Can't see updates in Windows Update

I have a strange problem... When I want to update my Windows Vista via Windows Update I can see there's 15 important updates. However, I can't see the individual updates. It's the same problem with recommended updates.



I haven't installed anything besides updating Windows via "Windows Update". It's just from one day to another this problem has occured. Has worked before where I could choose which updates I wanted to install. Also, I can see the design of WU has changed. Don't think I've been able to choose what updates I wanted since the design has changed.

Any solution to this ?

Regards,
Jakob Laursen

 

Just out of curiosity?

Have you restarted, have you tried installing the important updates?

What I also don't undestand - your "Updates" look odd...
this "sidbar" on the right...

And I don't think Sandinavian Vista is in anyway different to a German one.
(Or English one for that matter)

So...
Are you running any docks/themes etc.?

 

I've tried restarting... Haven't installed the important updates as I like to see what I install before I install them.

Haven't installed any strange programs or so... Windows, a few Lenovo ThinkVantage applications, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop CS4 etc.

 

this is strange indeed.

By the way - I checked, I do not have the "sidebar".

your etc. isn't specific.

MS Office and Photoshop CS4 don't cause that - got them.

I assume its some programme...

Actually, can you create another account and try on that one? (just looking for them)

 

Tried from another account, same problem... I haven't installed anything from the time it worked and until now... Maybe I should just install the important updates and see if that corrects the problem. It is a 100% legit Windows installation I have, so there shouldn't be any problems... But I still like to get an oveview of what I'm about to install...

 

I never doubted the legititmacy of your Windows Copy.

Its an exteremly strange issue.

And somehow I'm at a loss

 

Check out the "View" option then "Go to" within the update dialog and see if view available updates is checkmarked.

 

I would just like to add that I occationaly have the same problem. It was solved in the past when I installed the important updates, but just as Laursen I am very reluctant to do so again.

Where can I find this "View" option? I can not find it in the dialog were the updates are supposed to be listed.

 

I believe Padme means "Vis"

 

Not sure what language pack he's using. I only know the English one.

 

Just a thought---i had foregotten about this thread, but just this past week I ran into a similar wierd windows update problem that while not exactly the same did involve windows update not displaying properly

Used a program to see what background activity was occuring and saw that Windows was trying to repeatedly access a file that it could not.


go to the folder

C:\Windows\winsxs

You should see a ton of folders here--but what FILES are in this folder (not subfolders)

 

The problem is though, winsxs isn't really a classical folder...

 

doesn't matter....I'm looking for an anomoly--like a corrupted pending.xml file.

 

Aha, OK.

"Have fun"... or rather: Good luck!

 

Everything was fine untill today. My 32bit Vista Home Premium was up to date and I was always able to see updates I was going to install. Today the problem occured when I installed Microsoft Office 2007 Language Pack, Swedish as in the PRTSCR in the beggining of the thread... I dunno if you have language packs installed but it seems that it has caused the problem on my notebook...

Nope, seems like the prtscr is dannish, am I right?