WinUpdatesList v1.33
Copyright (c) 2004 - 2017 Nir Sofer
Notice: This tool is very old and it's not updated anymore. There is a new tool that replaces this old tool:
Windows Updates History Viewer
Description
WinUpdatesList displays the list of all Windows updates (Service Packs and Hotfixes)
installed on your local computer. For hotfix updates, this utility also displays the
list of files updated with these hotfixes.
In addition, it allows you to instantly open the Web link in Microsoft Web site that
provides more information about the selected update, uninstall an update, copy the update information to the
clipboard, or save it to text/HTML/XML file.
System Requirements
This utility works on Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
On Windows 98/ME, some columns are not displayed, because the related information is not stored in the Registry as in Windows 2000/XP.
On Windows 10/8/7/Vista/2008 - The windows updates information is displayed in the upper pane,
but there is no installed files information in the lower pane.
Also on these version of Windows, you cannot view the information on remote computer.
Versions History
- Version 1.33:
- Fixed issue: The 'Installation Date' column displayed the time in GMT instead of local time.
- Version 1.32:
- Fixed the URLs on Microsoft Web site to the current format: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/xxxxxx
- Fixed to display the 'Last Modified Time' values according to daylight saving time settings.
- Version 1.31:
- Added 'Mark Odd/Even Rows' option, under the View menu. When it's turned on, the odd and even rows are displayed in different color, to make it easier to read a single line.
- Added 'Add Header Line To CSV/Tab-Delimited File' option. When this option is turned on, the column names are added
as the first line when you export to csv or tab-delimited file.
- Version 1.30:
- Added partial support for Windows 7/Vista/2008.
The windows updates information is displayed in the upper pane,
but there is no installed files information in the lower pane.
Also on these version of Windows, you cannot view the information on remote computer.
- Added 'Long Description' column, for Windows 7/Vista/2008 only.
- Version 1.23:
- Fixed bug: The dates displayed in system locale, instead of user locale.
- Version 1.22:
- Added support for saving as comma-delimited file.
- Fixed bug: The main window lost the focus when the user switched to another application and then returned back to WinUpdatesList.
- Version 1.21:
- Fixed bug: Crash when running wul.exe with command-line parameters.
- Version 1.20:
- Changed Operating System column to Application.
- Added filter by application (Windows, .NET, and others)
- Added 'Last Modified Time' column.
- Fixed Web link for .NET Updates.
- Configuration is now saved to cfg file instead of the Registry.
- Updates with extra sub-key level (in the Registry) are now displayed properly.
- Version 1.13: A tooltip is now displayed when a string in a column is longer than the column length.
- Version 1.12: Added support for Windows XP styles.
- Version 1.11:
- On Windows 2000/XP: new command-line options that allows you to connect another
operating system on local or remote computer.
- Computer name is now added to XML and HTML files.
- Version 1.10:
- Added support for Windows 98/ME
- 'Open Web Link' now opens each link in a new browser window.
- Command-Line support.
- Version 1.00 - First Release.
Using WinUpdatesList
WinUpdatesList is a standalone program, so it doesn't require any installation or
additional DLLs. In order to start using it, just copy it to any folder you like, and run it.
If you want, you can also install WinUpdatesList on your computer with uninstall support, by downloading and running the self-install executable file.
The main window of WinUpdatesList contains 2 panes:
The upper pane displays the list of all updates installed on your computer.
When you select an hotfix in the upper pane, the lower pane display the list of
files installed with the selected hotfix.
If you want to get more information about a specific update, select the desired
item in the upper pane, and then from the File menu (or from the popup menu) choose 'Open Web Link'.
This option opens your browser with a Web page in Microsoft site that provides information about the selected Windows update.
Notice: Some operations, like saving to file or copying to the clipboard, are
performed on the pane that currently has the focus. For example: If you press Ctrl+C while
the lower pane is focused, the selected files list will be copied to the clipboard.
If the upper pane has the focus, the selected updates in the upper pane will be copied.
Connecting to another operating system (Windows 2000/XP only)
Starting from v1.11, WinUpdatesList provides 2 methods for viewing the Windows Updates of
another operating system:
- On local computer:
If you have more than one instance of Windows 2000/XP operating system on the same computer, you can view the
Windows updates list of the other operating system by using /another command-line parameter.
For example:
wul.exe /another e:\winnt
The second parameter specifies the Windows folder of the operating system.
Be aware that when you use this option, WinUpdatesList loads the Registry of the other
operating system as a new hive under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, and than unloads it after you exit from WinUpdatesList.
- On remote computer:
If you have a remote computer with Windows 2000/XP operating system, your can view
the Windows updates list of this computer by using /remote command-line parameter.
For example:
wul.exe /remote \192円.168.0.10
You must connect the remote computer with administrative rights in order that this option
will work properly. It's also recommended to enable admin shares (C,ドル D,ドル and so on) on the remote computer.
Translating to another language
WinUpdatesList allows you to easily translate all menus, dialog-boxes, and other strings
to other languages.
In order to do that, follow the instructions below:
- Run WinUpdatesList with /savelangfile parameter:
wul.exe /savelangfile
A file named wul_lng.ini will be created in the folder of WinUpdatesList utility.
- Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text editor.
- Translate all menus, dialog-boxes, and string entries to the desired language.
- After you finish the translation, Run WinUpdatesList, and all translated
strings will be loaded from the language file.
If you want to run WinUpdatesList without the translation, simply rename the language file, or move
it to another folder.
Command-Line Options