Jonas S Schneider wrote:
On Sun, 14 May 2017 20:21:06 -0400, Paul wrote:
In the Add/Remove control panel, is a tick box
for Windows Update successful entries.
All your KB entries should be listed.
There are also folders on your C: drive, that correspond
to the installed patches.
I was hoping that would work, but I must have followed the wrong rabbit
path.
I first hit:
Start Settings Control Panel Add or Remove Programs
That pops up the Add or Remove Programs dialog with a checkbox at top which
is already checked saying "Show updates", and four boxes at the left side:
a. Change or remove programs
b. Add new programs
c. Add/remove windows components
d. Set program access and defaults
Which one do I hit?
I hit "Add/remove Windows Components". A Windows Components Wizard pops up.
OK. now what? Nothing on the checked list says "Windows XP OS updates"
or anything even
remotely resembling the OS updates. Therefore, I just hit "Next". Up
pops a "Completing the Windows Component Wizard", and then "Finish".
Well, that went nowhere.
Trying again at the Add or Remove Programs box, I hit (a) Change or Remove
Programs. All it says under Windows XP - Software Updates is:
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB954550-v5)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB4012598)
Windows XP Service Pack 3
Does that mean that the *only* updates I've ever had since SP3 were those
two?
Naively, yes.
However, you should look for 4012598 in the file system,
and spot where the folders are located. See how many KB
folders are present *next* to that folder
There is one install mechanism, that does not leave a log
of the installation. KB4012598 is the one you just installed,
which is track-able. However, older patches can be CAB files,
and there is a method available to install those, with no
trace they were installed.
To review your security status, use MBSA 2.3 download
and let it scan the PC. It will tell you what patches
are missing. MBSA 2.3 does not list "optional" Windows Update
patches and is not a replacement for Windows Update. However,
it can function as a tool to review the security status
of the machine, and that's what it is for. It can also
report unpatched copies of Microsoft Office (even patches
for Office Viewer freebies, will be listed). You can have
as many as fifteen patches missing, to patch and protect
the free Office Viewer programs. This tool will help you find
them.
http://s12.postimg.org/4df2ka8bh/mbsa.gif
Paul