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windows update failure to configure
Boggin:
You should have the option to factory reset your laptop and I would think that would resolve the Event ID 1107.
Do four things before you do that - make a list of all of your programs, create a system repair disk, create a system image onto external media and then back up your personal stuff.
You will have all of your programs to reinstall - the likes of Adobe and Java to update and remove the bloat and finally a defrag.
I use IObit Uninstaller to get rid of the bloat which you can get from http://filehippo.com/download_iobit_uninstaller/
I would have directed you to the majorgeeks website but they are currently hosting v6.0 Beta 1 and I have no experience of that.
If and when you download it, look for any check boxes that will give you any of their unwanted software, but if any slip in, you can use their Uninstaller to dump it.
Not sure why the repair install didn't resolve but it sounds like he's hankering after getting you to sell him your laptop - a factory reset though time consuming should resolve.
If you can factory reset and your updates are successful, you'll probably end up with the GWX icon in the System Tray (I did :)) - simply download GWX Control Panel and use the settings to get rid of it.
http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/
Then go to Installed Updates, enter KB3035583 and KB2952664 in turn into the top right search box and right click on them and select Uninstall when they come up.
I uninstalled GWX Control Panel then because it was Monitoring as I like as little as possible running in the background.
frodi:
Thanks for all that info. I did discus that with the techie, but am thinking I might install 10 on that laptop. It would be interesting to try! I also have 1 other laptop and a desktop pc. Bot these have windows 7 64bit and perform without any problem. Each computer has it own main use.
Boggin:
Well whatever state Win 7 is, I would advise creating an external system image first and change the boot order to permanently check the DVD and USB drives before the HDD, as Win 10 boots up that quickly that F2 and F12 don't work.
Once in Win 10, from a Command Prompt (Admin) you can retain the F8 and other legacy boot keys with this cmd -
bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy
Otherwise, you have to do it from within Windows to get into the advanced boot options, but if you can't get into Windows then having this option would be wiser.
frodi:
Thanks Boggin, I'll be careful.
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