Where are updates tracked in reg

Greetings

I had to uninstall SP2 a few months ago by performing a re-install of SP1a
(by suggestion of MS tech support) Since then, I have kept up with the
updates and all is well. Last week, knowing that SP2 would be installed
whether I wanted it or not, I went ahead and did an install of SP2. All is
well, except for a minor bug. The 12 updates I did during the period between
SP2 uninstall and SP2 re-install are listed as being needed by the Windows
Update site. However, they fail to install; probably because they are already
there.

I presume that somehwere (in the reg?) the updates are listed so that the
web update page "knows" which ones I lack. Where does Windows keep track of
the updates I've installed? How can I sqush this bug?

Home Built box, Windows XP Pro, SP2, all the latest patches, 1.7G P4, 1 G
RAM, NVIDIA TNT 64Meg video.

Misterweather

Please write down the KB numbers of the updates offered then go to Start >>
Control Panel, and click Add or Remove Programs. Check the "Show updates"
check box then scroll down to the bottom. Uninstall all the KB numbers you
wrote down then run Windows Update again and see if the install works.

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Ben B. [US]

"MisterWeather" <> wrote in message
news:CF978591-D585-419E-BA19-...
> Greetings
>
> I had to uninstall SP2 a few months ago by performing a re-install of SP1a
> (by suggestion of MS tech support) Since then, I have kept up with the
> updates and all is well. Last week, knowing that SP2 would be installed
> whether I wanted it or not, I went ahead and did an install of SP2. All is
> well, except for a minor bug. The 12 updates I did during the period
> between
> SP2 uninstall and SP2 re-install are listed as being needed by the Windows
> Update site. However, they fail to install; probably because they are
> already
> there.
>
> I presume that somehwere (in the reg?) the updates are listed so that the
> web update page "knows" which ones I lack. Where does Windows keep track
> of
> the updates I've installed? How can I sqush this bug?
>
> Home Built box, Windows XP Pro, SP2, all the latest patches, 1.7G P4, 1 G
> RAM, NVIDIA TNT 64Meg video.
>
> Misterweather

Ben B

Thank you for the response. However...you miss the point. I have already
installed these updates - I want to let Windows know this. I don't want to
uninstall then re install work I've already done. Fruitless and not good. I
wish to let the OS know they are already there. No need to re do work that
has been done. Somewhere, somehow the OS keeps track of the updates it has
applied. That is what I'm after.

MisterWeather.

"Ben B. [US]" wrote:

> Please write down the KB numbers of the updates offered then go to Start >>
> Control Panel, and click Add or Remove Programs. Check the "Show updates"
> check box then scroll down to the bottom. Uninstall all the KB numbers you
> wrote down then run Windows Update again and see if the install works.
>
> --
> Ben B. [US]
>
> "MisterWeather" <> wrote in message
> news:CF978591-D585-419E-BA19-...
> > Greetings
> >
> > I had to uninstall SP2 a few months ago by performing a re-install of SP1a
> > (by suggestion of MS tech support) Since then, I have kept up with the
> > updates and all is well. Last week, knowing that SP2 would be installed
> > whether I wanted it or not, I went ahead and did an install of SP2. All is
> > well, except for a minor bug. The 12 updates I did during the period
> > between
> > SP2 uninstall and SP2 re-install are listed as being needed by the Windows
> > Update site. However, they fail to install; probably because they are
> > already
> > there.
> >
> > I presume that somehwere (in the reg?) the updates are listed so that the
> > web update page "knows" which ones I lack. Where does Windows keep track
> > of
> > the updates I've installed? How can I sqush this bug?
> >
> > Home Built box, Windows XP Pro, SP2, all the latest patches, 1.7G P4, 1 G
> > RAM, NVIDIA TNT 64Meg video.
> >
> > Misterweather
>
>
>

Unforchanetly there is no easy way to let the OS know that they're there.

--
Ben B. [US]

"MisterWeather" <> wrote in message
news:A583E9CB-061D-46F4-B751-...
> Ben B
>
> Thank you for the response. However...you miss the point. I have already
> installed these updates - I want to let Windows know this. I don't want to
> uninstall then re install work I've already done. Fruitless and not good.
> I
> wish to let the OS know they are already there. No need to re do work that
> has been done. Somewhere, somehow the OS keeps track of the updates it has
> applied. That is what I'm after.
>
> MisterWeather.
>
> "Ben B. [US]" wrote:
>
>> Please write down the KB numbers of the updates offered then go to Start
>> >>
>> Control Panel, and click Add or Remove Programs. Check the "Show updates"
>> check box then scroll down to the bottom. Uninstall all the KB numbers
>> you
>> wrote down then run Windows Update again and see if the install works.
>>
>> --
>> Ben B. [US]
>>
>> "MisterWeather" <> wrote in
>> message
>> news:CF978591-D585-419E-BA19-...
>> > Greetings
>> >
>> > I had to uninstall SP2 a few months ago by performing a re-install of
>> > SP1a
>> > (by suggestion of MS tech support) Since then, I have kept up with the
>> > updates and all is well. Last week, knowing that SP2 would be installed
>> > whether I wanted it or not, I went ahead and did an install of SP2. All
>> > is
>> > well, except for a minor bug. The 12 updates I did during the period
>> > between
>> > SP2 uninstall and SP2 re-install are listed as being needed by the
>> > Windows
>> > Update site. However, they fail to install; probably because they are
>> > already
>> > there.
>> >
>> > I presume that somehwere (in the reg?) the updates are listed so that
>> > the
>> > web update page "knows" which ones I lack. Where does Windows keep
>> > track
>> > of
>> > the updates I've installed? How can I sqush this bug?
>> >
>> > Home Built box, Windows XP Pro, SP2, all the latest patches, 1.7G P4, 1
>> > G
>> > RAM, NVIDIA TNT 64Meg video.
>> >
>> > Misterweather
>>
>>
>>