Advice Request re-imaged hdd now what windows 7

[jackflash]

my old dell crashed big time a week ago, lots of corrupted files, so I used my system image dvds that I created, the last ones were summer 2015. the drive is now reformatted and the pc's ok now but what I want to know is about the windows updates, there have 100s of them since I created the discs some good and some not so good, what's the best thing too do here, many thanks

 

[Dirk41]

If you want to update w7 use Windows update offline ( third party tool) . It will take some time , but serching for them with W update , will take ages ( many issues referred by Italian users on forums )

WSUS Offline Update - Update Microsoft Windows and Office without an Internet connection

 

[jackflash]

yes that's what I figured 18 months of updates it would be, lifes to short, will look into your suggestion, thanks

 

[LASER_oneXM]

i'm frequently checking this thread before installing the monthly updates on my win7 and win8.1 machines:
The windows updates monitoring thread - Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

If you have issues with the automatic update process of win7 you should take look at this thread:
GUIDE: Windows Vista, 7, 8 - Very Slow Scan Times When Checking for Updates

 

[Soulbound]

my old dell crashed big time a week ago, lots of corrupted files, so I used my system image dvds that I created, the last ones were summer 2015. the drive is now reformatted and the pc's ok now but what I want to know is about the windows updates, there have 100s of them since I created the discs some good and some not so good, what's the best thing too do here, many thanks

If you want to update w7 use Windows update offline ( third party tool) . It will take some time , but serching for them with W update , will take ages ( many issues referred by Italian users on forums )

WSUS Offline Update - Update Microsoft Windows and Office without an Internet connection

Can refer to my guide on this subject:

Tutorial - How to download and update Windows using WSUS Offline Update