How To Install And Update Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Beyond Its EOL/ESU Dates

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  1. xrononautis

    xrononautis MDL Senior Member

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    That part had me puzzled for quite some time. Probably its just a metadata issue and you could just hide them but I prefer the clean and complete way of doing things xD

    The other thing is that for x64 version the option 3 is the way to go in my opinion. Too many updates were superseded by ws2008 updates while vista was already out of support. The monthly cumulative is a very good example which supersedes something like 70 updates which you install with no purpose if you go the option 1 and then 2 route.
    If you want to test this just go option 2 install everything and then option 1 and see what will show up.. no more than 5-10 media center updates... everything else is superseded..
     
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    As far as I know, a successful install of Windows Server 2008 updates on Vista doesn't necessarily mean that the full contents of the update we're actually installed.
    It's better to install all Vista updates first and only then install the Server updates.
     
  3. frankielong

    frankielong MDL Novice

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    not so much updates are superseded , follow the instruction I get 173 important updates & 27 optional updates

    with your advice install kb4534303 2020-01 without kb3060716, kb4014793, kb4018556, kb4036162

    I got 139 important updates & 15 optional updates , kb3060716, kb4014793 can't finished installation but I patch them by Dism

    all runs well in my 6th Gen i7-6500U with HDD any no mor Winload.exe error 0xc0000428 ~~~~ :D

    BTW : it made me crazy this week my pc reboot & goes to Windows cannot verify the digital signature for winload.exe after I Patch_WUC.cmd - option #2 and finished installed 2008 important updates

    I try to catch out what the h*ll‘s happened but nothing found, maybe KB4534303 it's the end update for Server 2008 without ESU , not sure ~~~
     
  4. xrononautis

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    #664 xrononautis, Feb 17, 2023
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    So you got 46 updates less comparing to the updates provided for vista. The rest would be under WS2008 section which you won't see until you use option 2 or 3. Later SMQRs like the 2022-02 superseded even more updates close to 100 if I remember correctly I have a list of them. Newer rollups could supersede even more but I haven't check this recently. With a combination of vista and ws2008 updates it becomes a bit uncharted territory.

    Some nice examples are the once you refer to which are officially superseded yet they bug. Another is kb3170455 which is being offered as v1 for vista and v2 for ws2008. Same but oposite happens with one more update. And then xxx2808 is being triggered after you install those 2 although it is listed as superseded if I am not mistaken. Then there are 2 updates regarding windows journal. One is listed as important and security update and the other as optional and recommended. The first is fixing a security hole in journal while the second removes it all together... Obviously if you install the optional update the other one disappears from wu.
     
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  5. frankielong

    frankielong MDL Novice

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    You're absolutely correct ~~~One important and one recommended
    am I waiting for your update list then pick up from the whole update history
    generally speaking it's tough to patch all updates form beginning to now offline ~~~~o_O
     
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  7. xrononautis

    xrononautis MDL Senior Member

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    Post 56 with details on offline installation of updates has been updated (I will continue updating it).
    Captain: I see that you install .net 4.0 on your guide and then 4.6.2. This is a duplicate procedure. You can install directly .net4.6.2 if you need it (After installing SHA2, AppSigning and dx4.7 updates). Also .net has nothing to do with drivers. Unless you are doing the full packages with a lot of bloatware inside instead of just the inf files.
     
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  8. frankielong

    frankielong MDL Novice

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    Nice to see you again ~~~

    Just DirectX 9.0c need install .net 4.0 , after that we can install 4.6.2~~
     
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  10. CaptainSpeleo

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    #670 CaptainSpeleo, Feb 19, 2023
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    Steps #19 and #20 and #34 of the guide have been changed to reflect the new SMQR update and the new IE9 update with its script.
    I have not done another clean install and update of Windows Vista SP2 64-bit to verify they work okay, but I will assume they do.
     
  11. CaptainSpeleo

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    One or more of the device drivers in my 3rd generation laptop will not install, unless NET Framework 4.0 is installed first, so that is why I add the extra step: 4.0 first and then 4.6.2 later.
    The current steps are what has worked for me in several clean installs, so I prefer to leave it as it currently is.
     
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    Did you had problems when installing 4.6.2 directly instead of 4.0 first and then 4.6.2?
     
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    I was never able to get NET Framework 4.6.2 to install right after doing a clean install of Windows Vista SP2 64-bit.
    I don't remember how I wound up placing it in step #22.
    :confused:
     
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    If I remember correctly, NET Framework 4.6.2 was able to be installed right after step #15, but I chose to wait until step #22 for some reason.
     
  16. xrononautis

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    What is the purpose of this? I have never managed to install it (normally through msu).
     
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  17. frankielong

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    #678 frankielong, Feb 20, 2023
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    not sure it's helpful or not , here is my update list which installed on Jun 6 19
    all from Windows Update and most for Vista with Limited from 2008
    I run Patch_WUC on Feb 17 and found only 30 updates
    and it comes out KB2434419 ~~~WTF :confused:



    381 Instances of Win32_QuickFixEngineering

     

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  18. abbodi1406

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    it's update for Platform Update and other graphic components

    i have no issue installing it
     
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    #680 fabricio simoes, Feb 20, 2023
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