want to harvest list of installed Ks and Qs

[Support]

Hello:
We have laptop users and we want to check if they have downloaded particular
service packs +KB's and Q's.

I have found some records in two places:

1) In c:\windows\ you can find a log of numerous Q and K's installed BUT
NOT all are there.

2) In registry ->HKLM -> Software -> Micorosft ->Updates you will find many
more but the layout is painful!

I could write recursive code to extract all the KBs, WM's K's and Q's but I
was wondering if there was a more linear repository somewhere.

My application harvests that type of information including anti-virus
definition dates into an XML file which is then remoted to a SQL database
where reports can be generated.

Thansk for any suggestions.
Terry

 

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:

| Hello:
| We have laptop users and we want to check if they have downloaded particular
| service packs +KB's and Q's.
|
| I have found some records in two places:
|
| 1) In c:\windows\ you can find a log of numerous Q and K's installed BUT
| NOT all are there.
|
| 2) In registry ->HKLM -> Software -> Micorosft ->Updates you will find many
| more but the layout is painful!
|
| I could write recursive code to extract all the KBs, WM's K's and Q's but I
| was wondering if there was a more linear repository somewhere.
|
| My application harvests that type of information including anti-virus
| definition dates into an XML file which is then remoted to a SQL database
| where reports can be generated.
|
| Thansk for any suggestions.
| Terry

 

[Support]

I guess I was asking WHERE this information comes from. It appears to come
from different sources...