The only major browser that required Platform Update was IE9. A legacy browser such as Firefox 52 x86 does not require Platform Update because it was designed to work on Windows XP. Granted, Platform Update for Windows Vista could have been very important if browsers and certain other software had continued to support Vista long after they ended support for XP, but that did not happen because Vista never had very many users. There were hardly any real improvements for Vista after SP2 was released in 2009 - just oodles of security updates that offer no real security in 2021. I’ve seen posts indicating that the Windows XP version of the hack no longer works, and that is probably why Vista users are seeing novel error codes now. HP Pavilion dv6835ca, Intel Core2Duo T5550 1.83 GHz, 3 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GSĬlick to expand.It would be a pity if Microsoft decides to remove all updates for Windows Vista from their servers just to stop a few hackers. 32-bit Vista Home Premium SP2 * Firefox ESR v52.9.0 * Malwarebytes Premium v3.5.1-1.0.365 See the FAQ What To Do if Windows Update Hangs or Throws an Error pinned at the top of this Windows Update board for additional information. The Microsoft support article Windows Update SHA-1 Based Endpoints Discontinued for Older Windows Devices warned that Win XP and Vista users would likely see error codes code 80072ee2 or 80244019 ( The device cannot connect to Windows Update) or 8024402c ( The device is unable to locate Windows Update) when they ran Windows Update after 0 but your error 80072EFE (a generic error that usually means there are issues making an internet connection) seems to be a common error code these days for Vista SP2 users trying to perform a clean reinstall and/or patch their VIsta SP2 OS back to end of extended support (1). Microsoft deactivated the Windows Update servers for computers with Win XP and Vista operating systems that do not support SHA-2 code signing on 0.

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