Update List - can I clear it?

[John Scott]

The update list was made before I installed SP2. Now that I have
installed Sp2 the list should be shorter. How can I clear the current
list and get a new list?

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

The update list was made before I installed SP2. Now that I have
installed Sp2 the list should be shorter. How can I clear the current
list and get a new list?

You can remove unwanted entries from the Registry at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall.
The correct way to remove the entries is however:
1. Open the Explorer and navigate to the WINDOWS folder. Find the
folders named $NTUNINSTALLKBxxxxxx$ (sometimes KB is replaced by Q in
the name). Delete the folders for the patches which you do no longer
need. The x stands for the patch number.
2. Delete the KBxxxxxx.LOG and Qxxxxxx.LOG files with the same number
from the WINDOWS folder as well.
3. In the Control Panel > Add and remove Programs double-click the
uninstall entries for the same patches and let Windows remove the
entries.