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by SVJeff
Wed Aug 03, 2016 5:21 pm
Forum: Vista (x86) (End of MS Support)
Topic: Unable to get updates or install service packs after Vista system recovery
Replies: 9
Views: 39347

Re: Unable to get updates or install service packs after Vista system recovery

so the SP1 cd will not install on your SP0 fresh install nothing else done to it vista? Correct. I install Vista either from the recovery partition or recovery discs. That puts it back to SP0 from the factory. Then I put in the CD that I use anytime I refurbish a Vista system that's below SP2. Tryi...
by SVJeff
Tue Aug 02, 2016 2:13 pm
Forum: Vista (x86) (End of MS Support)
Topic: Unable to get updates or install service packs after Vista system recovery
Replies: 9
Views: 39347

Re: Unable to get updates or install service packs after Vista system recovery

That's exactly what I've done - as I mentioned in the OP, I have SP1 & SP2 on a CD but neither of them will run after a reinstall, neither will WU. I was hoping someone might see this who has an earlier/updated version of AP that I could get a copy of. As it stands, I've done 6-8 fresh installs ...
by SVJeff
Fri Jul 29, 2016 3:40 am
Forum: Vista (x86) (End of MS Support)
Topic: Unable to get updates or install service packs after Vista system recovery
Replies: 9
Views: 39347

Unable to get updates or install service packs after Vista system recovery

I'm trying to help a friend on a fixed income whose Compaq Presario C700 laptop was seriously infected. I was able to clean it enough to make recovery discs from the factory recovery partition. I then put a new hard drive in and recovered the system using those discs. After the recovery finished, i...