On Thu, 12 May 2016 21:29:27 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote:

philo wrote:
On 05/12/2016 08:55 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
After installing around 50 updates - including all security
updates for IE8 - manually I am now able to access windows update
online . The comp is now downloading 104 security updates from M$ .




Glad you got it working.

MS is just making it a bit harder to get updates for their older
operating systems...and with Win10 they are making it too easy...VIZ:
Giving them to you when you don't want them

One of the first things I did when we got the "new" W7 laptop (Lenovo 4180
refurb from Newegg) was disable the W10 updates . Everything I've read/heard
indicates they're trying to force everyone W7 and later to upgrade whether
they want it or not . Too many privacy issues for my taste - I won't use
cloud storage either . At least with the files all on my own machine I stand
a chance of retaining *some* privacy .
With the "custom install" option you can shut off virtually all the
"privacy issue" concerns.