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Security Update for Windows Vista (KB978601)

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  • Version: 978601
  • Category: Security Patch
  • Language: English

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

  • A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system.
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Status: Deleted

This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

FileSize
Windows6.0-KB978601-x86.msu
SHA1: 27ebc9a14cf863961f8d41e448ab2b02731e2cdc
310 KB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista Service Pack 2


Installation Instructions

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