why has vista stopped automatic updates?

Anonymous
2016-12-06T17:14:24+00:00

Vista will no longer automatically update. Nothing I've attempted works to fix the issue.

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Anonymous
2017-03-18T21:40:35+00:00

Here are the March 2017 Vista Update download links.

http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=4012583

http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=4012584

http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=4012497

http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=4012598

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4012204

http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB3214051

http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/search.aspx?q=3217587

If I missed one, please advise. IE9 is included above.

Vista Support ends April 11, 2017 per MS here.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/22882

EDIT - If you have Microsoft Office, find your March 2017 Version Updates here. I have Office 2007 - still supported.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4013886/march-14-2017-update-for-microsoft-office

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-03-27T12:26:36+00:00

    nhetznelson,

         just a follow-up to your Error '8DDD0010', I was successful in getting past the error later after waiting awhile.

    As OUgrad's reply suggested, the MS servers were likely jammed with other users getting their downloads too.

    So, be patient, and hope you're at the success part by now.  You might also consider that tip about using the

    WSUS Offline Update referred to in Great White North's note of March 25.

    Regards,

    Frederick

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-03-27T12:17:54+00:00

    Great White North,

         thanks for your comprehensive solution to all our WU woes.  Along the way, I discovered the WSUS Offline Update you mentioned, which I think could be the be-all-end-all to these frustrating problems.  Because I had

    gotten WU working by that time, I merely "road-tested" the downloading portion, but didn't actually install the

    fixes from that media.  Is there anything exotic about the installation, or do I just follow Torsten's software?

    Just wondered, in case I have further WU problems with my Windows 7 machine.

    Regards,

    Frederick (fellow Canadian)

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-03-27T12:05:52+00:00

    OUgrad,

    thanks for your response to my sequence question.  I'm sure that your suggestion, coupled with Great White North's follow-on note, will address any further concerns I may have with this problem.

    Regards,

    Frederick

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-03-25T18:42:31+00:00

    Joseph,

    I'm beginning to think Micro$oft is doing this to force people onto Windows 10.

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