked a later download and not automatic? I don’t remember. Does this also mean that the computer asked me for permission to install the update it had already downloaded offline? (I mean, is this really the explanation for those dates and times that do not correspond to connections)? I don’t remember this either, but I must have done it mechanically
thank you very much -
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Hello,
From the moment you checked the option that you agree to update your PC, it no longer prompts you except for certain updates, for example, upgrading Internet Explorer to a newer version.
Windows downloads updates in the background.
And most of the time installs them upon restarting the computer; you can see it when you choose to restart your PC, you have a sort of gear icon on the "restart" button.
Installations can also occur at startup; you can tell because it takes a little longer to boot up.
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