Effing windows 8.

"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin) 10/09/2014 at 16:08 • Filed to: None

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Was handed down a one year old laptop to sell for a family member. No big deal. Battery is fried. Ok, replacement part is $13 on Amazon. Do a factory wipe. Ok. 111 critical updates, 6 optional. Ok.... Load them up. 2 hours later, restart....

"failure configuring windows updates. Reverting your system, do not turn off"

The system has been reverting for 9 hours now.

Nibbles > mkbruin, Atlas VP 10/09/2014 at 16:10

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I've had that happen. I forced it down, waited a few and powered it back on. Came up just fine

Windows 8 has some update probs

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > mkbruin, Atlas VP 10/09/2014 at 16:17

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I have learned to steer clear of optional updates until the critical ones are downloaded and working properly. Then I will go back for the optional ones after creating a restore point.

mcseanerson > mkbruin, Atlas VP 10/09/2014 at 16:20

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Time to make a chromebook.

Rico > mkbruin, Atlas VP 10/09/2014 at 16:21

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1 year and battery is fried? Typical Windows laptops.

Sweet Trav > mkbruin, Atlas VP 10/09/2014 at 16:24

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Time to flip the bios to legacy mode and install a copy of Windows 7

deekster_caddy > mkbruin, Atlas VP 10/09/2014 at 16:26

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Better off to just wipe the hard drive and restore if there is a factory restore partition.

Restore

Use a good program like "eraser" to wipe free space after the restore.

Sell with peace of mind.

Profit!

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > Rico 10/09/2014 at 16:26

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Windows?

Battery Tender Unnecessary > mkbruin, Atlas VP 10/09/2014 at 16:28

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Now you know why my gaming desktop is Windows 7 after trying to install 8. Would run updates, would reboot, got that message, reverted, it immediately attempted to update again. Endless loop.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Rico 10/09/2014 at 16:44

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Really? That's a problem I've repeatedly seen (and had) that problem with Apple laptops.

Milky > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 10/09/2014 at 16:54

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Mine lasted 4 years …. I'm about that full charge & full drain life. Do you know how many cycle counts you had?

Rico > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 10/09/2014 at 16:58

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I've got friends that still own the Black Macbooks before they went unibody on their first batteries. I've never seen this issue with Macs but on the contrary the 2 windows laptops we owned (both Lenovos) had to have their batteries replaced before the 2 year mark.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Rico 10/09/2014 at 17:19

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Guess it's just dependent on the person, but my experiences in Apple land have been less-than-great. Lenovos have a pretty bad reputation for battery quality, to be fair, and there's a big difference between a sub-$750 laptop and a $2000 one regardless of software platform.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Milky 10/09/2014 at 17:20

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These were on previous computers, so I don't honestly remember.

No Prius Needed > mkbruin, Atlas VP 10/09/2014 at 17:21

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I had to put up with my desktop doing that for a week.

Rico > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 10/09/2014 at 17:39

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I shouldn't generalize because you are right the more expensive Windows Laptops (like Vaios) have always been good quality. I didn't know Lenovo was known for that but I've definitely experienced it.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > mkbruin, Atlas VP 10/09/2014 at 19:16

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have you tried turning it off and on again?