Is there a command to retrieve the installed application/packages via command line in windows 2003. i.e to get the details of Add/remove programs via the command line same as 'rpm -qa ' in linux.
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Windows – what is the command to retrieve the installed application/packages via command line in windows
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Not sure about Windows 7, but with XP/Vista, you could run the following command to detect and download updates:
wuauclt /detectnow /reportnow
If you have issues getting it to work, check out the WSUS Wiki.
Otherwise if you have a specific update that you want, just download from the Microsoft website. If there's some problem preventing you from installing, that's the best way to find out, because the Windows Update logs are godawful to deal with.
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Best Answer
There's nothing built in, really. However, the PStools suite from Sysinternals is an invaluable set of software, available free from Microsoft, and they have a commmand for this.