How to remove entries in Windows update history?

[Guest Peter]

When you go to Windows Update website, you can check the update

hsitory. How do you to remove entries in Windows update history? There

were some updates that didn't install pproperly and they are indicated

there. I just want to remove them.

[Guest MowGreen [MVP]]

Re: How to remove entries in Windows update history?

 

Peter wrote:

> When you go to Windows Update website, you can check the update

> hsitory. How do you to remove entries in Windows update history? There

> were some updates that didn't install pproperly and they are indicated

> there. I just want to remove them.

>

 

You can't edit the history shown on WU. You *can* delete the entire

history if there's an issue related to the file that stores it.

Or, you can print it out and then use a thick felt pen to edit it. <w>

 

To delete the history shown on WU you need to stop the AU service and

BITS, if it runs automatically on startup.

Start > Run > type in and click OK or press Enter after the following

 

het stop wuauserv

net stop bits

 

Then show hidden files, folders, and system files:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial62.html#winxp

 

Next, navigate to WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore

Delete DataStore.edb

Restart the system and the 2 stopped services will Start again, or

 

net start wuauserv

net start bits

 

Sorry, that's all the editing that can be done with the history shown on WU.

 

 

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2009]

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