Windows 7 Support

[shhnedo]

Now No More Updating, Only Downloading Slipstreamed Win 7 every year & re-install.

That's far from optimal. You can simply download the Jan 2015 iso when it comes out and run that for more than a year. It depends on how you use your computer and how you take care of it(software wise).

[humbert]

gujjar & vasudev -> You're not answering my question. Unless there's something terribly wrong with my logic, it makes more sense to download updates as to downloading a full ISO every few months. Not only are we talking less overall bandwidth use, but also you have to reinstall the new ISO from scratch. That is, of course, unless it's possible to install the new one over the ood one. All this not to even mention the old stuff you're still using has unpatched security holes.

So far none of you guys have expressed a good enough reason for not downloading updates. Naturally I'm excluding personal taste, which of course doesn't involve logic. Also note this: "good enough reason" is defined as generally a better idea, one which the rest of us could use too.

[Vasudev]

Humbert -> I started updating win 7 couple of months back, but then things started to mess up windows, I think its because of old update files accumulating over & over causing inconsistency. So I stopped using windows update as I cannot re-install windows everytime  when something breaks during updating which could introduce new errors while  programing.

I think updates are faulty as they run on old hardware or it is better to try new OS  possibly win 10.

[Vasudev]

Yes Fuj I've learned it the hard way "Never update windows because it is ought to break after update".
I've to reinstall win 7 again in Jan after dl maherz jan edition through torrentz.
Can't take risk while programing in Ms VS.

[humbert]

This is the first time I've ever heard anything about updates wrecking your system. I've been updating Windows online almost since the introduction of broadband (i.e., non-dialup) internet, and not once have I had a problem. Bleachbit cleans out installation files once updates are installed.

Let me ask this - when you guys install a new slipstreamed ISO, is it possible to simply install it over the old one? If not, then as I see it having to reformat, reconfigure, reinstall apps and reconfigure them is a major headache.

[Vasudev]

Humbert -> Those updates started wrecking my system after MS released series of botched up updates for 7 & 8. I guess windows update might have installed those updates, I dont even remember KB numbers for those updates.
I've to re-install the slipstreamed OS from scratch

Gujjar -> I am not a highly skilled programer or a geek, I do lite programing on C,C++,.Net(Yet to start learning & developing),Python,Shell programing.
For C,C++,.Net I use visual studio and GCC.

[scarface]

I'm like humbert, I doubt the updates of windows will prevent the compilation of vasudev's programs.
If he's using visual studio 2012 , maybe he ought to download the compiler november 2013 ctp, and use it because it can make visual studio compatible with the last C#. If you try to compile certain programs, and notably dc++, which have now some lines in C#, you will need it.

[Vasudev]

I'm using Visual Studio 2013 update 3 Ultimate Edition

[wallofasgard]

Thank you for the November updates Boss Maher.

Guys, i just wanted to confirm if the november integrated update of windows7 includes the recent Microsoft updates for the month of November? thanks...

I've lost my copy last week and i am planning to download the november release....

[ShEsHy]

Can someone who has downloaded the November update of the 64 Bit version confirm if these are the correct hash values, I keep getting a corrupted file popup when trying to extract the iso:
part1: CRC32: 55884F50
MD5: 27847F6672B4F5B51EEC38A78229244D
SHA-1: EBCCDFE2A4014E1B813E6B00DE1A8312FE560BA6
part1: CRC32: 2F81014E
MD5: EC7BD1F273C8C456A8B34A96193A6A04
SHA-1: A1E358DFC3A9AFEB92FF3B686C120E801EA74578
part2: CRC32: 5D30365C
MD5: 3D345843F87CD6B9FA76C18AC4F545B7
SHA-1: 31E9D76F55076E49EAF13203E636D3798E733419
part3: CRC32: 74E1BD98
MD5: 4FDC8169DD466872E469757E1D874615
SHA-1: 20E9065EE411EA47D7570EA35D0FD22937D937B5
part4: CRC32: 67F8047C
MD5: 8AD74E08CD1C2372CD8E80CE9C351F89
SHA-1: B5290BA21E5EBDDFA4395160C51745F7A8272F8D
part5: CRC32: CC6B6B0E
MD5: A42153807ACF491ABA04271101C6FBA1
SHA-1: 517D0A0578C289DCBC09D80DAC5148649071F25A
part6: CRC32: 6D87317B
MD5: 0F293A452D60AA65738542165E56CEC7
SHA-1: 30CF99D99EF977CB97CE904480DDF1630438960E
Part7: CRC32: 68BB819B
MD5: 0D2E5629D280C1B8C45596C3E2F67D7A
SHA-1: B0D34B122FB2FB65E1DA4CF22C7BED590F59BF8A

*Edit*
Found out, the corrupt file was part1. Gonna leave the hashes here in case anyone else gets the same problem.