24th February 2000

Coming from the "Duplicate Checks" department, Lockergnomaniac Kent Kolstad uncovers yet another installed application. I bet you've updated a system file or two since installing your OS (whether knowingly or not). Nobody's stopping you from checking to see what's changed; isn't there an easier way to interpret log files for service pack installations? Dating back to the first SP for Windows 95, here's a utility that offers insight (for troubleshooting purposes). Open the Run command in the Start Menu (or use the keyboard combo WinKey+R) and enter the following: "QFECHECK" (without the quotes). Don't expect to learn much more than file version info from this puppy. If installed, the Update Information Tool will launch; you'll immediately see the registered updates, but that may not be a comprehensive list. To add more, flip to the second tab and press the 'Search' button.