[u3aavcuss] Re: Problems with Vista
- From: "Betty Sharp" <betty.sharp181@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <u3aavcuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:39:47 +0100
Thank you, I've followed the instructions in your email to re-download Vista
SP2 & received the following message : SP2 is already installed. Unfortunately,
the problem still persists, i.e. Windows Vista Security Updates failing to
install.
I need to remedy the following issues:
"Default Windows update data locations have changed: The location where Windows
Update stores data has changed & must be repaired.
Repair default Windows update locations: Change Windows update locations to
Windows Default settings"
Does any member know how I can do this?
Many thanks,
Betty
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron & Rosemary M - U3A
To: Comp Users GroupU3A
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 5:16 PM
Subject: [u3aavcuss] Problems with Vista
Dear Betty
I think the answer to your problem may well be that on 12 July 2011 Microsoft
have stopped issuing security updates for Vista Service Pack 1. See
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/help/end-support
You say that you have Service pack 2 but Windows might not be recognising
this because of your problems. Why not try to download Service Pack 2 again
using the link from this page. This should load all the updates released since
SP1 and presumably write the files into the correct places.
For the benefit of other members, you will see that support for Windows XP
ends 8 April 2014 and for XP Service pack 2 ended on 13 July 2010 XP Service
Pack 3 should now have been installed and can be accessed from this link.
I have been sorely tempted to update Vista on my laptop to Windows 7 which I
use on my PC as Windows 7 is certainly far superior but I haven't convinced
myself yet as I do not use the laptop often. The cheapest Windows 7 upgrade I
have found is from Software4Students at £50 but you do need to convince them
that you have some tenuous link to the academic world such as a grand-child at
school! Maybe I should bite the bullet for once.
Bye Ron M :-)
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