Is There A File That Logs All The Updates Applied to the Box Through Windows Update?

[The Central Scrutinizer]

It would be very helpful.

TCS

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

Start Windows Update and click on View Installation History.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

View Which Hot Fixes Have Been Installed. Registry, Belarc Advisor,
Qfecheck and SPCheck.

Belarc Advisor Also shows Updates

Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

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Download, install and run Qfecheck.exe

Qfecheck will show if all updates have been installed properly or not.

Among other things....[[This tool helps customers who thought they had
properly installed an update, but had not, and are now experiencing a
problem.]]

Windows XP Patch: Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://tinyurl.com/aiz4

Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282784

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ServicePack Level diagnostic tool (SPCheck.exe).

SPCheck.exe is on the XP CD in the \SUPPORT\TOOLS folder in the SUPTOOLS.MSI
package.

To install Windows XP Support Tools, run setup.exe located in the
\support\tools directory on the Windows XP CD.

You can use the SPCheck tool to determine the service pack level of
installed components on computers that are running either Windows NT Server
4.0, Windows 2000 Server, WIndows XP, or Windows Server 2003. The SPCheck
tool generates a report that lists the origin of each file for each
installed component.

Overview of the SPVerify Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=819035

How to Use the SPCheck Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q312646

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Start | Run | Type: regedit | OK
Navigate to >>

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\HotFix

Key contains information about which Hot fix's have been installed.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Hi,

Start Windows Update and click on View Installation History.

I'm working remotely and just want to download a file...

Thanks anyway.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

View Which Hot Fixes Have Been Installed. Registry, Belarc Advisor,
Qfecheck and SPCheck.

Belarc Advisor Also shows Updates

Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

-----

Download, install and run Qfecheck.exe

Qfecheck will show if all updates have been installed properly or not.

Among other things....[[This tool helps customers who thought they had
properly installed an update, but had not, and are now experiencing a
problem.]]

Windows XP Patch: Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://tinyurl.com/aiz4

Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282784

-----

ServicePack Level diagnostic tool (SPCheck.exe).

SPCheck.exe is on the XP CD in the \SUPPORT\TOOLS folder in the SUPTOOLS.MSI
package.

To install Windows XP Support Tools, run setup.exe located in the
\support\tools directory on the Windows XP CD.

You can use the SPCheck tool to determine the service pack level of
installed components on computers that are running either Windows NT Server
4.0, Windows 2000 Server, WIndows XP, or Windows Server 2003. The SPCheck
tool generates a report that lists the origin of each file for each
installed component.

Overview of the SPVerify Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=819035

How to Use the SPCheck Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q312646

-----

Start | Run | Type: regedit | OK
Navigate to >>

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\HotFix

Key contains information about which Hot fix's have been installed.

Thanks for all the great info!

TCS

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Keep having fun.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

View Which Hot Fixes Have Been Installed. Registry, Belarc Advisor,
Qfecheck and SPCheck.

Belarc Advisor Also shows Updates

Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

-----

Download, install and run Qfecheck.exe

Qfecheck will show if all updates have been installed properly or
not.

Among other things....[[This tool helps customers who thought they
had properly installed an update, but had not, and are now
experiencing a problem.]]

Windows XP Patch: Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows
XP Hotfixes
http://tinyurl.com/aiz4

Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282784

-----

ServicePack Level diagnostic tool (SPCheck.exe).

SPCheck.exe is on the XP CD in the \SUPPORT\TOOLS folder in the
SUPTOOLS.MSI package.

To install Windows XP Support Tools, run setup.exe located in the
\support\tools directory on the Windows XP CD.

You can use the SPCheck tool to determine the service pack level of
installed components on computers that are running either Windows NT
Server
4.0, Windows 2000 Server, WIndows XP, or Windows Server 2003. The
SPCheck tool generates a report that lists the origin of each file
for each installed component.

Overview of the SPVerify Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=819035

How to Use the SPCheck Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q312646

-----

Start | Run | Type: regedit | OK
Navigate to >>

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\HotFix

Key contains information about which Hot fix's have been installed.

Thanks for all the great info!

TCS