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Windows Vista
SP1 will change the version number from 6.0.6000 to 6.0.6001.
Windows Vista
& Server 2008 SP2 will change the version number to 6.0.6002.
NOTE: Security updates listed here will be grouped by each year they were released.
NOTE: It is not necessary to download & install all of the updates
listed on my page. You are not required
to install them unless your system has suffered serious problems.
Make sure you download the
patches for the correct operating system. You can uninstall most
system updates from your system
if they cause more problems than they fix.
I've
made this page simply for informational purposes and to make downloading
updates faster & easier. All the updates for
Windows Vista & Server 2008 listed here can be installed under any
edition except for the 64-bit (ia64/x64) versions.
Before
installing any WinVista & WS2008 updates, be sure to activate
and validate your copy of Windows Vista or Server 2008.
Key
= Windows Vista original is Windows NT 6.0 version 6.00.6000, SP - Service
Pack, NT - New Technology or Network
Windows Server 2008 is Windows NT 6.0 version 6.00.6001 [Win2008, WS2008
or WS2k8 for short]
HB = Home Basic, HP = Home Premium, Bis. = Business, Ent. = Enterprise,
Ult. = Ultimate, DX = DirectX
IIS = Internet Information Services, FTP = FTP Service for IIS, RDP - Remote
Desktop Protocol
[a little star * indicates a new system update; the <> symbol means
to install a patch with caution because it may have a
possible side effect; I am not responsible if the updates you download
here do more harm than good]
Microsoft
ended support for Vista SP1/WS2008 SP1 on Tuesday July 12, 2011.
Vista/WS2008 users will need to upgrade to
SP2
to receive full support after the 7/12/2011 date.
| <> * (MS13-036) [WS2008 > patch 1 & patch 2] (2829996) | * |
| * (MS13-033) [Vista] [WS2008] (2820917) | <> * (MS13-036) [Vista > patch 1 & patch 2] (2829996) |
| * (MS13-031) [Vista] [WS2008] (2813170) | * (MS13-032) [Vista] [WS2008 > AD & AD LDS] (2830914) |
| * (MS13-029) [Vista > RDP 6.1 & RDP 7.0] (2828223) | * (MS13-029) [WS2008 & RDP 6.1] (2828223) |
| (MS13-018) [Vista] [WS2008] (2790655) | (MS13-027) [Vista] [WS2008] (2807986) |
| (MS13-016) [replaced by patch 1 of MS13-036] | (MS13-017) [replaced by MS13-031] |
| (MS13-006) [Vista] [WS2008] (2785220) | (MS13-011) [Vista] [WS2008] (2780091) |
Windows Vista
& Server 2008 Security Updates - Year 2012
Windows Vista
& Server 2008 Security Updates - Year 2011
Windows Vista
& Server 2008 Security Updates - Year 2010
Windows Vista
& Server 2008 Security Updates - Year 2009
| (MS09-070) [WS2008] (971726) | (MS09-071) [Vista] [WS2008] (974318) |
| (MS09-059) [Vista] [WS2008] (975467) | (MS09-063) [Vista] [WS2008] (973565) |
| (MS09-053) [Vista] [WS2k8 - IIS7] (975254) | (MS09-056) [Vista] (974571) |
| (MS09-048) [Vista] [WS2008] (967723) | (MS09-049) [Vista] [WS2008] (970710) |
| (MS09-042) [Vista] [WS2008] (960859) | (MS09-044) [replaced by MS13-029] |
| (MS09-037) [Vista - ATL] [WS2008 - ATL] (973507) | (MS09-041) [Vista] [WS2008] (971657) |
| (MS09-022) [replaced by patch 2 in MS12-054] | (MS09-026) [Vista] [WS2008] (970238) |
Notes:
Download & install these updates in ascending order [from bottom
to top]. If you are paranoid about security, install
Windows
Vista/Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and any post-SP2 security updates listed
above.
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Caution: Problems have been noted after installing certain Vista/WS2k8
security updates that are marked with an <> symbol.
Read
the corresponding MS support articles of the affected security patches.
Windows Vista
& Server 2008 Service Packs: (for all 32bit editions)
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Notes:
Only install the Windows Vista/Server 2008 Service Pack if a newer hotfix
or a security update requires it. See MS KB
article
947366
if you experience problems installing either Vista SP1 or SP2. Vista
SP1 & SP2 are both available at Windows
Update.
Installing Vista SP1 will change the version number from 6.0.6000.16386
to 6.0.6001.18000. However, installing SP2
under
Vista or Server 2008 will change the version number to 6.0.6002.18005.
SP2 requires WinVista SP1 & the KB955430
update
installed and cannot be installed under the original release of WinVista.
Note that Win2008 already comes with the
Vista
SP1 files.
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Caution: See MS KB article 948465
on any issues with Windows Vista & Server 2008 SP2.
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Notes:
Since Windows Vista no longer includes the old Windows Help Viewer to view
help files with the .HLP file extension,
download
& install the WinHlp32.exe Help Program to restore the ability to view
.HLP help files in Vista. The KB971512 update
includes
DirectX 11 library files from Win7. The KB971512 & KB2117917
updates are needed to install IE9 under Vista &
Server
0208.
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- The KB2726535 and KB2762895 updates can be installed on both Windows
Vista SP2 & Server 2008 SP2.
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Notes: Any downloads
for Windows Vista & Server 2008 are found from its Windows Update feature.
By default, Vista/WS2008 may be setup to download and install system updates
automatically while connected to the Internet. To turn the feature
off [if you're annoyed by it] open the Control Panel, select the Windows
Update control panel applet, click on the Change Settings link and select
the option that says "Never Check for Updates (not recommended)", then
click Ok to save your settings. Disabling the Automatic Updates feature
by using that method will cause the Security Center feature to display
some annoying pop-up messages that Automatic Updateswas turned off, so
open up Security Center, click on "Change the way Security Center alerts
me" link to bring up the Alert Settings dialog box, uncheck the checbox
next to Automatic Updates. Then click OK to save changes and close
the Security Center window and Security Center will no longer display popup
messages that Automatic Updates was disabled.
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