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KB2952664 was published on April 22, 2014 and appears in my Windows Update List (I am running Windows 7 Pro - 64 bit).
The description of this update is vague: "This update helps Microsoft make improvements to the current operating system in order to ease the upgrade experience to the latest version of Windows."
Anyone have more information on what this update actually does? If its sole purpose is to ease the "upgrade" from Windows 7 to Windows 8 (or 8.1 or 8.1 update), then I'll just permanently hide KB2952664 (I have no desire or intention to "upgrade" my Windows 7 system to any flavor of Windows 8).
If its purpose is to ease what would be a true Windows 7 upgrade to a yet-to-be-announced Windows 7 SP2, then I'll keep it (but still would like to have more information about what KB2952664 actually does before installing).
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I am using Win 7 64 bit SP1. Windows Update has been trying to install KB2952664 since September. It always fails with an error code 80073701. However I can find no information on the MS site that explains this error code.
So, not only is the purpose of the update vague, but I can't even find out why it failed. Even more vague.
KB2952664 affects different computer in differing ways*.*
That is not very comforting, given that any computers that would be installing it would be running the same operating system, as it only applies to Windows 7.
It is possible that you will not be offered the update again.
Or, it is possible that no matter how many times we hide it, it will show up again and again as an "important" update, on the presumption that each time, it will sneak itself past a percentage of users.
I would like to say that this type of behaviour is beneath a company of Microsoft's stature. I would like to, but I can't, because this is the sort of thing we've come to expect from Microsoft with increasing frequency in recent years.
The moment a company believes itself to be invincible is the moment it begins the process of proving itself wrong.
Does help a little, but does not answer question about what it does and why was given the important rating. I have removed it from installed updates and really don't care what it does as it has not effected my computer in any way without it. Still, would like to know just what it does and the important rating
Thank you anyway Mr Cornell.
Omaha
Select Start, All Programs, Windows Update, Change Settings. Under Important Updates is a box showing the current setting. Click on the Arrow down to the right and change the selection to “Check for Updates but let me choose whether to download and install them” and click on OK.
Restart your computer twice. Start, All Programs, Windows Update, Check for Updates. Check the boxes before the updates you want to install, click on Install and click again on Install in the next window and the process of installing starts. You should let the process proceed without interruption. Multi-tasking at the time updating is in progress is unwise. The progress window will tell you what is going on. You need to be patient.
KB2952664 affects different computer in differing ways. It is possible that you will not be offered the update again.
I also have windows7 64 bit but after updating last night, it said my update of 2952664 failed so i want to remove it from my list of installed updates. Why was this given a important rating???
