how to get OS Update List in vista

[Guest Mencius]

hello,

 

I donn't know how to get OS security update list in Vista.

I want to write a c++ program which can get security update display names

list in vista and I can't use WUA lib. Who knows other methods except using

WUA.

 

I have tried to do something, for example:

Firstly, in windows XP, I have get the list of security updates through

enumerating registry

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall",

but in vista, I can't, there is no information of security update in the

registry.

Secondly, I have used MsiEnumProducts and MsiEnumPatches (api of Msi.lib),

but I only got the patchs of products, not OS security update.

 

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thanks

[Guest Sam Hobbs]

This newsgroup is not a developer's newsgroup; you will get more answers in

a developer's newsgroup. The following are both developer's newsgroups that

I think are most likely to help, but you should look at what is available.

Unfortunately I don't know where the page is at that lists all the groups. I

do know that the following do have people that can be very helpful.

 

microsoft.public.platformsdk.security

microsoft.public.platformsdk.msi

 

 

 

"Mencius" <Mencius@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:83A5AF5A-8E2F-4116-B1A1-50B93CB92A19@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> hello,

>

> I donn't know how to get OS security update list in Vista.

> I want to write a c++ program which can get security update display names

> list in vista and I can't use WUA lib. Who knows other methods except

> using

> WUA.

>

> I have tried to do something, for example:

> Firstly, in windows XP, I have get the list of security updates through

> enumerating registry

> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall",

> but in vista, I can't, there is no information of security update in the

> registry.

> Secondly, I have used MsiEnumProducts and MsiEnumPatches (api of Msi.lib),

> but I only got the patchs of products, not OS security update.

>

> -

> thanks </span>