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
    2017-04-14T11:09:49+00:00

    Oddly enough, my WU ran successfully both yesterday (April 13) and this morning (April 14):

    Yesterday, it downloaded the following:

    • KB4017094
    • KB3127980
    • KB3191827
    • KB4014794

    This morning, it downloaded the following:

    • KB915597 (Updates for Windows Defender)
    • KB890830 (Malicious Software Removal Tool)

    @OUGrad: From your list above, I have them all except KB4014793 and KB4015068, where I got the message stating they "do not apply to your system"

    So, from April 11 until today I downloaded a total of 17 updates either manually or through Windows Update. I'm still going to keep checking for updates here and through WU in case Micro$oft unloads some more they might have missed before the cutoff date of April 11.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-04-14T03:56:37+00:00

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-04-13T13:36:02+00:00

    Do you realize that his selection has nothing to do with completeness? Install KB4015195, any applicable of KB4014661, KB3191830, KB3191827 and KB3191847, then run Windows Update.

    http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4015195%20Vista

    http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4014661%20Vista

    KB3191830

    KB3191827

    KB3191847 32-bit              KB3191847 64-bit

    Regards, VZ

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-04-13T05:03:14+00:00

    Thanks OUGRAD

    I downloaded KB4014984 and KB4014988 as instructed, each containing 4 KBs, but one was duplicated, so I ended up with 7 instead of 8. The one duplicated was KB3078601.

    Crikey, you'd think MS would at least get the final update right !

    I will now start installing them, but I'm not counting on it going smoothly.

    Several KBs have failed recently  and still won't process successfully after repeated tries..

    Merv

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