Geek - Netbook Update Question

[Jeff '79]

I just got a Samsung N150 off of Craigslist. It's one year old.
Here's the link, Laptop Netbook Computer 10.1 inch (http://buffalo.craigslist.org/sys/3484484761.html)
Question : It has not been used since May, and is installing 31 Windows 7 updates....It's stuck on #17. We started updating at the guys house, but I didn't feel like waiting around, so I left it on, for the ride home, (no wi-fi), and plugged it back in here.....It's just spinning, so can I shut it off and restart it w/o a problem? It says "don't unplug, or power off your machine", but I'm not sure if it even connected to my wi-fi...:confused5:

[Jeff '79]

Here's how to stop the spinning blue circle, in the middle of an update.
Press the off button for 30 seconds, and then release it. Then restart as normal....
I had to call windows for that little trick...

[erickpl]

Not an issue during download. Only when it is installing do you not want to power it off.

[Jeff '79]

I upgraded it to 2GB, installed everything that my daughter wants on it, and and it runs like a champ. :seasix: