why has vista stopped automatic updates?

You're welcome. :)

Thank you VZ, you have saved me from the **** of the Wanna Cry virus ！！

Just want to share how I made it done:

First of all, I change the settings of the Window Updates in the Control Panel  to " never check for updates",

then I restart the computer.

I then download all VZ's 5 manual updates onto my desktop.

Then I start to run each of the 5 updates manually .

Until you have finish running all the 5 updates, you can then restart the computer to enable these 5 updates actually work.

The sequence to run these 5 updates depends on the condition of your computer AND to me,

I have the 1st update runs well but then I cannot get through the 2nd update.

So what I did was, I restart the computer after the 1st update and then go with the other updates instead the 2nd problematic one.

After all the rest of the updates are run, I go back to  the 2nd problematic update .

This time , probably the window vista has been properly triggered by the four updates, there is no more problem to run the 2nd update.

So after I am finished with all the 5 updates , I  run the updates for prevention of the Wanna Cry virus in microsoft MS17-010.

Then restart the computer.

So my nightmare is gone now.

Thank you so much, VZ .

Your link labeled KB3191827 above goes to KB3141529

This happened because the link for Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3 at portal.msrc.microsoft.com goes there.

A direct link to the correct file can be found at reply #1 of this thread.

Regards, VZ

Another Microsoft BUG - Not Surprising. Regards, OUgrad

Your link labeled KB3191827 above goes to KB3141529

This happened because the link for Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3 at portal.msrc.microsoft.com goes there.

A direct link to the correct file can be found at reply #1 of this thread.

Regards, VZ