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[Cristiano]

AutoPatcher Hotfix thread

This thread will list all the required patches to bring a Windows Vista SP2 x86 system up to date. It will be used as AutoPatcher's hotfix archive, but it could also serve as a reference list.

Please post information on new critical (or recommended) patches here. Refrain from posting things like WMP11 or .NET framework. We're focusing on patches here.


in here, yours can find the x32 version for SP2 and in here yours may find the x64 version for SP2. just remember that sp2 will only works for English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish and don't try install it yet if you aren't running your vista in those languages

don't forget: vista sp2 requires sp1 to install. vista x32 sp1 can be found in here and the x64 version can be found in here. those downloads are for all languages. the five languages version and more download options can be found in here

so, any issue, please report it. your findings will be tracked and, if possible, solved

to those that wishes vista sp2, the all language version has arrived at ms download center. links:

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - ALL Language Standalone (KB948465)

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - ALL Language Standalone for x64-based Systems (KB948465)

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Edited by Cristiano, 12 August 2010 - 10:33 AM.

[Cristiano]

an first beta for Vista x64 SP2 is online. this script will remove all sp1 updates that was replaced, so please take care. also, an reminder: this script will aim post sp2, the updates that wasn't replaced by sp2 and the updates that may be mandatory to install sp2

any issue, please report

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[Cristiano]

added note about the vista x64 script

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[Cristiano]

the vista x64 scripts was taken offline due lack of release maintainers. if someone wishes do this ones, please state your will. but an warning: there's just a few infos about build the script, but that isn't so hard as it looks. you don't need to work with programming, nothing like that. you just need patience and time. build the script is basically routine. it's the same thing every single month: take the download link, take the size, take the md5 to check for the already downloaded file, paste the same md5 to check for the integrity of the file after the download, copy the description about the update and do the detections (that can be done by following the old modules also an template of it), compress the modules in any format and upload it to our server. it takes time and patience, just that. of course, you may require read the existent documentation about it. it may save time and mistakes

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[dkdk_it]

AutoPatcher Vista x86 SP1 and AutoPatcher Vista x86 SP2 beta are updated.
Any notes:
1. if you download AP Vista SP2, it DOES NOT WORK with APUP SP1
2. AP Vista SP2 is a beta version... I hope to release a final release in one-two days
3. please, report any issues.

Bye.

[dkdk_it]

AutoPatcher Vista x86 SP1 and AutoPatcher Vista x86 SP2 beta are updated.

I've a question about AutoPatcher Vista x86 SP2 release: KB952004, KB956572, KB959426 e KB960803 must be installed in Vista SP2?!? Can anyone check this task for me.

Thanks.

[dkdk_it]

August Patch Day: AutoPatcher for Windows Vista x86 SP1 and AutoPatcher for Windows Vista x86 SP2 updated!

Any news about my previuos question? (see previous post)

[Cristiano]

no idea, my friend. i can build an vista machine in order to fully test it, but only this weekend. in meantime, i can try find some infos about those

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[Cristiano]

> people have been slow to adapt to the 64 bit platform
well, update for x64 to be able to install 8gb ram? the world needs software. the same thing with dual/quad core processors. there's some software that take advantage of it, but only a few. so, move to x64 and be forced to run x32 software?

well, the x64 sp2 never was more than an beta. all the downloads was based only into ms infos regarding it and ms did an poor job into that documentation, stating that updates that was replaced/superseed wasn't. so, that script is almost useless

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[freeloader]

truth57... don't know if this will help or not....

I just had a 64bit ver of Vista come thru the shop. We tried to install SP2 Intl on it and it would go about half way then error out, stating " that there might be/was a compatibility problem with a install program/driver? that might interfer with how SP2 installed/worked. Pls check for updates and retry. yada-yada-etc. " This might also be a problem with the older WU install? If you have checked you WU lately , Microsoft just put out a Service Pak/update that addressed compatibility issues with SP2.
And, after letting it install, we retried the SP2 update again and it installed without a problem. Sorry, I'm back on a XP machine now and the Vista was already returned to customer, so can't offhand give you the exact KB#.

[Cristiano]

yes, there's an update that may be required in certain situations to allow sp2 install properly on vista. in the tests that i did, it didn't helped a bit, but most of the issues regarding sp2 are driver related. about WU or MU, i've just tried the one that is at control panel. and, at that time, none update to help on sp2 deploy was offered. but as you, i don't run vista and my contact with this OS is only when i'm fixing some machine that has it installed (and, i must say, this one is the worst that i ever saw to recover data after an major crash. even more, when the data is encripted. so, an advice: always have an backup)

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Edited by Cristiano, 02 September 2009 - 04:59 PM.

[dkdk_it]

September Patch Day: AutoPatcher for Windows Vista x86 SP2 updated!
Question of month: do you need Vista SP1 release?!?

[mbonwick]

dkdk_it, on 11 September 2009 - 10:26 PM, said:

September Patch Day: AutoPatcher for Windows Vista x86 SP2 updated!
Question of month: do you need Vista SP1 release?!?

As I understand it, SP2 is all the updates since SP1, so yes you do need SP1.

[Cristiano]

well, you can install sp2 straight over an sp1 redist install. plus, the sp2 covers the main updates since sp1. so no, there's no need to keep an sp1 version of the script. maybe an module to deploy sp1 and 2 (but that is too dangerous), but this is the same case than all previews OS service packs. so, no need for sp1

please guys, think: if we keep updating ancient sp versions, we could have an huge sp0 script for xp, another huge sp1 script etc...

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[dkdk_it]

New releases for Vista SP1/SP2 available!

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@dkdk_it

Thank you so much for the work with Vista SP1 / SP2 English - much appreciated

I thought I would mention to anyone who could update the release.list, it is still showing August / September respectively for
Vista SP1 / SP2 - it may be a good time to update it to match the scripts 20091012 (assuming they are Official).

[dkdk_it]

Vista Releases up to date. (November 2009)

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@dkdk_it

Vista SP2 needs a small fix...

-> windows-kb890830-v3.0.exe needs to be removed from KB890830_files.

[dkdk_it]

gUiTaR_mIkE, on 04 December 2009 - 01:02 AM, said:

@dkdk_it

Vista SP2 needs a small fix...

-> windows-kb890830-v3.0.exe needs to be removed from KB890830_files.

Done! Thx