Automatic Windows Update – Fix Your Windows Update Problem

You get a message that Microsoft Windows operating system updates are available for your computer. You tried to install them and received a Microsoft Windows operating system message “Windows Update encountered an error. Code 643 and 646”. You are also receiving messages that a script has stopped working when you go to browser new websites.

What can you do?

You can download and run a Microsoft Windows Vista operating system patch registration cleanup tool. You can click on a “PatchRegCleanup-x86.exe” download button on this page to start this download. To start that installation immediately, you can then click “Run”.

In order to save that download to your computer for installation from your desktop, you can click “Save”. Then you will want to double click on “PatchRegCleanup-x86.exe” to run it. You may need to enter your Microsoft Windows Vista operating system product identification license key.

You can try it again with the correct code. In order to find your Microsoft Windows Vista operating system product identification you can check your paperwork, any compact disk read only memory or digital video disc that came with your computer system, or look on the back or bottom of your computer. Also, you can look for it in Microsoft Windows Vista operating system control panel.

You will want to click your “Start” button then select “Control Panel”, now select “Classic”, and then choose “System”. On the bottom of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system window is where your product license identification is listed, which might take a minute or two before it shows up. You can try this, browse to “Control Panel” then select “Windows Updates”.

For each update that will not install, you can click on “Important Updates”, or that “Update” itself. You can double click one then click “View More Information”, or click on it then choose “View” on the right side. Those will take you to a page where you can download that particular Microsoft Windows Vista operating system update.

You can browse to Microsoft Download Center and type in the KBxxxxxx number to download it. You will want to click on “Download” then choose “Save”. You will then want to browse to where you saved that kerberos download then right click on it and select “Run as administrator”.

Then you can right click on an update in Microsoft Windows Vista operating system updates and choose “Hide”. If you get an installer error you can install Microsoft Windows installer version 4.5 redistributable. I think that one or more updates might be causing your problem.

I suggest trying to manually install them one at a time. Hopefully, they will all install successfully manually so that Microsoft Windows Vista operating system begins automatically installing them again. If you have problems with one of those updates then you can narrow it down to that specific one and troubleshoot from there.

Also, a problematic Microsoft Windows Vista operating system update could be causing Microsoft Windows automatic updates to completely fail.

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Fixing Microsoft Windows Vista Automatic Updates - a Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction:

Microsoft Windows Vista operating system was once an innovative operating system, but as time passes, it has become outdated, making it prone to various issues and vulnerabilities. One critical aspect that often fails to function correctly is the automatic update feature. However, fear not, as this blog post aims to guide you on how to fix Microsoft Windows Vista automatic updates.

By following these steps, you can ensure that your system remains up to date and secure.

Step One: Check Your Network Connection

Before diving into any troubleshooting steps, you can verify that your internet connection is stable and functional. In order to do this, you can simply open a web browser and navigate to different websites. If you encounter any issues, you will want to contact your internet service provider to resolve them.

Step Two: Restart Your Computer

Performing a simple restart can often resolve many software-related glitches. You can close all open software applications by clicking on the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system "Start" menu button, and then choose "Restart". Once your computer reboots, check if the operating system automatic updates are functioning correctly.

If not, you can proceed to the next step.

Step Three: Run Microsoft Windows Update Troubleshooter

Microsoft Windows Vista operating system offers a built-in tool called Windows Update Troubleshooter that can assist in identifying and resolving issues related to automatic updates. In order to access this tool, you can follow these steps:

You can click on the "Start" menu button and then open the "Control Panel". In the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system "Control Panel", you can choose "System and Maintenance" followed by "Administrative Tools". You can then double-click on "Services" to open it.

You can locate "Windows Update" from the list of services and right-click on it. Now select "Stop" and wait a few moments. After stopping the service, you will want to right-click on the "Windows Update" service again and select "Start".

You can then close the "Services" window and check if the automatic updates begin functioning properly.

Step Four: Reset Microsoft Windows Update Components

If the previous steps did not solve your issue, it may be necessary to reset the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system update components. In order to perform this you can open the "Start" menu, then type "cmd" in the search bar, right-click on "Command Prompt", and then select "Run as administrator". In the "Command Prompt" window, you can type the following commands one by one, pressing Enter after each one:

  - net stop bits
  - net stop wuauserv
  - net stop appidsvc
  - net stop cryptsvc

Next, you can type the following commands to restart the services:

  - ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
  - ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.old
  - net start bits
  - net start wuauserv
  - net start appidsvc
  - net start cryptsvc

You can close the "Command Prompt" window and check if the automatic updates start functioning.

Step Five: Install the Latest Microsoft Windows Vista Updates Manually

If the above steps fail, you can manually install the latest Microsoft Windows Vista operating system updates from the Microsoft update catalog. You can simply navigate to the catalog website, search for the updates compatible with your system, and download and install them manually.

In Conclusion:

Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Vista operating system's automatic updates can be a daunting task, but by following the steps outlined in this blog post, you can fix this issue and ensure that your system remains secure. Remember to keep your operating system up to date as it is vital in safeguarding your device against potential threats and vulnerabilities.

How to Fix Microsoft Windows Vista Automatic Updates Video Transcript

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this is Aaron with anetcomputers.com

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if you are a Microsoft Windows Vista

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user and your Microsoft Windows Vista

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operating system updates are no longer

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working the automatic updates this video

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is for you how to fix Microsoft Windows

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Vista automatic updates and I'll go over

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some tips now before that caveat

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mour I do not have Microsoft Windows

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Vista so I can't really test this

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Microsoft quit supporting Microsoft

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Windows Vista Operating System a few

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years ago so they no longer actually

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create updates for it you know what I'm

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saying however there are some videos and

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I did look into it and it is possible

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that you can still install Microsoft

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Windows Vista updates but at a certain

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point they're going to stop however

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maybe your Microsoft Windows Vista

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computer operating system based computer

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the updates quit functioning and you

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want to install all the remaining ones

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which might be

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important okay so you might receive a a

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message that Microsoft Windows operating

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system updates are available for your

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computer then when you try to install

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them you receive this error Windows

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update encountered an error code 643 and

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646 and you may have received an error

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where it says that a script had stopped

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working when you try to browse new

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websites okay so here are some tips now

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you may or may not be able to obtain

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some of these tools and files you could

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try to download and use the Microsoft

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Windows Vista Operating System patch

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registration cleanup

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tool and then now as far as instructions

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you're going to have to type this

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uniform resource locator highlighted on

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screen you know what I'm saying cuz this

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this that would be a very lengthy video

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if I just went through all the you know

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instructions to you know what I

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mean but you would want to download and

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install that Vista Operating System past

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registration cleanup tool if you can

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find it another way to find this blog

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post is browse to incomputer decom click

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on sitemap and just search for any of

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the words that are highlighted on screen

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and there's also a Search tool all right

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that you can use okay

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all right what what another thing you

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can do is yeah run try to use that patch

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regge clean up- x86.exe

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tool you may have to actually enter in

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your Microsoft Windows vist operating

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system license key what else can you

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do okay these are just some tips on how

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to obtain your Microsoft Windows with

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product identification

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key

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okay now what you can do

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then is if you are able to use that

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tool then you'll want to go into Windows

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updates and then for each update that

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will not install you can then click on

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important updates or update

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itself what so what you're going to try

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to do is you're going to try to manually

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in download and install each update

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now those updates may not be available

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you know I tried to look excuse me they

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may or may not be available but you

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might be able to find them what you

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would do is find the KB number which I

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think stands for Curby Aros it's like a

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what is it a six-digit number six or

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seven digit number so the the the

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Microsoft Windows Vista operating system

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automatic updates set will not install

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or they air out or they have a a red

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red question mark or exclamation point

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yellow exclamation point try to download

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those manually and then install them

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manually

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okay so then what you would do is

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download it to your computer and then

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you would just rightclick on that update

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and then select run as administrator

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okay what else can you

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try

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now you could hide some of them here's

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an additional tip now I don't know about

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Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 but yeah

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Windows 11 man it's there is there's

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problems with it man I'm telling you

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there people having problems with the

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updates that nothing has changed is

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Microsoft Windows

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XP is that it could be one or two

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updates that are getting in the way

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they're airing out they won't install

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even one maybe more than one you can

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write click on you can hide them and

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then that tells the Windows update

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feature to ignore them and then it it'll

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skip them and then it will go ahead and

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try the install the other one so you

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could try that you could try if you have

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multiple ones that are not installing it

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could just be that there's one update

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that's that's failing and getting the

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way

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okay

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you may receive an installer

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error you could then download and

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install Microsoft Windows installer

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version 4.5

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redistributable that is if you can find

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it just performing internet search for

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that you can pause the video and

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Microsoft Windows install version

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4.5

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okay my years of experience when I did

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support microcraft micros slop Wind

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Blows operating system is a lot of times

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I would just not screw around not waste

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time and I learned the trick of hiding

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them and then downloading them one at a

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time even as an example you download one

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at a time manually install it and then

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you go ahead and try to install all of

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them you might want to keep one hidden

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that you think that is the culprit or

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one of the culprits but then sometimes I

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notice that yeah then a lot of them

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would install maybe not all of them but

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get it more that way you don't have to

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sit there and if you have 20 or 30 or

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what yeah

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downloading and manually installing can

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be a pain in the da eror so you could

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try that get one installed successfully

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then go ahead and see if and and then

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have the Microsoft Windows automatic

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updates see if they'll download and

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install some of them for

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you okay it could it could be be the

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operating system Microsoft Windows

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business system operating system the

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update feature could be causing the

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updates completely fail you know what

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I'm saying but those are some

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troubleshooting tips a quick break if

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you ever need online computer technical

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support you can ask a computer

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SMS text

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message video

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telephone and even remotely and I think

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even through

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email yeah you receive email messages

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from your from your technician and I

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think you can reply to those email

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messages and and respond back I believe

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okay they could possibly remotely

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connect like as this example they could

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possibly remotely Connect into your

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Microsoft Windows visist to computer you

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know you'd have to have internet access

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and but they'll walk you through they'll

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they'll have a remote connection tool

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that they will suggest or that they will

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have you download and install you know

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what I'm saying but they could

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potentially then fix your Windows Vista

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you know updates not

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working okay so here's some additional

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tips now if you want if you ever need

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computer technical

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service okay so here's some additional

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tips let's see number one you could

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check your network connection it could

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just be as simple as your your your

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internet connection you may even have

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you may even try to restart your router

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if you notice if you have other

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computers or devices that are having

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problems you could just you know try to

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restart your internet router or but

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check your your network connection

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another tip is to restart your computer

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computer it could be just something as

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simple as that you could also try to

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boot into Windows Safe Mode safe mode on

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networking but I'm not going to go over

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all the instructions on how you perform

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those tasks you could also now Microsoft

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Windows had an update troubleshooter and

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that includes in in Vista so you could

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try to use the the Microsoft Windows

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update troubleshooter in Microsoft

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Windows

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Vista you could reset the Microsoft

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Windows up update components the

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instructions are highlighted on screen

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I'm not going to go over any of them

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because that's just too lengthy but the

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actual commands are on screen that yep

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that sometimes fixes the issue there's

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multiple commands and then that you're

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going to have to run but you

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could find that my blog post at an

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computers.com and then follow those

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instructions they're on

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screen another way is to I already went

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over that

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you know what I'm saying manually I

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already discussed how you would you know

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manually install updates and then just a

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quick note about the reset the Microsoft

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Windows update component is that that

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requires a command line with with

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administrative mode so you want to run

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it as administrator you would open up a

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command prompt run as administrator

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follow my instructions and type those

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commands in you know what I'm saying I

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think that's about it that's it that is

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this

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