Thanks for the reply, Mike. After trying my windows 10 pc which wouldn't run the updater, my macbook which had the reboot hang, I was finally able to complete it with no problems on my windows 7 work laptop. Figures. I was also able to enable the wi-fi.

Today I loaded the easy tune 87 on a tank of ...

I do get the continue to reboot. then it just sits. Tried again and it is installer:complete - please wait - group_update_5

Received my i2020 and ran the updater. It has been showing this screen for quite some time:
Verifying
Please Wait
OOOO
group_update_6

Does it typically take over an hour?