Guest Mark Hatfield Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 On a computer running Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Internet Explorer 6 where is the update history stored? Mark
Guest MowGreen [MVP] Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 The update history as shown on the Windows or Microsoft Update sites ? WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\DataStore.edb Successful Automatic Updates/Windows Updates/Microsoft Updates ? WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log A comprehensive, yet cryptic log of ALL attempts to update WINDOWS\WindowsUpdate.log There's also the System and Applications Event Logs, installation logs scattered all over the OS ... need more ? <w> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007] =============== *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten =============== Mark Hatfield wrote: > On a computer running Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Internet Explorer 6 > where is the update history stored? > > Mark > >
Guest Mark Hatfield Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 Thank you. Can you safely delete [datastore.edb], [reportingevents.log] and [windowsupdate.log]? Mark "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message news:OeAhqoW4HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > The update history as shown on the Windows or Microsoft Update sites ? > WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\DataStore.edb > > Successful Automatic Updates/Windows Updates/Microsoft Updates ? > WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log > > A comprehensive, yet cryptic log of ALL attempts to update > > WINDOWS\WindowsUpdate.log > > There's also the System and Applications Event Logs, installation logs > scattered all over the OS ... need more ? <w> > > MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007] > =============== > *-343-* FDNY > Never Forgotten > =============== > > > > Mark Hatfield wrote: > >> On a computer running Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Internet Explorer 6 >> where is the update history stored? >> >> Mark >>
Guest MowGreen [MVP] Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 You're mowst welcome, Mark. If one deletes DataStore.edb than one is also deleting the update history shown on the Windows/Microsoft Update sites. There are instances when this is recommended ... one is when it becomes corrupted/damaged by scans from antivirus software. The result can range from an inability to access the update sites to the installation failures of updates. Also, one *should* configure the AV scanner to not scan DataStore.edb to mitigate such issues with it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822158 Deleting DataStore.edb can only be done with the Automatic Updates service Stopped. Both ReportingEvents and the WindowsUpdate logs can be deleted without any serious consequences but I have to ask, why ? I've never seen any issues related to the ReportingEvents log very few in regards to the WU log. MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007] =============== *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten =============== Mark Hatfield wrote: > Thank you. > > Can you safely delete [datastore.edb], [reportingevents.log] and > [windowsupdate.log]? > > Mark > > "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message > news:OeAhqoW4HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >> The update history as shown on the Windows or Microsoft Update sites ? >> WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\DataStore.edb >> >> Successful Automatic Updates/Windows Updates/Microsoft Updates ? >> WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log >> >> A comprehensive, yet cryptic log of ALL attempts to update >> >> WINDOWS\WindowsUpdate.log >> >> There's also the System and Applications Event Logs, installation logs >> scattered all over the OS ... need more ? <w> >> >> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007] >> =============== >> *-343-* FDNY >> Never Forgotten >> =============== >> >> >> >> Mark Hatfield wrote: >> >>> On a computer running Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Internet Explorer >>> 6 where is the update history stored? >>> >>> Mark >>>
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