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Guest Mark Hatfield
Posted

On a computer running Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Internet Explorer 6

where is the update history stored?

 

Mark

Guest MowGreen [MVP]
Posted

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]

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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

Thank you.

 

Can you safely delete [datastore.edb], [reportingevents.log] and

[windowsupdate.log]?

 

Mark

 

"MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message

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> 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

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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