Adguard's Windows Vista Updated ISOs (2025-01 and 2025-04)
Adguard’s Windows Vista Updated ISO 2025-04
Verdict: Good to use
A simple updated ISO with no extras.
Download: Bobpony Download Server, Adguard forum (in Russian and requires an account)
Pros:
- Comes with all Vista SKUs (including N SKUs).
- Comes with all languages that Vista shipped (in separate ISOs).
- Comes in both x64 and x86.
- It’s a simple updated ISO.
- Comes with Internet Explorer 9 that can be reverted to Internet Explorer 7.
Cons:
- Doesn’t have any .NET Framework past 3.0 Service Pack 2.
- Windows Update doesn’t work by default.
- The PE is the stock Vista one with no extra drivers installed.
- Doesn’t come with any extra drivers so you might have to supply your own (e.g Ethernet, NVME drivers, etc.).
- Certain patches (e.g. CI patches) won’t work due to ESU updates changing those files slightly and making patching fail.
Adguard’s Windows Vista Updated ISO 2025-01
Verdict: Good to use
This ISO is recommended with patchers like the RTX driver patch or the Windows Vista drift patch.
Download: Bobpony Download Server, Adguard forum (in Russian and requires an account)
Pros:
- Updates through January 14, 2020 have been integrated.
- Comes with all Vista SKUs (Including N SKUs).
- Comes with all languages that Vista shipped (in separate ISOs) (Note: You need to patch the ISO yourself via a SVF file that is only present in the adguard forum).
- Comes in both x64 and x86 (Note: the x86 release is only on the adguard forum page).
- It’s a simple updated ISO.
- Comes with Internet Explorer 9 that can be reverted to Internet Explorer 7.
Cons:
- Doesn’t have any .NET Framework past 3.0 Service Pack 2.
- Windows Update doesn’t work by default.
- The PE is the stock Vista one with no extra drivers installed.
- Doesn’t come with any extra drivers so you might have to supply your own (e.g Ethernet, NVME drivers, etc.).