windows updates

why does my laptop boot slower and use more memory after installing windows(7) updates,it seems to hang around for too long on the 'welcome' logo after i have typed in my password and my memory use is up by 4-5%

 

silence is golden

 

Could be any number of things, Robbo.

I suggest you uninstall the updates, then reinstall them one at a time until the problem recurs, then note which one causes the problem and google the KB number of the update for problems (you should probably reboot between each iteration and give a little time to know one way or the other about the last installed update). Uninstall again the pertinent update until you get some resolution. Some people here haven't installed particular, known, problem updates for over a year.

Note that to reinstall them one at a time you'll probably have to turn off automatic updates temporarily to control what gets updated, and you'll have to manually download the updates to a folder and install them one at a time.

If uninstalling the updates produces no change, then the updates weren't the cause. But we all know that MS has had problems with some Windows updates, so it's possible they were.

Could be just a coincidence with the updates, too. You might have picked up a nasty the same day the original updates were made. It's difficult to tell at this point because there are a lot of places to look.

If you have the KB #s of the recently installed updates, you could google each one for problems before going through the uninstalls. That might tell you something with less trouble.

Someone else may have more ideas.

 

thanks for the advice kipfeet, i have downloaded updates before but always found some problem or other and ended up having to restore, i think i will try to put up with it for a few more day, but i will probably end up restoring to a system image that i made just before i downloaded the pesky updates
thanks again kipfeet

 

How olds your computer, cause to me it sounds like a hardware issue.I mean i download the updates fine.I`ve never had a problem with any updates, except the Windows 7SP1 but then again who didn`t:-D