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
    2017-01-29T06:10:28+00:00

    VZ,

    KB3185911, KB3168965, KB3164033, KB3145739, KB3109094 and KB3078601 are installed [EDIT - per another Discussion Thread on this BUG]. I installed KB3185911 manually after it tried searching for updates about 20 seconds. I'm now trying to install your five 64-bit Microsoft Catalog links, but each searches for updates endlessly. Windows Update is set to Never Check. Am I missing some updates in between? Any other ideas? I have Vista 64-bit Ultimate. Thanks

    EDIT - Windows Update was running in the background for unknown reasons. I stopped it in Services and now the Microsoft Catalog Updates are installing - IE9 first. Thanks for your help.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-01-25T23:48:37+00:00

    This doesn't answer the question.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-01-01T22:40:46+00:00

    Thank you.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-01-01T20:00:55+00:00

    Are the Security Updates for:  Office 2007 Suites, and individual components such as Word 2007, Excel 2007, Outlook 2007, etc.  "cumulative"?

    I don't think so.

    For the term of Patch Day December 2016 until Patch Day January 2017 your critical selection for Office 2007 is KB3128019, KB3128022, KB3128024 and KB3128025. :)

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