Re: Repair Installation after failed SP2 .. now what about updates?

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 08:43:56 +0200

Sarah wrote:

> Hi
> Had to do a complete repair installation after a failed SP2 upgrade on XP
> Pro. Now when I go to the Windows Update site, only 1 update is listed. Yet
> when I look at Add/Remove Programs, only 3 Hotfixes are listed.
> Are my previous updates still working and therefore the Windows Update site
> and History site are correct (in which case, why are they not listed in
> Add/Remove Programs?), or do I need to somehow "reset" my hisory of
> successful downloads in order to reinstall all of the updates?
> Thanks
> Sarah
> P.S. Have downloaded the SP2 Blocker!
Hi

I suggest you download and run the Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer (MBSA):

<quote>
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA):

The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer allows administrators to
scan local and remote systems for missing security patches as well
as common security misconfigurations. More information on MBSA is
available at:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.asp

</quote>

and

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 1.2 Q&A
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsaqa.mspx

It has it own newsgroup as well:

microsoft.public.security.baseline_analyzer 

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