hi, just installed new MOBO, GPU, SSD, CPU.
reinstalled windows 7 pro 64 , the windows updater keeps searching!?, it is set to check but let me decide to DL/install.
I even reinstalled windows!, same thing, still just searches? any help? thank you

Make sure you installed all your hardware drivers, it may be looking for a driver or something it can't find..How long has it been checking for updates anyway?..It's been known to take 2 or 3 hours or more, even 8 hours or so (overnight), just let it run..Something that might help is downloading and installing Service Pack 1 (advanced) from a USB flash drive first, but that might take an hour or so..I don't remember it ever taking so long for me before until fairly recently, I think Micro$oft is intentionally tormenting/punishing Win7 users these days.

dogofwar
hi, just installed new MOBO, GPU, SSD, CPU.
reinstalled windows 7 pro 64 , the windows updater keeps searching!?, it is set to check but let me decide to DL/install.
I even reinstalled windows!, same thing, still just searches? any help? thank you

There is a slight bug with some of the more recent updates. According to what I have observed there is a condition where the windows update installation client does not recognize the proper certificates and stalls with a search loop. There is a combination of KB updates (you can download them separately) that, in combination, corrects this problem. The two updates seem not to relate to it but they do happen to fix this particular issue for most systems. They are as follows:
 
KB3145739 - MS16-039: Description of the security update for Windows Graphics Component: April 12, 2016 - Remote code execution vulnerabilty fix for Windows. Download the appropriate file for your version of Windows.
 
KB3138612 - Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 2016.
 
Please install those two updates, one right after the other, then reboot. This should resolve your issue and allow further windows updates to be performed. I don't guarantee that it corrects this issue for all systems, just most that I have encountered. Hopefully it'll resolve yours.
 
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The reference for these updates is located here.
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bobmitch
I just did a fresh install of Windows 7 on my HP Envy.  Giving to my son and he wants 7.  When I ran Windows updates...I found that it took overnight to find and install the updates.  I think that MS is purposely slowing down the process for all older OS...saving bandwidth for Windows 10...plus maybe they think that if they mess with the process...you might jump to 10.

It's been slow for quite a few years. Since I built my PC in 2010, I have reinstalled W7 on average once per year. It took me days before I got all the updates installed. Reinstalling did get faster when I had SP1 and drivers already downloaded.

just read ms released a 'unofficial sp 2' ....
could be good, but don't see why they have us jump
through so many hoops to dl... they need to release
official sp 2....
info from hardforum.. :
https://hardforum.com/threads/windows-7-convenience-rollup.1899805/

James_L

dogofwar
hi, just installed new MOBO, GPU, SSD, CPU.
reinstalled windows 7 pro 64 , the windows updater keeps searching!?, it is set to check but let me decide to DL/install.
I even reinstalled windows!, same thing, still just searches? any help? thank you

There is a slight bug with some of the more recent updates. According to what I have observed there is a condition where the windows update installation client does not recognize the proper certificates and stalls with a search loop. There is a combination of KB updates (you can download them separately) that, in combination, corrects this problem. The two updates seem not to relate to it but they do happen to fix this particular issue for most systems. They are as follows:
 
KB3145739 - MS16-039: Description of the security update for Windows Graphics Component: April 12, 2016 - Remote code execution vulnerabilty fix for Windows. Download the appropriate file for your version of Windows.
 
KB3138612 - Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 2016.
 
Please install those two updates, one right after the other, then reboot. This should resolve your issue and allow further windows updates to be performed. I don't guarantee that it corrects this issue for all systems, just most that I have encountered. Hopefully it'll resolve yours.
 
[edit]
The reference for these updates is located here.
[/edit]

After installing KB3138612 I am finally making progress on a fresh install. I tried installing several times without success before I tried reading the instructions and realizing I had to manually stop the Windows Update Service before running it. Installing my initial 268 updates now.

Zuhl3156

James_L

dogofwar
hi, just installed new MOBO, GPU, SSD, CPU.
reinstalled windows 7 pro 64 , the windows updater keeps searching!?, it is set to check but let me decide to DL/install.
I even reinstalled windows!, same thing, still just searches? any help? thank you

There is a slight bug with some of the more recent updates. According to what I have observed there is a condition where the windows update installation client does not recognize the proper certificates and stalls with a search loop. There is a combination of KB updates (you can download them separately) that, in combination, corrects this problem. The two updates seem not to relate to it but they do happen to fix this particular issue for most systems. They are as follows:
 
KB3145739 - MS16-039: Description of the security update for Windows Graphics Component: April 12, 2016 - Remote code execution vulnerabilty fix for Windows. Download the appropriate file for your version of Windows.
 
KB3138612 - Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 2016.
 
Please install those two updates, one right after the other, then reboot. This should resolve your issue and allow further windows updates to be performed. I don't guarantee that it corrects this issue for all systems, just most that I have encountered. Hopefully it'll resolve yours.
 
[edit]
The reference for these updates is located here.
[/edit]

After installing KB3138612 I am finally making progress on a fresh install. I tried installing several times without success before I tried reading the instructions and realizing I had to manually stop the Windows Update Service before running it. Installing my initial 268 updates now.

MS has a roleup for Win7, though it is not SP2 - may save you time (must use IE v6 or newer) Your version of IE needs to be updated before some of the updates will work, or use a different browser
 
read post 5 & 6
 
http://forums.evga.com/Mi...ndows-10-m2497625.aspx