No History of Updates

I recently changed ISP. When I go to the win update web site it only shows
one update. I have my updates set to automatic and I've also manually
dnloaded numerious updates. Can anyone explain why I'm not seeing all my
previous updates??

Thanks
Mike

Mike;
Windows Update History is only a history of updates installed by Windows
Update.
The updates you manually installed are not using Windows Update and thus are
not displayed in the Windows Update History.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Mike D" <> wrote in message
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>I recently changed ISP. When I go to the win update web site it only shows
> one update. I have my updates set to automatic and I've also manually
> dnloaded numerious updates. Can anyone explain why I'm not seeing all my
> previous updates??
>
> Thanks
> Mike

Yes, I do understand that, but "Why" when I look at "history" I only see the
one from yesterday which was the validation check. I've been a XP user for
over two years. Way before SP2 came out and Nothing is there. Nada, zip.



"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> Mike;
> Windows Update History is only a history of updates installed by Windows
> Update.
> The updates you manually installed are not using Windows Update and thus are
> not displayed in the Windows Update History.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "Mike D" <> wrote in message
> news:7357070B-D833-47C5-BE1C-...
> >I recently changed ISP. When I go to the win update web site it only shows
> > one update. I have my updates set to automatic and I've also manually
> > dnloaded numerious updates. Can anyone explain why I'm not seeing all my
> > previous updates??
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mike
>
>
>

Let me go back to my orginal question. By changing ISP's make a difference as
to why I'm not seeing the past updates???



"Mike D" wrote:

> I recently changed ISP. When I go to the win update web site it only shows
> one update. I have my updates set to automatic and I've also manually
> dnloaded numerious updates. Can anyone explain why I'm not seeing all my
> previous updates??
>
> Thanks
> Mike

No.

"Mike D" <> wrote in message
news:2CC053AA-9CF7-4B5B-B4D5-...
> Let me go back to my orginal question. By changing ISP's make a difference
> as
> to why I'm not seeing the past updates???
>
>
>
> "Mike D" wrote:
>
>> I recently changed ISP. When I go to the win update web site it only
>> shows
>> one update. I have my updates set to automatic and I've also manually
>> dnloaded numerious updates. Can anyone explain why I'm not seeing all my
>> previous updates??
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mike

Mike;
The amount of time you have had windows XP is not relevant.
The Service Pack installed is also not relevant.

I install all Service Packs and a few other updates manually so they are not
in the history which is normal and correct.
Also, some troubleshooting steps call for deleting the files that contain
the Windows Update history.
The lack of history by itself is not a problem.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Mike D" <> wrote in message
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> Yes, I do understand that, but "Why" when I look at "history" I only see
> the
> one from yesterday which was the validation check. I've been a XP user for
> over two years. Way before SP2 came out and Nothing is there. Nada, zip.

Hi,

Under your windows folder, you haven't deleted the SoftwareDistribution
or the SoftwareDistribution\DataStore folder lately by any chance? If
you have, you deleted your previous WU history listings as well.


Mike D wrote:

> Let me go back to my orginal question. By changing ISP's make a difference as
> to why I'm not seeing the past updates???
>
>
>
> "Mike D" wrote:
>
>
>>I recently changed ISP. When I go to the win update web site it only shows
>>one update. I have my updates set to automatic and I've also manually
>>dnloaded numerious updates. Can anyone explain why I'm not seeing all my
>>previous updates??
>>
>>Thanks
>>Mike


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Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
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Hi;
I went to the Windows folder/SoftwareDistribution folder and there are
numerious files there. Some have a date that go back to early 2005. Any
other recommendations??
Mike

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Under your windows folder, you haven't deleted the SoftwareDistribution
> or the SoftwareDistribution\DataStore folder lately by any chance? If
> you have, you deleted your previous WU history listings as well.
>
>
> Mike D wrote:
>
> > Let me go back to my orginal question. By changing ISP's make a difference as
> > to why I'm not seeing the past updates???
> >
> >
> >
> > "Mike D" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I recently changed ISP. When I go to the win update web site it only shows
> >>one update. I have my updates set to automatic and I've also manually
> >>dnloaded numerious updates. Can anyone explain why I'm not seeing all my
> >>previous updates??
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>Mike
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>