Hello,
I had Windows Update automatic checking for updates disabled, (with the necessary services for Windows update enabled). The last update was sometime back in February of 2016.
After manually activating Windows Update Windows Update was still running after 30 minutes. I then quit Windows Update and was going to wait till a later time to activate again.
However, after running some system cleaners I tried to activate Windows Update which produced an error message. IIRC the error message indicated a program and parameter was required to run Windows Update.
Currently installed Windows Vista WindowsUpdateagent Version is 7.6.7600.256 (Vista x64).
Quite a while back I manually fixed Windows Update after it stopped working and has been working correctly up to now.
This time instead of a manual fix I tried to use MS fix-it program, However MS's current link to download the Fix-it program is not an exe file but a .cab file, uncertain why MS currently has a link to a .cab file instead of an .exe file?
Anyway instead of attempting a manual fix I found a MS windows update agent installation for Vista 64-Bit. After re-installation using the Windows Vista x64, windowsupdate exe file version 3.7.xxx Windows Update now displays a window with options stating that "Windows is up to date". "There are no updates available for your computer"
If I select "Check for Updates" Windows Update continually runs for over 30 mins without any results.
I was thinking of allowing Windows Update to run for up to several hours to see if there are any results.
At this point I'm not certain if Windows Update is working as it should or if something is messed up with it's installation.
There is another windowsupdate agent available online with a different filename for Windows Vista x64.
"WindowsUpdateAgent30-x64.exe" is version 7.4.7600.226 whereas the one I used has a different filename WindowsUpdateAgent-7.6-x64.exe, which should be version 7.6.7600.256.
MS Fix-it link downloads a non-executable file "WindowsUpdateDiagnostic.diagcab" so there's not diagnostic exe file to run.
So is my Windows Vista x64 installation up to date? Windows Update message of "Windows is up to date" - "There are no updates available for your computer" is correct?
I had Windows Update automatic checking for updates disabled, (with the necessary services for Windows update enabled). The last update was sometime back in February of 2016.
After manually activating Windows Update Windows Update was still running after 30 minutes. I then quit Windows Update and was going to wait till a later time to activate again.
However, after running some system cleaners I tried to activate Windows Update which produced an error message. IIRC the error message indicated a program and parameter was required to run Windows Update.
Currently installed Windows Vista WindowsUpdateagent Version is 7.6.7600.256 (Vista x64).
Quite a while back I manually fixed Windows Update after it stopped working and has been working correctly up to now.
This time instead of a manual fix I tried to use MS fix-it program, However MS's current link to download the Fix-it program is not an exe file but a .cab file, uncertain why MS currently has a link to a .cab file instead of an .exe file?
Anyway instead of attempting a manual fix I found a MS windows update agent installation for Vista 64-Bit. After re-installation using the Windows Vista x64, windowsupdate exe file version 3.7.xxx Windows Update now displays a window with options stating that "Windows is up to date". "There are no updates available for your computer"
If I select "Check for Updates" Windows Update continually runs for over 30 mins without any results.
I was thinking of allowing Windows Update to run for up to several hours to see if there are any results.
At this point I'm not certain if Windows Update is working as it should or if something is messed up with it's installation.
There is another windowsupdate agent available online with a different filename for Windows Vista x64.
"WindowsUpdateAgent30-x64.exe" is version 7.4.7600.226 whereas the one I used has a different filename WindowsUpdateAgent-7.6-x64.exe, which should be version 7.6.7600.256.
MS Fix-it link downloads a non-executable file "WindowsUpdateDiagnostic.diagcab" so there's not diagnostic exe file to run.
So is my Windows Vista x64 installation up to date? Windows Update message of "Windows is up to date" - "There are no updates available for your computer" is correct?
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My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Thinkcentre
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 CPU 2.67 Ghz
- Motherboard
- OEM
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Monitor(s) Displays
- NEC
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080p