Vistapocalypse

Welcome to MSFN Winillya2k. The decommissioning of SHA-1 based endpoints for Windows Update was certainly a hot topic in August. Resources available at MSFN include Download links for all Vista SP2 32-bit and 64-bit updates from Windows Update and Windows Vista Update Repository.

I didn’t realize it was possible to be terribly misinformed about the future. Are you saying that MCP will stick with FF 52–based UXP for another 5 years? Edit: Reviewing the thread reminds me that you do not regard Pale Moon as a Firefox fork, so your objection has been duly noted. It also looks like the OP of this thread is no longer with us.

Assuming that Moonchild Productions has a future, they will probably abandon NPAPI and embrace WebExtensions in a future major version - but of course a future major version probably won’t be backportable (if that’s a word) because it won’t be based on Firefox 52.

At least Vista has been added to this thread’s title now. It is still possible to download Chrome 49 x86 directly from Google, but your third-party link might be needed for an x64 version. Browsers for vanilla Vista but not XP: 1) Internet Explorer 9 (The last major browser to support Windows 6.0, but the support is of limited use because the browser is obsolete.) 2) Pale Moon 27 (Official builds did not support XP, but roytam1 came to the rescue. The x64 version had video issues on Vista, so those running Vista x64 had good reason to try roytam1’s build, which still receives occasional patching.) 3) Slimjet 12 (Not a recommendation, just a fact.) I believe there might be a few others, but I don’t use XP myself.

Why was this posted in the Windows Vista forum? We have a more complete list in Last versions of software for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Most of XP’s remaining users live in emerging markets, and the same is true for Vista and quite possibly Windows 7 as well. I haven’t tried 360 Extreme Explorer, but there is reportedly a Russian repacked version without the Chinese telemetry. Speaking of Russian, I have tried Yandex 17, which is modern enough to cope with YouTube’s Polymer v.2 among other advantages.

Is a change to this being suggested?

Gee, Firefox ESR 52 was still getting security updates in those days, and Pale Moon 27 was still supported (at least on Vista). Pale Moon 28 and Basilisk didn’t exist yet. Is this really the consensus?

I’m also an American and was very reluctant to try Yandex for the same reason, but finally relented earlier this year. IMO the most suspicious thing about Yandex is their deal with Adguard.

Or you could use Yandex 17 as your Chromium-based Browser, in which case you wouldn’t need a legacy fork. See my February 29 post.

I wasn’t aware that the OP had further questions, but GD 2W10 was correct: SP1 is a prerequisite for SP2. But as TigTex suggested on page 1, you can get a Vista SP2 ISO easily enough.

On second thought, that part wasn’t entirely OT because the original post includes an Important Updates for Windows Vista section with various Download Center links that are now broken in accordance with SHA-1 Windows content to be retired August 3, 2020. WinClient5270 could either replace those with Microsoft Update Catalog links or simply direct everyone to greenhillmaniac’s Windows Vista Update Repository. The Graphics, Imaging and XPS Library was actually only one out of four Platform Update components, but greenhillmaniac has all four bases covered in his repository.

I can’t find any discussion of it; but if the same issue exists, then the same solution (security only rollups) also exists.

Only updates for .NET Framework were being issued as rollups at the time of Vista’s EOL in April 2017. If you know approximately when the issue began for Windows 7 and 8.1, it would be much easier to search the lengthy Server 2008 Updates on Windows Vista thread for any mention of it.

I suppose WSUS would also work on Server 2008 SP2 etc, but that’s no help at all for those who only have XP/Vista clients - and M$ may yet remove the updates altogether.

That does appear to be a recent Windows 2000 screenshot you posted above.

Have you used it in the last 2 weeks for XP, Vista or 2000?

After reviewing the hard-to-follow discussion in the decommissioning thread, I believe you would need the version mentioned in this post. (I have no need to install Vista at this time and haven’t tried WUMT myself.) Your assumption regarding Server 2008 updates is probably safe.

As of August 2020, WU will no longer work with Vista no matter what patches you manually install. There has been some discussion in the decommissioning thread that a suitably old version of Windows Update MiniTool with a suitably old version of wsusscn2.cab might still be a workable automated solution. Aside from that, we have a download links thread and a Windows Vista Update Repository thread.

I would like to welcome you to MSFN, but must point out that you are off topic for this particular thread. MSFN has had a decommissioning thread for quite some time (not that it’s a particularly good thread for Vista, but at least you wouldn’t be OT there). For the time being at least, SP1 and SP2 appear to be still available from the catalog (not that Vista SP2 ISOs are hard to find). MSFN member greenhillmaniac has a Windows Vista Update Repository thread that might interest you.

Engine updates for MSE have been incompatible with XP for more than a year. I believe M$ deprecated Windows Live Essentials, but your search engine probably works as well as mine.

Adding SHA-2 support definitely won’t help (in fact will hinder) because there are no updates for “Vista 6.0.6003.” @TigTex said WUMT worked on Vista here. (Un)Fortunately, my own Vista is fully updated and backed up, so I’m just a spectator here.

I’m actually rather dissatisfied with that decommissioning thread, e.g. about half of recent discussion revolves around the desire of Dave-H to get the last Office 2010 updates for his fully-updated XP system without resorting to the catalog (never mind that Dave-H has a separate thread about Office 2010 updates.) For those who are attempting to update after a clean install, that thread might not be particularly helpful overall.

The only OS for which MSE might still be a good option, but you don’t use it!?

Of course VistaLover has already explained that; but I wonder if you have somehow managed to turn Windows Defender back on after installing MSE (which isn’t recommended). Maybe go to Control Panel > Security Center and expand Malware protection. If you see anything fishy, maybe post screenshot.

If your intended readers (i.e. the uninformed) should actually read one of your threads, then you should provide them with a Microsoft link, e.g. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4569557/windows-update-sha-1-based-endpoints-discontinued