Ah - thanks Jostein. I've been looking, without success so far, for manual update downloads. I'll give those a try.
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Tue, May 30, 2017, at 09:20 AM, Jostein wrote: > If the update client fails, you can still download the Vista/SP2 updates > from here: > > http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=vista%20sp2 > > Jostein > > Den 30.05.2017 01.13, skrev Bruce Walker: > > Unless they changed something radically, you should still get updates. > > I keep a copy of WinXP in VMware to run the odd Windoze thing and it > > still gets updates from time to time. The few times I've installed it > > from scratch, it has spent the next three or four days installing > > updates from ancient times and rebooting. > > > > It's almost as much fun as watching old Three Stooges reruns. When I > > see those old Windows dialogues and the hokey graphics I hear the > > sound effects of Larry poking Moe in the eyes. Poink-poink-poink! > > Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. Sproingggg! > > > > > > On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 5:47 PM, Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> > > wrote: > >> On Tue, May 30, 2017, at 04:24 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >>> You'll not be updating a Vista laptop any more. You missed the deadline > >>> by > >>> about a month. > >>> > >> > >> > >> Doesn't that mean no future updates? I'd assumed I could still apply > >> past updates if I could just get Windows Update to cooperate. > >> > >> > >> Cheers > >> > >> Brian > >> > >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> Brian Walters > >> Western Sydney Australia > >> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > >> > >> > >>>> On 28 May 2017 at 22:44 Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I might have to try that. > >>>> > >>>> My old Vista laptop hasn't been updated for about a year because the > >>>> Update just stayed on 0% downloaded for hours. I'll try the overnight > >>>> thing. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Cheers > >>>> > >>>> Brian > >>>> > >>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >>>> Brian Walters > >>>> Western Sydney Australia > >>>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, May 29, 2017, at 05:39 AM, John wrote: > >>>>> 1. I finally got Windoze Update working on the Toshiba. > >>>>> > >>>>> Based on something I read on a Microsoft forum, I left it running > >>>>> overnight searching for updates. There were 18 updates available when I > >>>>> got out of bed this morning. Apparently the Update Client has to update > >>>>> itself before it will find updates. I'm installing them in small batches > >>>>> based on release date, oldest first. So far, I've only had one to fail. > >>>>> I'll try that one again after I've installed all the others. > >>>>> > >>>>> 2. Egghead finally coughed up a page full of refurbished laptops with > >>>>> Windows 7 Professional 64bit installed. > >>>>> > >>>>> If I still end up having to replace the Toshiba, my NEW plan is to get > >>>>> one of these. Linux can wait until I can no longer get Windows 7. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > >>>>> Religion - Answers we must never question. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>> PDML@pdml.net > >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >>>>> follow the directions. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> http://www.fastmail.com - Access your email from home and the web > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>> PDML@pdml.net > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >>>> follow > >>>> the directions. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> PDML@pdml.net > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >>> follow the directions. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> -- > >> > >> -- > >> http://www.fastmail.com - Does exactly what it says on the tin > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
