Windows Updates Count on XP SP1

Hi

I am using the IUpdateSearcher interface to search for the available updates
for my machine (Windows XP SP1). The total count of updates available
through
this interface is far less than the one seen on the update site ( I browsed
to the updates available other than SP2 for XP).
If I try the same interface on XP SP2 machine I get a consistent count on
the web and through this interface.

Could anyone tell me what I am doing wrong.
Microsoft has come up with a category called High Priority. What
sub-categories of updates belong to this category?

Thanks for your help,

Cheers
Ramananda

Ramananda wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am using the IUpdateSearcher interface to search for the available updates
> for my machine (Windows XP SP1). The total count of updates available
> through
> this interface is far less than the one seen on the update site ( I browsed
> to the updates available other than SP2 for XP).
> If I try the same interface on XP SP2 machine I get a consistent count on
> the web and through this interface.
>
> Could anyone tell me what I am doing wrong.
> Microsoft has come up with a category called High Priority. What
> sub-categories of updates belong to this category?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Cheers
> Ramananda

You might try a programming forum. All I've got is this:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa386515.aspx

Yeah, the programmatic approach, I have used the IUpdateSearcher interface.
But wanted to know if there is any difference in the result it gives for SP1
and SP2 or if Microsoft is following different logic on their web site to
count the number of total and high priority updates.

Cheers
Ramananda

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> Ramananda wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I am using the IUpdateSearcher interface to search for the available
>> updates
>> for my machine (Windows XP SP1). The total count of updates available
>> through
>> this interface is far less than the one seen on the update site ( I
>> browsed
>> to the updates available other than SP2 for XP).
>> If I try the same interface on XP SP2 machine I get a consistent count on
>> the web and through this interface.
>>
>> Could anyone tell me what I am doing wrong.
>> Microsoft has come up with a category called High Priority. What
>> sub-categories of updates belong to this category?
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ramananda
>
> You might try a programming forum. All I've got is this:
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa386515.aspx
>

Even the code below given by Microsoft gives different results than the one
shown on the update web site.

Set updateSession = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.Session")
Set updateSearcher = updateSession.CreateupdateSearcher()

WScript.Echo "Searching for updates..." & vbCRLF

Set searchResult = _
updateSearcher.Search("IsInstalled=0")


WScript.Echo "List of applicable items on the machine:"

For I = 0 To searchResult.Updates.Count-1
Set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I)
WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & update.Title
Next

If searchResult.Updates.Count = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "There are no applicable updates."
WScript.Quit
End If

Please let me know if anyone knows a workaround or solution for this.

Cheers
Ramananda
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> Hi
>
> I am using the IUpdateSearcher interface to search for the available
> updates
> for my machine (Windows XP SP1). The total count of updates available
> through
> this interface is far less than the one seen on the update site ( I
> browsed
> to the updates available other than SP2 for XP).
> If I try the same interface on XP SP2 machine I get a consistent count on
> the web and through this interface.
>
> Could anyone tell me what I am doing wrong.
> Microsoft has come up with a category called High Priority. What
> sub-categories of updates belong to this category?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Cheers
> Ramananda
>