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  1. On 4/24/2024 at 10:54 PM, Cixert said:

    SOLVED
    It's a strange hard drive alignment problem.
    I have verified that the partition is active with WinPE. From this all the data on the hard drive is perfectly accessible.
    However, I have booted a CD with MiniTool Partition Wizard Home 8.1.1 and I see that it does not indicate any active partitions. When I click on the "Boot Active partition" option, MiniTool tells me that it could not find the Windows installation.
    It's weird, with the Windows installation CD I can log into repair mode.
    Then I clicked on MiniTool on the align partitions option.
    Now the partition has been aligned to LBA 2048.
    I don't remember how much this one was aligned to before, surely 63.
    When I rebooted the error persisted, but I clicked in the BIOS on the "IDE HDD Auto Detection" option and then Windows XP began to boot.
    It is a strange problem, also with the BIOS update the hard drives have a hard time being detected, when I restart these make noises trying to boot for several seconds, with the BIOS old version it does not happen.
    There is no problem if I start the computer directly, the problem is when resetting.

    REASON
    I think I have found the reason why the BIOS updates only supported hard drives aligned to 2048 and the error NTLDR is missing aligned to 63 occurred. And the cause is the usual one on slot 1 motherboards "a RAM memory bad contact".
    I was having more and more problems, hard drives when starting Windows that sometimes wouldn't read a file and finally the Windows CD-ROM said it wouldn't read a file when booting.
    Curiously, once Windows started, there were no problems, only files were missing from the boot.
    The BIOS said that I had 392 MiB RAM, but I removed and cleaned the SD-RAM modules and it turned out that I have 512 MiB RAM.
    Now the disks aligned to sector 63 are read, well except for a Seagate 40 GB that does not boot at either 63 or 2048. The funny thing is that it does boot if I first detect in the BIOS a Seagate with 20 GB and change the hard drive without updating information.
    In any case, the latest BIOS update v3.08 continues to cause several start attempts on all hard drives when resetting the system. Which v3.07 doesn't do. The problem is that only v3.08 supports hard drives with +32GB.
    In conclusion, this motherboard is very very problematic as a whole.

  2. 18 hours ago, D.Draker said:

    Very strange, I can post different links. I remember some users that were constantly posting random  youtube videos were restricted, but you never spammed this forum. So, it's strange, indeed.

    As proof I can post:

    Crocodile Monitor (Varanus salvadorii)

    https://a-z-animals.com/animals/crocodile-monitor/

    They gave me a double penalty for posting a link to a browser compatible with Windows 7 that supposedly had pirated content.
    They told me it was permanent, but now I don't see it on my profile.
    It doesn't let me put some links to the forum but it does let me put some links outside the forum I think.

  3. 10 hours ago, Tripredacus said:

    0x7b stop error means the mass storage driver is missing.

    I have inserted another hard drive with a XP portable with ACPI installed.
    Now, with the original BIOS old version the BSOD 0xA5 with the message "ACPI not fully supported" occurs, so I updated the BIOS and now the system boots correctly.
    So the computer is compatible with ACPI.

    On the original hard drive I think the problem is that the ACPI.sys driver is not installed.
    It does not appear in the XP boot process even though I have changed the HAL to ACPI.
    So I conclude that in a original Standard PC installation it is not possible to change to HAL ACPI.
    Do you know if there is a way to install ACPI.SYS on a Standard PC installation? (then I would change the HAL files)

  4. 2 hours ago, Damnation said:

    @Cixert

    You may as well try it and see if it works for you.

    What ACPI BSOD are you getting btw? have you got a screenshot.

    I don't know if this message that appears in the post is correct.

    spacer.png
    It seems that this board does not have APIC and that the IRQs are limited.
    The strange thing is that when I installed Windows XP it identified the board as "Standard PC" and not "ACPI PC".
    I try to install the HAL ACPI manually and the following blue screen occurs.
    spacer.png

    I don't know if it affects the fact that when installing Windows XP the acpi .sys driver will not be installed and if now I have to install this driver manually in addition to the HAL.

  5. SOLVED
    It's a strange hard drive alignment problem.
    I have verified that the partition is active with WinPE. From this all the data on the hard drive is perfectly accessible.
    However, I have booted a CD with MiniTool Partition Wizard Home 8.1.1 and I see that it does not indicate any active partitions. When I click on the "Boot Active partition" option, MiniTool tells me that it could not find the Windows installation.
    It's weird, with the Windows installation CD I can log into repair mode.
    Then I clicked on MiniTool on the align partitions option.
    Now the partition has been aligned to LBA 2048.
    I don't remember how much this one was aligned to before, surely 63.
    When I rebooted the error persisted, but I clicked in the BIOS on the "IDE HDD Auto Detection" option and then Windows XP began to boot.
    It is a strange problem, also with the BIOS update the hard drives have a hard time being detected, when I restart these make noises trying to boot for several seconds, with the BIOS old version it does not happen.
    There is no problem if I start the computer directly, the problem is when resetting.

    In any case, updating the BIOS has not solved the problem I was trying to solve.
    ACPI does not work for me on Windows XP.
    The HAL installed is Standard PC and if I install the HAL with ACPI when XP starts up it gives me a blue screen.
    Updating the BIOS did not solve it.

  6. 59 minutes ago, Damnation said:

    @Cixert

    Has the boot order changed in the BIOS since the update?

    I am trying right now with the boot order, I am putting in the bios that starts with:
    C:
    D:
    E:
    F:
    And nothing, the result is the same.
    I am starting a virtual XP on CD-ROM, I am going to try to align the partition with Minitool Partition Wizard.
    Edit:
    Minitool Partition Wizard Free cannot be executed in Winpe.
    Paragon Alingnment Test says it is aligned.
    It is a IDE Hard Disk Maxtor with 10GB

  7. On 4/18/2024 at 6:29 AM, Damnation said:

    @Cixert

    Is your boot drive visible to the BIOS after you update?

    The hard disk drive appears in BIOS, contains a partition with XP and is in C:
    It seems that boot .ini is correct.
    I also have 2 more hard disks connected with data.
    I have tried to disconnect all secondary units and the problem persists.

     

  8. On 4/19/2024 at 4:20 PM, Tripredacus said:

    NTLDR is missing message comes from the OS itself, so this means it can see the disk. This message means that the BIOS did the hand-off to the disk, read the boot .ini and found where the OS is, but the path did not resolve. So the first thing to do is to check the boot .ini and see what is in there. 

    One example of a situation where a BIOS update can cause this is if the OS volume where Windows is located had its drive letter change. Such as if you are using multiple hard disk and Windows is in D: a BIOS change could cause the re-enumeration of volumes and D: is now E:, etc. If it is a situation where your OS was on C: but now that volume is a different letter, then it may be better off reverting that BIOS version again as the Windows installation could have problems with the drive letter changing.

    NOTE: The forum will not let you type in the term I put in bold above without a space. You will get an error if you try to submit a post without the space.

    EDIT: I'd also like to report that while the retroweb (site linked earlier) is good for information, I find their software to be lacking. That site does not take into account board revisions such as is common with Microstar boards which means this issue will likely exist for other brands. That would be a reason why a BIOS update may fail. Also I've yet to find any drivers on there that have worked. For example, ones that are marked for Windows 95 requiring different OS like XP, or 32bit options are 64bit versions, etc.

    I think the Windows XP starting sequence is as follows:
    1 MBR Sector-> Pre-Boot
    2 NTLDR -> C: (System Partition Root) -> Preboot & Boot
    3 boot .ini -> c: -> boot
    4 Bootsect .DOS -> C: -> Boot (optional)
    5 NTDETECT .com -> C: -> BOOT
    6 NTBOOTDD .SYS -> C: -> Boot (optional)
    7 ntoskrnl .exe -> Systemrootsystem32 -> kernel load
    8 hal .dll -> Systemrootsystem32 -> kernel load
    9 System -> Systemrootsystem32 -> Kernel initialization
    10 devices .sys -> SystemroSystem32Drivers -> Kernel initialization

    I have applied the Fixboot & Fixmbr commands from a Windows 2003 start CD to try to solve the problem.
    Now the message "NTLDR is missing press key to continue" appears in English.
    Apparently the message is set in the MBR sector.
    If I execute the commands from the XP CD in Spanish, then the message reappears in Spanish.
    So the hard drive is detected, but not the operating system Pre-Boot file, NTLDR.
    If the hard drive was not detected, the BIOS put the message "Operating system is missing"

    I think there is an incompatibility between the BIOS version and this hard drive.
    Perhaps the hard drive is not in very good condition and the update has a feature that makes it fail.

     

  9. On 4/22/2024 at 4:40 PM, Andalu said:

    At this point, I also have serious doubts whether the GPT Loader can effectively work on 3TB GPT disks. It certainly does not work on 4TB GPT disks.

     

    If it is partitioned with a 2 TB limit, do you have problems?
    For example, 4 TB hard drive divided into 2 partitions.

  10. I have a pretty old computer saved many years in the closet that I had to take out to perform some tests. It has the I440BX chip (20th century) and Windows XP.
    The last time I tried to update the BIOS I looked for an updated version based on the motherboard name, but when trying to flash it I gave me the error "The program files part number does not match with your system".
    Desperate I flash it equally the surprise is that this works, but when restarting the message "NTLDR is missing press key to continue" appears to me.
    So I returned to the previous BIOS version and the problem disappeared.
    Now, in 2024 I have learned that the BIOS updated version is not sought by the motherboard name. This must be sought by the motherboard identification name that give programs such as Aida64, since I do not download a BIOS version for a motherboard review that is not admitted.
    So I have installed the BIOS correct version.
    The surprise is that the message also appears to me
    "NTLDR is missing press key to continue".
     And if I return to the previous version of the BIOS it works correctly.
    Any idea what reason is it?
    The strange thing is that the message appears in Spanish, when the BIOS is in English.
    How is it possible?
    Is it in any way detecting that Windows XP is in Spanish?
    I have tried other hard drives and they do work, the problem only happens with the installed hard drive.

    Motherboard Model:
    DTK PRM-0080I E1

    ID motherboard:
    i440BX-w977-2A69KD1DC-00

    BIOS download
    https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/dtk-prm-0080i-e1#bios
    BIOS right
    80e1-308.bin (v. 3.08)

    BIOS bad:
    80e1-314.bin (v. 3.14)
    It is for 2A69KD1KC (rev RC or newer )

  11. 10 hours ago, user57 said:

    hmm for some reason i can only type a few words - i removed the links and it is still not doing it

    edited for not can write the entire text

    The forum is not letting me put some links, fortunately write yes I can.
    Nor does it let me edit if I add new links. It was good to correct it.

  12. On 4/16/2024 at 1:27 PM, Dave-H said:

    Ah thanks. That's an older version of the Paragon driver than the one I have.
    IIRC it was buggy, and the version 10 driver is much better.
    :)

    This version is older than "Paragon HFS for Win v.10.5.0.95", the MAC system reader, also installs GPT on Windows XP with drivers updated to version 10.5.0.95 and seems to fix many issues from the previous version.

    On 4/16/2024 at 9:46 PM, Outbreaker said:

    I didn't know about this one, thanks.
    What version is build based?
     

  13. I will tell you a little about the experience that I have had in recent months with this MBR data disk connected by USB.

    The partitions on the 5TB hard drive have remained unchanged:
    1- Primary NTFS --> 1.31 TiB --> Cluster 8 KiB
    2- Primary exFAT ---> 1.17 TiB ---> Cluster 8 KiB
    3- Primary FAT32 --> 91.2 GiB ---> Cluster 8 KiB
    4- Extended FAT32 ---> 683 GiB ---> Cluster 16 KiB
    5- Extended FAT32 ---> 289 GiB ---> Cluster 32 KiB
    6- Extended FAT32 ---> 937 GiB ---> Cluster 32 KiB

    I have worked with 4 operating systems, Windows 2000-XP-Seven-10

    For the first month I was continually copying and pasting files into the exFAT partition and unzipping and compressing ZIP files. I mainly used Windows XP and Windows Seven, but more Windows Seven.

    The problems in this exFAT partition were continuous, the errors that I had read in an article that criticized this file system were reproduced.
    Suddenly files and folders were missing for no reason, changing the exFAT partition to read-only mode and I had to recover the files with CHKDSK.
    On more than one occasion, Windows Seven and 10's CHKDSK were unable to repair the file system, issuing an error that said something like "unable to repair."
    Surprisingly, the solution was to use Windows XP's CHKDSK, then everything worked again.
    Without being so serious, file system errors also frequently happened to me on the NTFS partition.
     
    Furthermore, the exFAT partition suddenly disappeared several times, and the only method to recover it, without a copy of the partition table, was the DiskGenius program.

    Undoubtedly at that moment I was thinking about converting the exFAT partition to FAT32 and saving myself from problems. I also doubted whether it had been a good idea to format the NTFS partition with an 8 KiB cluster, since I could not find an explanation for the errors.
    Subsequently, I spent a couple of months experimenting with all the disk defragmentation programs, testing all the partitions with them. The file disappearance errors continued when copying and pasting files, but not in the defragmentation process.

    I left the defragmenters theme and started working on other themes.
    Weeks and months passed and then I realized that I have not problems again, neither with the NTFS partition nor with the exFAT partition, I continue copying and pasting files, but not in such quantity as at the beginning.

    I did not have any problems with FAT32 partitions, of course. I have read a solution to have these files larger than 4 GiB.
    I don't know if I'll dare to try it. I see that there are more systems than I thought, FAT32+, FAT32x...

  14. Years ago I found that Windows Seven was not capable of reading MBR disks larger than 2 TB, while Windows 2000-XP and Linux distributions from 2009 onwards were capable.
    I don't remember which Windows Seven version I installed, whether it came with Service Pack 1 or not. I think that this one did not have it and that the problem was solved with Service Pack 1 . Windows 10 reads +2TB MBR hard drives without problems.

    Regarding the GPT +2TB disks, I have not experimented with them again, in my last comments I reported problems such as that the 6 TB disk was not read by USB adapters if it was formatted with SATA and it was not read by SATA if it was formatted with USB.

    Furthermore, the partitions on the 6 TB GPT hard drive were not read by XP if these were formatted with the Windows 10 disk manager, but these were read by XP if these were defragmented in Windows 10 with third-party tools.
    https://msfn.org/board/topic/181911-read-gpt-hard-disk-on-windows-xp/?do=findComment&comment=1251210
    And here the culprit that will not dedicate my time to anything else, the different disk defragmentation utilities have so many differences from each other that researching them took me several months. Then I got involved with something else, of course... :D
     
    The fact is that during this time I have worked with MBR on a 5 TB hard drive so as not to have problems, although it also has a specific post about problems.
    Regarding the sector and cluster size, here we have the @jaclaz's final statements :cheerleader:
    https://msfn.org/board/topic/184904-problems-with-mbr-hard-disk-5-tb/

    So I have not experimented with GPT again and I seem to read that the conclusion you reached is that GPT in XP cannot work with partitions larger than 2 TiB. Is this so? Can you confirm it or is it pending further verification?
    What file system do you format the partitions? @Dave-H

    Apart from the MBR sector size physical limits, depending on whether the hard drive is 512 bytes or 4096 bytes, there are cluster limits directly related to the FAT32 and exFAT formats.
    These tables indicate the cluster limits provided by MiniTool Partition Wizard. Which seem about right for a hard drive with a 4096 bytes sector size on MBR.
    I assume that these limits are also applicable to GPT hard drives.

    FAT32 PARTITION LIMITS (format with MiniTool Partition Wizard)
    Cluster     4 KiB =   0.29 TiB /     300.99 GiB /     308213.76 MiB
    Cluster     8 KiB =   0.58 TiB /     600.99 GiB /     615413.76 MiB
    Cluster   16 KiB =   1.17 TiB /   1203.99 GiB /   1232885.76 MiB
    Cluster   32 KiB =   2.35 TiB /   2407.99 GiB /   2465781.76 MiB
    Cluster   64 KiB =   4.70 TiB /   4815.99 GiB /   4931573.76 MiB
    Cluster 128 KiB =   9.40 TiB /   9631,99 GiB /   9863157,76 MiB
    Cluster 256 KiB = 18.81 TiB / 19263,99 GiB / 19726325,76 MiB

    *Just I exceeds only 3.4 GiB the limit for cluster 16 KiB and problems arose.
    *Values from cluster 64 kib are not given by MiniTool, these have been calculated by the previous amounts and I have not verified their correct operation.
    *You have to take into account the limits punctured by @jaclaz for the maximum partition size of 16 TiB with sectors of 4096 bytes and 2 TiB for 512 bytes sectors.
    (real calculation 15,9999999962747097015380859375 TiB & 1,9999999995343387126922607421875 TiB)

    exFAT PARTITION LIMITS (format with MiniTool Partition Wizard)
    Cluster     4 KiB =   1.00 TiB /   1025.00 GiB /   1049610.24 MiB
    Cluster     8 KiB =   2.00 TiB /   2049.00 GiB /   2098176.00 MiB
    Cluster   16 KiB =   4.00 TiB /   4097.00 GiB /   4195328.00 MiB
    Cluster   32 KiB =   8.00 TiB /   8193.00 GiB /   8390656.00 MiB
    Cluster   64 KiB = 16.00 TiB / 16385.00 GiB / 16779264.00 MiB
    Cluster 128 KiB = 32.00 TiB / 32769.00 GiB / 33556480.00 MiB
    Cluster 256 KiB = 64.00 TiB / 65537.00 GiB / 67110912.00 MiB
    ...and so on to cluster 32768 KiB (32 MiB) = 8192 TiB

    *Values from cluster 32 KiB are not given by MiniTool, these have been calculated by the previous amounts and I have not verified their correct operation.

     

  15. Hello, I have a group of collaborators in Telegram to whom I have proposed a Google form as a method to collect the personal data of each one, without greater technical claim.
    I think it is easy to manage and free of charge is the best option.
    However, among non -expert people I have found the opposition to use the tool because it is from Google.
    It seems that there is a fear that Google can take the data and sell them.
    I am not in favor of using Google tools that give problems such as Play Store or Google Services, but in this case I value that it is the best option and that the data is protected by law. I even think there is less possibility that the data is stolen from Google than to other online forms.

    Do you see it in the same way?
    Would you recommend another online form, simple, free and easy to manage?
    They are asking if there are forms on free web pages made with open source.
    I believe that this does not exist and if it exists it would be totally insecure, but just in case I ask.
    I don't want to make a website and create my own database.
    Thank you.

  16. Windows Seven updates list to install offline:

    In this post I list the latest updates for the Windows 7 operating system (NT 6.1) in its final versions. If there was any mistake, please comment.
    Internet Explorer and .net Core is not included.
    There are 2 types of general updates.

    Free updates that are facilitated until January 2020, except for small exceptions, and ESU updates (Extended Security Updates) that are facilitated to the business environment in cumulative packages, prior economic payment until at least 2024 year.

    The following updates requested by Windows Update have been removed from the list because these are not necessary or cause problems:
    KB971033 (Update for Windows Activation Verification Technologies)
    KB2952664 (System compatibility update for migration to Windows 10)

    The list is shown in recommended installation order, although there are people who say it is better to leave the Cumulative Update Packages 2016 for the end.


    FREE UPDATES

    -Service Stack (SSU) SHA-2 compatible (KB4490628) (2019-03)
    -Service Pack SP1 (KB976932)
    -SHA-2 signature code (KB4474419)
    -Windows Update supports SHA-2 (KB3138612)
    -Platform update for SP1 (Direct 2D-3D, etc.) (2013-02-26) (KB2670838+KB2834140)
    -Cumulative Update Package 2016-05-17 (KB3125574) aka SP2
    -Cumulative Update Package 2016-08-16 (KB3179573)
    -Mothly Rollup 2020-01-14 (KB4534310) (latest non-ESU)
    -Mothly Rollup 2020-01-31 (KB4539601) (complements 2020-01-14)

    Windows Journal, choose between:
    -Update Windows Journal vulnerability (KB3155178) (2016-05)
    -Remove components from Windows Journal KB3161102-v2 (2016-09)

    Windows Management Framework 3.0 (if installed)
    (PowerShell 3.0,WMI,WinRM,Management OData IIS Extension & Server Manager CIM Provider)
    -KB2823180 (2013-04) WMF 3.0 Update

    List shows Windows Update after installing all update packages:
    KB973688 (2011-07) Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 SP2
    KB2667402 (2012-07) Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop
    KB2676562 (2012-05) Combined Security Update for Microsoft Office, Windows, .NET Framework, and Silverlight
    KB2698365 (2012-08) Windows Data Access Components Vulnerability
    KB2813347 (2014-09) Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Client
    KB2862330 (2014-01) Security for USB drivers
    KB2900986 (2013-11) Security for ActiveX killbits
    KB2984972 (2014-02) Remote Desktop Connection 7.1 Update
    KB3004375 (2015-02) Improve command line auditing (tmb included in KB3031432)
    KB3046269 (2015-04) Task Scheduler Vulnerability
    KB3059317 (2016-06) Microsoft Common Controls Vulnerability
    KB3156016 (2016-06) Microsoft graphics component security
    KB3159398 (2016-06) Security for Group Policy
    KB3161949 (2016-06) Security for WPAD

    Recommended List does not show Windows Update:
    KB917607 Install Winhelp32.exe (Help not supported error)
    KB2574819 (2013-09) DTLS protocol compatibility
    KB2592687 (2013-09) Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0 Update
    KB2603229 (2011-10) Two 32-bit register values are incorrect in 64-bit version
    KB2667402 (2012-08) Terminal Server denial of service vulnerability
    KB2685811 (2012-11) Kernel-mode driver framework update version 1.11
    KB2685813 (2012-11) Update User-Mode Driver Framework version 1.11
    KB2729094 (2012-10) Segoe UI symbol font update
    KB2732059 (2012-09) Error cannot open an .oxps file
    KB2750841 (2012-11) IPv6 Preparation Update
    KB2761217 (2012-11) Add Calibri Light and Calibri Light Italic fonts
    KB2773072 (2014-09) Changes Windows 7 game rating systems
    KB2818604 (2013-04) Microcode update for AMD processors
    KB2835174 (2013-05) Incorrect disclaimer Product activation assistant in v. Polish
    KB2919469 (2014-02) Incorrect Canada country code
    KB2970228 (2014-10) New symbol of the Russian Ruble
    KB3006137 (2015-02) Change Lithuania currency symbol from Lithuanian litas (Lt) to euro (€)
    KB3064209 (2015-06) Intel CPU microcode update
    KB3102429-v2 (2016-03) Currency symbols Azeri Manat and Georgian Lari
    KB3184143 (2016-10) Remove ads from free Windows 10

    For non-ESU customers only:
    KB3123479 (2015-05) Deprecated SHA-1 hash algorithm in root certificates
    KB3156019 (2016-05) Microsoft graphics component security


    ESU (EXTENDED SECURITY UPDATE)

    Servicing Stack Updates (SSU)
    Before proceeding update to the latest SSU stack version available.
    SSU 2022-09 (KB5017397) is required at least in 2023.

    For ESU customers only, choose between:
    -ESU MAK licensor (individual online) (KB4575903)
    -VANT-ESU licensor (multiple online-offline by volume)
    More info:
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/windows-7-eos-faq/windows-7-extended-security-updates-faq
    https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000184542/windows-7-extended-security-updates

    Latest ESU rollup package (published at least until 2024)
    Offline installation is compatible with all systems until last update in 2024:
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-7-sp1-and-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1-update-history-720c2590-fd58-26ba-16cc-6d8f3b547599


    .NET FRAMEWORK RUNTIME

    Free updates:
    -2014-09 NET Security Update 3.5.1 (KB2894844)
    -.NET Framework 4.8 (ndp48-kb4503575)
    -2020-01 Update cumulative package quality and safety for .NET Framework for Windows 7 (latest free)

    ESU customers only:
    Search the Microsoft Update Catalog for the latest version, at least until 2024.
    https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx
    For example:
    2023-11 Net Framework for Windows 7
    (replace the date with the estimated one)

  17. I would like to know if there is any program that has its own interface to call the scanner drivers and scan documents or photographs with a scanner.

    Until now I know that it is possible with the particular interface provided along with the drivers by the scanner manufacturer.

    -But what happens if, for example, we have a scanner installed with the drivers correctly but the original interface does not work.

    There is also the VueScan program that has its own drivers and interface compatible with hundreds of scanners.

    But is it possible to install a scanner with the original or VueScan drivers and perform the scan with another program?

    I have tried with PDF file digitizer programs but all of these call the scanner driver interface itself.

  18. I have checked C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log to see the error cause "the update is not applicable to the equipment" when trying to install "Monthly Rollup update."
    CBS.log says "superseded"
    I see that every time a "Monthly Rollup update" is installed, the previous "Monthly Rollup update" disappears from the updates list performed in Windows 7.
    The same does not happen with "security only" updates, which continue to appear in the list of updates even if new versions are installed.

  19. 8 hours ago, Cocodile said:

    Usually SSU are installed before SHA2, at least on Vista, could be the same case with 7.

    Also, we need to assume pre-2018 updates were all superseded and make no sense anymore.

    Thanks, I thought I had read on a website that it was the other way around.

    8 hours ago, Cocodile said:

    For example, SHA-2 (KB4474419-v3) you're trying to install was superseded with this one from 2019.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/2019-sha-2-code-signing-support-requirement-for-windows-and-wsus-64d1c82d-31ee-c273-3930-69a4cde8e64f

    On Vista it is marked as v4, the same case would be with 7.

    That link leads to the v3 download, I don't see that there is a v4 download for Windows Seven
    https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/search.aspx?q=kb4474419
     

    3 hours ago, ED_Sln said:

    The latest KB4539602, it fixed the wallpaper bug.

    My list of updates:

     

      Reveal hidden contents

    KB917607


    KB969168
    KB971033
    KB2545698
    KB2547666
    KB2574819-v2
    KB2592687
    KB2603229
    KB2667402-v2
    KB2670838
    KB2685811
    KB2685813
    KB2698365
    KB2729094-v2
    KB2732059-v5
    KB2750841
    KB2761217
    KB2773072
    KB2818604
    KB2823180
    KB2830477
    KB2834140-v2
    KB2853587
    KB2862330-v2
    KB2894844
    KB2900986
    KB2919469
    KB2970228
    KB2984972
    KB3004375-v3
    KB3006137
    KB3046269
    KB3059317
    KB3064209
    KB3102429-v2
    KB3123479
    KB3125574-v4
    KB3138612
    KB3156016
    KB3159398
    KB3161102
    KB3161949
    KB3179573
    KB3184143
    KB4019990
    KB4474419-v3
    KB4490628
    KB4575903

    +

    Stack.
    Monthly cumulative.
    Cumulative Framework 3.5.

    You can open UpdatePack7R2 with 7zip and see the list of required updates. That's what I did, and added a few optional updates as well.

    But even after that, the update center still offers updates, some of them replaced but it still offers them, some leftover telemetry updates and updates to Win 10.

     

    Thank you.
    Do you know if the KB4539601 (2020-01-31) package is cumulative and replaces the KB4534310 (2020-01-14) package or if both packages must be installed?

    I do not remember if I have installed KB4534310 (2020-01-14), if I try to install this now says "the update is not applicable to the equipment"

  20. Edit, the solution is here:

    Original post:
    Is there a post that tells the order to install update packages in Windows Seven Ultimate SP1?
    I install the packages in this order but Windows Update says that I have pending updates.
    What offline packages do I have to install to avoid pending updates?

    1- Cumulative Update Package 2016 (KB3125574) aka SP2

    2- SHA-2 (KB4474419-v3)

    3- SSU with SHA-2 signing code (KB4490628) (SSU 2019-03)

    4- SSU KB5017397 (SSU 2022-09).

    5- Monthly Cumulative Update (not ESU)
    2020-01-14 (KB4534310) (quality only) (latest non-ESU)
    2020-01-14 (KB4534314) (security only) (latest non-ESU)
    Do I have to install both packages?
    Right now Windows Update says that I have 24 pending updates.
    All dated before 2018. What seems strangest to me is that an update is called SP1 (kb976932), although it is only 9.1 MiB
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