Re: View Installation History Problem

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From: Lucy [MS] (a-leby_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/08/04


Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 14:51:09 -0800

Do you have the Discussion Bar enabled?

Try the following:

To Disable your Discussion Bar in Internet Explorer:

1. On the "View" menu,point to "Explorer Bar".

3. Click "Discuss" to remove the check mark and disable this option.

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Thanks,
Lucy [MS]
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"Hilary" <hilarykarp@comcast.delete.net> wrote in message
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> Using XP Pro with SP1 and all the post SP1 updates, logging in as a user
> with administrator rights.  There are just two accounts on the computer,
> the administrator and this user account.  When I go to the windows
> update site and click on view the installation history, a second window
> pops up within the page on the right hand side which is a duplicate of
> the original windows update site.  On the left side is the same scroll
> box titled windows update with the same choices of Welcome, Pick updates
> to install, etc, Other Options and See Also. It does not bring up the
> installation history.  As of a few days ago it did show the installation
> history.
>
> If I log in on the administrator account I can view the installation
> history.
>
> Any ideas how to get back the ability to view the history in the user
> acount?
>
> Hilary
>
> Remove DELETE from email address to message me
>


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