Time wasted by Standalone Installer

Microsoft should revise the script built into the Windows Update Standalone
Installer. A few days ago, I downloaded several optional updates from the
Microsoft Download Center. During each install, the installer waited for a
lengthy period of time while it "searched for updates." That time adds up,
particularly if you have several computers. Furthermore, I have never seen
one of those installer "searches" come back with anything else that needed
to be installed.

Hi,

That's why I always set my systems to automatically download updates in the
background and notify me when they are ready to install. To me, it's like
the defrag function, who wants to sit around watching it happen?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Conley" <> wrote in message
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> Microsoft should revise the script built into the Windows Update
> Standalone Installer. A few days ago, I downloaded several optional
> updates from the Microsoft Download Center. During each install, the
> installer waited for a lengthy period of time while it "searched for
> updates." That time adds up, particularly if you have several computers.
> Furthermore, I have never seen one of those installer "searches" come back
> with anything else that needed to be installed.

Rick,

These were all updates that did not come up via Windows Update. Each one
required you to click a WGA validation button before it could be downloaded.


"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> That's why I always set my systems to automatically download updates in the
> background and notify me when they are ready to install. To me, it's like
> the defrag function, who wants to sit around watching it happen?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Conley" <> wrote in message
> news:95187B4A-A9C7-40FF-BD1F-...
> > Microsoft should revise the script built into the Windows Update
> > Standalone Installer. A few days ago, I downloaded several optional
> > updates from the Microsoft Download Center. During each install, the
> > installer waited for a lengthy period of time while it "searched for
> > updates." That time adds up, particularly if you have several computers.
> > Furthermore, I have never seen one of those installer "searches" come back
> > with anything else that needed to be installed.
>
>

Hi,

Oh, that's totally different and does not use the Windows Update routine.
That "search for updates" routine is checking to see if there are any
updates to the package you are selecting, and it represents the response
time from the server (keep in mind that millions hit those servers every
day), unrelated to anything on your system.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Conley" <> wrote in message
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> Rick,
>
> These were all updates that did not come up via Windows Update. Each one
> required you to click a WGA validation button before it could be
> downloaded.
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> That's why I always set my systems to automatically download updates in
>> the
>> background and notify me when they are ready to install. To me, it's like
>> the defrag function, who wants to sit around watching it happen?
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Conley" <> wrote in message
>> news:95187B4A-A9C7-40FF-BD1F-...
>> > Microsoft should revise the script built into the Windows Update
>> > Standalone Installer. A few days ago, I downloaded several optional
>> > updates from the Microsoft Download Center. During each install, the
>> > installer waited for a lengthy period of time while it "searched for
>> > updates." That time adds up, particularly if you have several
>> > computers.
>> > Furthermore, I have never seen one of those installer "searches" come
>> > back
>> > with anything else that needed to be installed.
>>
>>