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This morning around 9:15 EDT it took over 3 minutes to complete a scan for updates, but it did complete.

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LHiggins

I thank you as well for bringing back even more memories.

I also started in the early 60’s writing programs in FORTRAN, punching cards and running them on an IBM 1260 (I think that was the model number – it has been a long time).

 

 

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Will Fastie

Yes. You are doing it correctly.

If you have multiple updates being installed, wait for EACH ONE to be ready for restart, before you actually hit the Restart Now button.

 

 

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rizzquery

Will Fastie wrote:

However, the media has good life

Only if you still have a working CD/DVD player.

I have had CD players that have stopped working.  Now I have a library of music that I cannot hear unless I can find a replacement.

Does anyone remember the Pioneer PD-M6  – 6 disk cartridge CD player?

 

Your description is almost identical to the program FreeCommanderXE.

I have been using FCXE for years. It works well over the network and has a great file sync option, which I use to backup files on several networked computers.

It is also a bit Techie and there are a ton of options which will take some time to get the look and feel that is most comfortable.

 

In my experience, the check for updates happens immediately.

 

 

It was a shock to see this announcement this morning.

Woody always had a great sense for providing guidance to the people following his reporting and technical insights. I was sorry when he decided to give up the reins of this AskWoody Lounge, but I am sure he was comforted by the way we all have continued to keep his legacy alive and thriving.

May you rest in peace Woody

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DrBonzo, Elly, Myst

This happened to me as well.

On Jan 11 both the WinRE (KB5048239) and the normal defender updates were displayed by Windows Update. I didn’t notice that the extra update was for WinRE, expecting it was another Windows Defender Platform update, I hit the download button.

Update KB5048239 was successfully installed back on Dec 24 (and now again on Jan 11).

This morning, Jan 12, the same thing happened. So I hid KB5048239 and just installed the defender update.

Then to clear the Windows Update queue, I used the pause/resume sequence. That works great.

 

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Win7and10

You can have as many copies of the Keepass program as you want, on the laptop, on the desktop and on one or more thumb drives.

The database file needs to be available to the program when it is run. That means that you should keep as many copies of the database as you have programs. However, this increases the possibility that when changes are made in one copy of the database, the others will be out of sync, i.e. you need to keep all the copies up to date.

I handle this by keeping one database per user. Each user can update their own database freely and once a week I synchronize all the copies.

This is only one way to handle the databases. You could put a master database in cloud storage and allow each user to download a copy to use it. Be creative!

I hope this helps.

 

 

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windbg, LHiggins

You could try using  KeePass Password Safe

This is the official website of KeePass, the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager.

https://keepass.info/index.html

Also:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/keepass/

KeePass is available in two different editions: 1.x and 2.x.
They are fundamentally different (2.x is not based on 1.x).
They mainly differ in portability and functionality:

* KeePass 1.x: Runs on all Windows systems without any prerequisites.
Does not need to be installed; is portable. Fewer features than 2.x.

* KeePass 2.x: Runs on all Windows systems with Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or higher. Does not need to be installed; is portable.

Version 2.x uses a different file format (.kdbx) than version 1.x (.kdb)

I personally use Version 2.x (currently KeePass-2.57.1.zip) – No licensing issues.

I have been using KeePass for more than 16 years and have never had a problem.

 

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BobbyB, LHiggins

You are right!

However the SHA256 checksum of both of the zip archives at the 2 sites are identical.

So it does not matter.

 

 

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Microfix, Alex5723

I have a Brother MFC-8460N which I bought about 2008. It has a scanner which can scan to a file on the computer (in multiple formats), or it can copy pages. The printer works very reliably. It has an ethernet connection, but no WiFi. I think it has a USB connection too, but I never use it.

The only quirk is that it occasionally forgets to listen to the ethernet.  In that case I just power off for a few seconds and it is fine when it restarts.

This printer has been very reliable over the past 16 years.

 

First, if you are using Windows Pro, there is a way to block updates by using the Group Policy Editor. You can set it to notify you about updates ready to download, but wait for you to start them.

Second, what method are you using to “block updates”?

 

I had never seen KB5046400 offered for October updates for Win 10 22H2 when I scanned for updates on October 10. Just the normal .NET, CU and MSRT which I hid.

Today I installed KB5042320 (WinRE from August) on my laptop.  After it installed successfully, my next scan for pending updates with WUmgr revealed KB5046400 (WinRE) waiting to be installed.

It looks like KB5042320 is a prerequisite for KB5046400.

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Perq, PKCano

I have been using a “NETGEAR ProSAFE 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (GS108)” since 2016.

It just works! A small power cube provides the needed power, no other setup. Plug & Play.

It is currently $44.99 at Newegg.com.

 

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