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SueW wrote:

Old Movie Stars Dance to Uptown Funk

Have some fun with this!

 

“Songwriter: Charlie Wilson, Robert Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson, (…)”

Gap Band – I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops)

Just to add some clarification: When already installed, KB4474419 is the rare case of reporting accurately. As is KB3033929. No “not applicable” in that case.

Can’t install or uninstall KB3033929

Oh really. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/4472027

Firefox 100 will still be fine with KB3033929, as is Windows Defender.

Firefox 100 will be fine with KB3033929.

 

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abbodi86

GoneToPlaid, this is just plain impossible. It’s impossible for Microsoft not to know KB4474419 has no prerequisites (other than SP1). It’s impossible for them not to know KB4516655 (and later versions) has two.

The MS “2019 SHA-2 Code Signing Support requirement” bulletin states

March 12, 2019

Stand Alone security updates KB4474419 and KB4490628 released to introduce SHA-2 code sign support.

What on earth could make a September 2019 SSU prerequisite to a March 2019 Update?

Basically it should not bothered with at all. It has no effect on getting Windows Update started and has been superseded numerous times anyway.

No, having KB4474419 installed first is correct. The failure must be due to yet another reason. It can’t be installed without KB4490628 present either.

Windows Update will now work correctly.

You fail to fix Code 80072EFE.

On a side note your sequence of installing 4516655 and 4474419 is questionable.

 

You can fix Code 080072EFE without KB3172605. The crisis krelay.de addresses has been ended 5 years ago.

Also you can fix Code 080072EFE independent of a Servicing Stack Update, but you can’t install Updates newer than July 2019 without KB4490628.

Also recommended is immediate installation of KB4474419.

2019 SHA-2 Code Signing Support requirement for Windows and WSUS

As far as Windows 7 SP1 is concerned, automatic selfupdate of the Windows Update Client has been discontinued about a year ago. Your best option is to download and install the March 2016 Update Client:

Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 2016

And no, you can’t reinstall Windows XP and get updates anymore. For another reason.

An appropriate version is one at least as current as 7.6.7600.320, released June 2014. Windows Update used to install this one on its own, but has stopped doing so in January 2021. You can never break anything by installing this or any later version, such as KB3138612. The Windows Update Client per se is not depending on any particular Servicing Stack Update.

You must install the following updates before trying to use Window Update after reinstalling Windows 7 SP1.

No.

Unlike before, you must install an appropriate verison of the Windows Update Client, like KB3138612:

Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 2016

The SHA-2 related updates are of significance to installing post-July-2019 updates only.

At reinstalling Windows 7 in 2021, like today, the following occurs:

Windows 7 RTM: Windows Update does not work. The effects of the following article apply: https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/windows-7s-windows-update-will-no-longer-work-out-of-the-box/

Windows Update in Windows 7 RTM cannot be recovered.

Windows 7 SP1: Windows Update does not work. That is despite the effects of the SHA-1 based endpoint deprecation not applying.

Windows Update in Windows 7 SP1 can be recovered by installing an appropriate version of the Windows Update Client, like the March 2016 one, KB3138612.

There are a few places online that have SP 1

Service Pack 1 can no longer be obtained at Windows Update.

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB976932

The Windows Update Client does no longer offer to update itself, even with SP1.

Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 2016

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Hmm888

KB3172605 has stopped making a difference over KB3138612 in January 2017. Also 7.6.7601.23453 is not the latest build.

When you have KB3138612, KB4474419 and KB4490628, you have all you could possibly need at reinstalling.

No 3020369, no 3172605 and no sequence of installation is required anymore.

The “Search for Updates takes forever” issue is dead and gone.