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Old 04-20-2009   #1 (permalink)


Vista Business x64
 
 

How to remove the updates from 'uninstall updates'

Hi all, my questions centers around the programs listed in:

Control Panel -> Programs -> Programs and Features -> Installed Updates


There is a listing up recent updates here, with the option to uninstall if I right click them. I would like to delete said entries (without uninstalling the needed updates). I have successfully deleted the update history by deleting C:\windows\SoftwareDistrubution\Datastore, but the history really isn't fully deleted until this goes as well, hehe. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

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Old 04-21-2009   #2 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 64bit SP2
 
 

Re: How to remove the updates from 'uninstall updates'

you want to remove the entry but not the install?
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Old 04-22-2009   #3 (permalink)


Vista Business x64
 
 

Re: How to remove the updates from 'uninstall updates'

Yep, that is correct. I am pretty sure it is possible by removing a registry entry somewhere. I know I have done it once before, but in googling the problem I wasn't able to find it for a second time, so I thought I'd come on a couple boards and ask.

I don't want to uninstall anything, I just want to wipe the entries clean so they don't come up.

Thanks!
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Old 04-22-2009   #4 (permalink)


VISTA HOME PREMIUM X64/ 7 x64 / 7x86
 
 

Re: How to remove the updates from 'uninstall updates'

Why?
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Old 04-22-2009   #5 (permalink)


Vista Business x64
 
 

Re: How to remove the updates from 'uninstall updates'

I'm attempting to write a program to remove all outward traces of a computer being connected to the 'net. That would be an outward trace.
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