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Updates Not Showing

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by kesher, 2008/06/06.

  1. 2008/06/06
    kesher

    kesher Inactive Thread Starter

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    Only 3 of my XP updates and 15 office related updates are being displayed in the Currently Installed Programs and Updates list. It used to be much more.

    Whereas the Belarc Advisor currently shows a total of around 130 updates and says that the Microsoft Security updates are up to date.

    Does anyone know why there is such a big difference between the Currently Installed Programs and Updates list and the Belarc Advisor?

    THANKS
     
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  2. 2008/06/06
    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    Check .....

    In Add/Remove Programs the Show Updates box at the top of the window is checked.

    Only those updates/patches that can be uninstalled are shown.
     
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  4. 2008/06/06
    kesher

    kesher Inactive Thread Starter

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    The top of the window box is checked; but only a few of of the updates are showing unlike the Belarc Advisor which shows them all.
     
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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    Have you installed SP3? That removes most (almost all) updates to XP from the list. I don't know how Belarc handles SP3.

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    Steve R Jones

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    Did you delete the update folders underneath the Windows folder? If so, that would explain why Add/Remove doesn't show em...They are no longer available to be uninstalled.

    Belarc Advisor is probably pulling from the entries in the registry.
     
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  7. 2008/06/07
    kesher

    kesher Inactive Thread Starter

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    I haven't installed SP3 or deleted the updates folder
     
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  8. 2008/06/07
    PeteC

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    Are they showing in C:\Windows? - enable Show hidden files & folders? If the drive is NTFS they will most likely be shown in blue (default) as they are compressed files.
     
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  9. 2008/06/07
    kesher

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    Only 5 blue blue files are showing and if the cursor hovers over them they are shown as empty
     
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  10. 2008/06/08
    PeteC

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    If you go to Microsoft update or Windows Update + Office Update are you offered anything?
     
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