Re: Slow installs

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 11/21/03


Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 19:32:42 -0700


. . . as well as possiblly needing to stop and then restart
things in order to free files for replacement, update the
dllcache, etc. . .

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Steven L Umbach" <sumbach55@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:7D9vb.2606$aw2.826350@newssrv26.news.prodigy.com...
> It has nothing to do with the size of the software package. A one gig
> program may have .95 gig of media files. A critical update is upgrading
the
> operating system and during that process a lot is going on including the
> fact that update may have to look at the uniqueness of your particular
> operating system installation and possibly examine thousands of files on
> your computer.  --- Steve
>
>
> "Gord" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:082f01c3af98$57438b40$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > I hope somebody can tell me why when doing an upgrade
> > from windows upgrade site the units I pick download in
> > seconds but the install takes forever. I can install a
> > gig program in a couple min.
>
>


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