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   The Windows Update installation history is just a for your benefit.  =
It has no purpose other than that.  If you want to reset your client =
settings you can delete \Program Files\WindowsUpdate.  Kill the whole =
directory and your next visit to Windows Update will reinitialize the =
client side.

   None of this affects the selection of applicable updates.

Rich

  "David Blair"  wrote in message =
news:3ff59a71$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  I would only replace those files which are the "same"- so both the
  Installation History and Windows Update won't have an issue. Both
  installation, from an XP perspective, are the same.


  "Jan van Hoek (NL)"  wrote in message
  news:VA.000001c6.008cc35e{at}xs4alldot.nl...
  > >> || Why don't you just copy the files
  > >> ||from you up to date install
  > >> ||to your non-up-to-date  install?
  > >> I thought of that, but was unsure if it would be wise.
  >
  > It may prove effective, IF it succeeds. However, if either partition =
is
  > active, you will receive a lot of "file in use" errors, which will =
defeat
  > your purpose.
  >
  > True installation programs (like the Windows Update function) have
  > workarounds for that, e.g. via the infamous re-boot. But the =
COPY/XCOPY
  > cannot cope with such situations, and neither does Windows Explorer. =
All
  > will fail to get those files accross.
  >
  > Whether it is unwise to bypass the Windows Update (and Restore)
  > functions, noone can tell. For starters, it won't correctly update =
the
  > Add/Remove Programs list, and it will falsify the Installation =
History as
  > displayed by Windows Update. Everyone will advise you against such a
  > bypass action. But some of the time you have no alternative than to =
jump
  > blindfolded and hope for the best


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