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
    2017-06-24T20:23:30+00:00

    Forgot to mention that I had to STOP the Windows Update Service before each new manual update to prevent the endless "Searching for Updates." WU found nothing more for me than the above except for some Optional Updates. It is FINISHED :-)

    EDIT - For some reason I did not have Windows Update Settings set to NEVER CHECK while doing the manual updates. That is likely why I had to stop the WU Update Service each time :-(

    I was offline the whole time. OUgrad

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-06-19T20:40:11+00:00

    Revised Post - Forgot IE9 Update KB4018271.

    Only the following newly released Vista x64 manual downloads from the OS link above applied to my PC - see screenshot at bottom - KB4024402, KB4018466, KB4021903, KB4019204 and KB4018271. I have AMD CPU. The others said "does not apply". I am running WU one more time to be sure.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-06-19T18:56:08+00:00

    I just installed VZ's recommended (Revised 6-13-2017) two "NEW" Office 2007 Updates and then ran Windows Update as above. WU found and installed several Office Updates, but found nothing new for the OS which I will now install manually. See screenshot below for my Office Updates. I had to use FireFox to upload screenshot - IE9 did not allow Upload. OUgrad

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