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80072EFE error on Windows Vista

ILI-BIG
By ILI-BIG
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I m getting 80072EFE error when checking for updates. A few months ago, i was able to fix this problem with installing SHA-2 code signing, platform, ie-9 updates and patching wuaueng.dll as vista + server 2008. But now, I installed fresh vista on laptop and these methods aren't working. How to fix Automatic updates?

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Try using Legacy Update.

 

https://legacyupdate.net/

 

Why are you still trying to run and update Vista? I hope this is just a nostalgia machine, not a daily driver.

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2 minutes ago, Needfuldoer said:

Try using Legacy Update.

 

https://legacyupdate.net/

 

Why are you still trying to run and update Vista? I hope this is just a nostalgia machine, not a daily driver.

Tried it. But no futher updates

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4 minutes ago, Needfuldoer said:

Try using Legacy Update.

 

https://legacyupdate.net/

 

Why are you still trying to run and update Vista? I hope this is just a nostalgia machine, not a daily driver.

More people than you think still use Windows XP, Vista, and 7. My local grocery store JUST upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows XP Professional on an old E-Machines tower. They used the XP computer as the POS machine 😭

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12 minutes ago, Needfuldoer said:

Why are you still trying to run and update Vista? I hope this is just a nostalgia machine, not a daily driver.

Becase there are cool features in vista that windows 7 doesn't have. 

Also it isn't main OS. 

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Do you really need those automatic updates? I would say that one of the main advantages of using old Windows is not having automatic updates.

You can find Vista updates till 2017 here: https://msfn.org/board/topic/181756-windows-vista-update-repository-until-april-2017/

and Server 2008 updates here: https://msfn.org/board/topic/176686-server-2008-updates-on-windows-vista/?do=findComment&comment=1139171

21 hours ago, ILI-BIG said:

Tried it. But no futher updates

Aren't new updates restricted by an ESU (paid update program) license? I know that they are for Windows 7, so they may well also be for Vista

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19 hours ago, TSNH said:

Do you really need those automatic updates? I would say that one of the main advantages of using old Windows is not having automatic updates.

 

I need security and security intelligence updates in order to keep os safe. 

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