LegacyUpdate/LegacyUpdate v1.11.0.0

1.11

on GitHub

Legacy Update 1.11 makes some quality-of-life improvements, and comes with numerous fixes for issues users have run into.

• Features:
  • Reduces reboots required when installing updates from Legacy Update Setup.
  • Installation of root certificates has been rewritten with our own faster implementation, rather than using Microsoft’s.
  • Adds /v flag that makes the details log slightly more verbose.
• Windows 2000:
  • Legacy Update Setup now installs Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, which includes all updates released for SP4 until April 2005.
  • Fixes the system freezing after Legacy Update restarts Windows into setup mode.
  • Works around “explorer.exe has generated errors and will be closed” errors after installing Internet Explorer 6. To continue Legacy Update Setup, you may need to manually log in after Windows restarts.
  • Better handles being used on Windows 2000 Datacenter Server. This edition is not officially supported by the Windows Update Agent, and installing it always fails. We’re looking into supporting it in future, but for now, Legacy Update can only help you to install Service Pack 4 on Datacenter Server.
  • Fixes the tooltip on the Legacy Update Start menu shortcut displaying incorrectly on Windows 2000.
• Windows XP:
  • Adds support for displaying the correct operating system name in later variants of Windows XP and Server 2003. (Partly contributed by @Goldfish64 - thanks!)
• Windows Vista:
  • Fixes “Not Found (404)” when downloading KB4490628 on Itanium Windows Server 2008 R2.
• Windows 7:
  • Fixes infinite reboot loop when installing the initial set of updates on French, Portugese (Brazilian), Russian, and likely other language copies of Windows 7 SP1.
  • Fixes a “Forbidden (403)” when installing on Windows Embedded 7 and 8.
• General fixes:
  • Fixes your selections not being saved when Legacy Update Setup needs to restart the system.
  • Fixes “Copy failed” warnings in the setup details log. These were harmless, but still confusing.
  • Fixes the uninstaller not being installed. (Contributed by @Mystyle-48 - thanks!)
  • Fixes incorrect detection of activation status on Windows Vista and later, and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. (Contributed by @renodr and @Goldfish64 - thanks!)
  • Fixes “Restart” button on the website not working in some cases.
  • Fixes Legacy Update icon not appearing in the User Account Control dialog.
  • Fixes excessive “This website would like to run Legacy Update” and “A website wants to open web content using this program on your computer” prompts in Internet Explorer 11.
  • Fixes the system becoming locked out when running Legacy Update from Sysprep/Audit Mode.
  • Adds extra protection against DLL hijacking attacks.

Thanks for using Legacy Update! I’m currently looking at acquiring PowerPC, Windows Phone, Surface, and maybe even Windows Mixed Reality hardware to review what Legacy Update can do to improve these discontinued products, so your support is always appreciated.