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At the Win8 logon screen, it says there are essential updates to install; login and install them. How, though? I googled "Microsoft Update" which led me to the "beta.update.Microsoft" site, which simply continuously spins its wheel without getting anywhere.
B. Clay Shannon
Posted 2012-08-03T15:45:27.440
Reputation: 592
What Windows 8 preview release are you using exactly? There is no such thing as "Windows 8 RC" I think you mean Release Preview. – Ramhound – 2012-08-03T15:48:16.093
He's using Windows 8 RC. As far as I know, it is the latest version before RTM (Release to Manufacturing) which is not available for consumers yet – Oztaco - Reinstate Monica C. – 2012-08-03T15:50:25.713
@leaf68 - Except its not called Windows 8 RC, Microsoft actually calls it
Release Preview, there is a difference. – Ramhound – 2012-08-03T15:52:09.117Oh you're right, maybe it's a typo and he meant to write RP? – Oztaco - Reinstate Monica C. – 2012-08-03T15:54:16.070
2@leaf68 - I don't know. This is the reason I asked. At this point I would just wait and install RTM, sort of pointless, to install a beta product. – Ramhound – 2012-08-03T15:57:38.110
More a braino than a typo. – B. Clay Shannon – 2012-08-03T15:57:56.767
@ClayShannon A what? – Oztaco - Reinstate Monica C. – 2012-08-03T15:58:42.057
@leaf68: I simply recollected erroneously the moniker of the beta. – B. Clay Shannon – 2012-08-03T16:10:35.677
@ClayShannon - So update the question. Windows Update works exactly the same as it did in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. I don't understand your confusion. – Ramhound – 2012-08-03T16:39:27.713
@Ramhound: I don't understand your confusion about my confusion. I'm trying to update, and the web site won't load. So I'm wondering if anybody knows a particular web site URL to go to (possibly it's trying to connect to the wrong one?) or another method of updating. – B. Clay Shannon – 2012-08-03T16:53:50.490
@ClayShannon - Are you selecting "Windows Update" from the Windows 8 Start Menu? You update Windows 8 the same way you update Windows 7 by running Windows Update on your computer. If beta.update.Microsoft cannot be loaded then there is a technical reason on YOUR END that is blocking it. – Ramhound – 2012-08-03T17:07:52.113
@Ramhound: Now we're getting somehwere - I am not aware of any Windows 8 Start Menu. How do I access it? I've always gone to http://www.update.microsoft.com/ Selecting an item from a menu would be nice and easy, but I haven't seen such a beast...
– B. Clay Shannon – 2012-08-03T17:28:58.263