Re: WU Download Times

From: Lucy [MSFT] (a-leby_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:38:05 -0700

Hi Kenny,

I did not realize you were looking in the Catalog. The Catalog will display
the full size of the update (3.1 MB). Where in the Catalog do you see
download time?

Please send me some screenshots.

remove "online" 

-- 
Thanks,
Lucy [MSFT]
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"Kenny M" <nobody@nospam.nowhere> wrote in message
news:u%23fnY1LLEHA.3300@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi again Lucy,
>
> My Regional Settings already have a period (.) for "Decimal symbol" and
two
> (2) for "No. of digits after decimal" for English (Australia).
>
> Obviously this is way more complicated than I imagined, but now I'm
utterly
> confused.
>
> Where I looked on the web was:
>
> - Windows Update
> - Windows Update Catalog
> - Find Updates for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
> - Windows XP SP1 + English + Search
> - Critical Updates and Service Packs (60)
>
> Yesterday when I looked, all 60 stated a download time of < 1 minute
(each),
> which is what made me think the assumption was cable/DSL.
>
> This morning, all 60 stated a download size, but NONE stated a download
time
> !!! That was at 9:19 AM my time.
>
> When I re-looked at 9:56 AM my time, all 60 were back to stating < 1
minute.
>
> In case you don't believe me, I'll try and send a .wps with pictures to
your
> e-mail. It's too big for the NG at 336KB. In both cases, the size of
> KB828741 is stated as 3.1 MB (not 3.1 KB). And that is supported by the
> actual time it took to download the 5 critical updates on a 56Kbps dial-up
> modem (~ 30 minutes, not ~ 5 minutes).
>
> I'm not sure why the stated size of an update should be affected by my
> Regional Settings anyway. Aren't bytes a universal standard? And, my
> settings would have to be wrong by 1000 (or 1024, who knows), not 10
anyway.
>
> Anyway, as a test I changed my "No. of digits after decimal" to three (3)
> and the size still says 3.1 MB. I can't tell you the download time, as
it's
> disappeared again.
>
> Thanks in advance for any further thoughts.
>
> "Lucy [MSFT]" <email@suppressed> scribed thusly in message
> news:uuzSF0HLEHA.3300@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl
>
> > Hi Kenny,
> >
> > Update KB828741 is an express package with the download size 3.1KB not
> > 3.1MB.
> >
> > Please take a look at the following:
> >
> > If the Download size for each update is missing a decimal, appearing
> > 10 times larger than it should check the Regional Settings:
> >
> > 1. Open Control Panel
> > 2. Open Regional and Language Options.
> > 3. On the Regional Options tab, click Customize.
> > 4. Enter a period (.) for "Decimal symbol".
> > 5. Change "No. of digits after decimal" to 1 or greater. 2 is the
> > default for English (United States).
> > 6. Click OK on Regional Options.
> > 7. Click OK on Regional and Language Options.
> >
> >
> > Any change?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Kenny M" <nobody@nospam.nowhere> wrote in message
> > news:u%23wU%23n%23KEHA.1272@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> Hi Lucy,
> >>
> >> Thanks for your reply, but we may be talking about different things.
> >>
> >> I was referring to the information on the Windows Update web page
> >> where I select the updates to add to my download basket, which I
> >> assumed (bad me!) was hard-coded text applicable to the "average"
> >> user.
> >>
> >> I think you might be referring to the download progress panel which
> >> appears during the actual download. Come to think of it, that panel
> >> didn't even appear during my recent download of the 5 critical
> >> updates.
> >>
> >> BTW, I've only ever connected by 56Kbps dial-up modem, so KB828741's
> >> 3.1MB was never going to get here in < 1 minute.
> >>
> >> "Lucy [MSFT]" <email@suppressed> scribed thusly in message
> >> news:OlJzXG8KEHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl
> >>
> >>> Hi Kenny,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> We determine the download time by the historical connection speed of
> >>> the specific computer.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Kenny M" <nobody@nospam.nowhere> wrote in message
> >>> news:uUVldwpKEHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >>>> What assumption does MS make about connection speed to calculate
> >>>> the times shown for downloading updates found at the Windows
> >>>> Update site?
> >>>>
> >>>> Each of the five recent critical updates says < 1 minute (Windows
> >>>> Update Catalog).
> >>>>
> >>>> That includes KB828741: 3.1MB < 1 minute.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is the assumption that we all have cable/DSL now?
>

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