From: "James Wilkinson Sword"    
   Subject: Re: "Checking for Updates" ... forever   
       
   On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 02:24:17 -0000, Jason  wrote:   
       
   > I dug out an old, little-used netbook that my wife had used for a course   
   > and no longer uses. I want to hook it to my wi-fi weather station to put   
   > it on Weather Underground's network.   
   >   
   > The machine hadn't been used in two years. It runs something the Windows 7   
   > "Starter Edition" - which was ok last time we used it. Since it hadn't   
   > been updated in two years, I clicked to check for updates.   
   >   
   > Two and a half hours later, it's still checking. Any idea where the   
   > problem lies?   
       
   When running update on an old PC, I leave the task manager open and make sure i   
   t's either using the disk, the CPU, or the internet connection to a decent amou   
   nt.  If it stops, I reboot it and tell it to get updates again.   
       
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