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WannaCry patch
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Tim Slattery
2017-05-15 16:01:07 UTC
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I used a link on SlashDot to find a WannaCry patch for Vista on
Microsoft's web site. The file I downloaded is named
windows6.0-kb4012598-x86_13e9b3d77ba5599764c296075a796c16a85c745c.msu

When I run it, it puts up a box labeled "Windows Update Standalone
Installer", which contains a progress indicator labeled "Searching for
updates...

And there it sits, with the progress indicator spinning and spinning
forever. What's going on with this thing, and what do I need to do to
get the patch installed?
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Tim Slattery
tim <at> risingdove <dot> com
nyk
2017-05-22 14:49:29 UTC
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Check here : http://wu.krelay.de/en/
More specifically : http://wu.krelay.de/en/Vista.htm
Post by Tim Slattery
I used a link on SlashDot to find a WannaCry patch for Vista on
Microsoft's web site. The file I downloaded is named
windows6.0-kb4012598-x86_13e9b3d77ba5599764c296075a796c16a85c745c.msu
When I run it, it puts up a box labeled "Windows Update Standalone
Installer", which contains a progress indicator labeled "Searching for
updates...
And there it sits, with the progress indicator spinning and spinning
forever. What's going on with this thing, and what do I need to do to
get the patch installed?
Bob F
2017-07-17 22:14:01 UTC
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Post by Tim Slattery
I used a link on SlashDot to find a WannaCry patch for Vista on
Microsoft's web site. The file I downloaded is named
windows6.0-kb4012598-x86_13e9b3d77ba5599764c296075a796c16a85c745c.msu
When I run it, it puts up a box labeled "Windows Update Standalone
Installer", which contains a progress indicator labeled "Searching for
updates...
And there it sits, with the progress indicator spinning and spinning
forever. What's going on with this thing, and what do I need to do to
get the patch installed?
Try stopping the wuauserv service, then run the update.

Near the bottom of the list in Task Manager, Services.

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