Unable to do the Windows updates, get error 80073712

I am running Vista Home Basic and I can't update Windows. Get error 80073712.  I did almost everything that Microsoft has recommended.  ????

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Windows-Update-error-80073712?SignedIn=1

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    ===============================================================
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