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
    2017-04-08T00:52:20+00:00

    I'm happy to report that yesterday, my VISTA windows updates woke up from its slumber and finally downloaded security updates. I had downloaded manually for the last while from the info on this thread.

    The security updates that were successfully automatically downloaded yesterday (April 6, 2017) were the following:

    KB 4011981

    KB 3216916

    KB 4012864

    KB 3218362

    KB 3205715

    KB 890830 (Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool)

    KB 4013867

    KB 915597 (Definitions Update for Windows Defender)

    Hope this helps.

    Here's what worked for me. I set my update preferences to "Never check for updates" for 2 weeks, and then turned it back on. Bingo! it worked. The updates downloaded perfectly. I suggest you try this if you haven't already.

    Good luck.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-04-08T00:45:06+00:00

    I'm happy to report that yesterday, my VISTA windows updates woke up from its slumber and finally downloaded security updates. I had downloaded manually for the last while from the info on this thread.

    The security updates that were successfully automatically downloaded yesterday (April 6, 2017) were the following:

    KB 4011981

    KB 3216916

    KB 4012864

    KB 3218362

    KB 3205715

    KB 890830 (Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool)

    KB 4013867

    KB 915597 (Definitions Update for Windows Defender)

    Hope this helps.

    Here's what worked for me. I set my update preferences to "Never check for updates" for 2 weeks, and then turned it back on. Bingo! it worked for me. The updates downloaded perfectly. I suggest you try this.

    Good luck.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-04-07T12:15:14+00:00

    Shoshanna,

    you need to follow the Standalone Installer procedures to manually install the KBs spelled out by Volume Z and OUgrad's responses earlier in this thread.  That's what I did to get my Vista updates to download.

    A key point in that procedure is to go into Windows Updates Settings, select the bottom choice in the pull-down menu, then REBOOT your PC.  Go ahead with installing the KBs manually, one at a time, then set Updates to Automatically receive and install, and finally select "Check for Updates".

    Hope this helps.

    -Frederick

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-04-07T11:11:32+00:00

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

    my windows update has stopped automatically updating since 19 February 2017 and shows error 80072EE2.  can y pl help me.  Thank you/

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