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=====Windows Update "Select updates to install" gives blank list on Vista/Windows 7=====
[[http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/11293-windows-update-doesnt-show-details.html|Windows 7 Forums - Windows 7 - windows update doesn't show details]] \\
[[http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistadesktopui/thread/b5f8e85b-0a6e-47be-b669-2c7fe68f9990|Windows Vista forums - Windows Update "select updates to install" screen is blank]] \\
[[http://www.vistax64.com/windows-updates/261450-blank-list-select-updates-install-windows-update.html|Windows Vista Forums - Vista - blank list in "Select updates to install" Windows Update]] \\
[[http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprogeneral/thread/dd298ed8-3d8d-4a8b-af1c-c2907c54e7e8|Windows 7 Forums - Cannot select updates/ updates don't show up in the select list.]] \\
[[http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7itproappcompat/thread/E8218ACE-C538-4A43-AA10-95BD85A913F9|Windows 7 Forums - Can't see updates list on Update window]] \\
[[http://www.winvistaclub.com/t164.html|The WinVistaClub - Windows Update Page Is Blank In Windows 7 or Vista.]] \\

Many suggestions to reset Windows Updates, either with Microsoft Fix it 50202, available [[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058/en-us|here]], or by stopping wuausrv and renaming the %SystemRoot%\SoftwareDistribution folder and restarting wuausrv.

Found two semi-related blogposts: \\
[[http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2009/01/09/9303167.aspx|Aaron Stebner's WebLog - Steps that might help fix Windows Update errors and a blank Windows Features dialog in Windows Vista]] \\
[[http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2009/03/06/fix-blank-or-empty-list-in-vista-turn-windows-features-on-or-off-optionalfeaturesexe/|Raymond.CC Blog - FIX Blank or Empty List in Vista Turn Windows Features On or Off (OptionalFeatures.exe)]] \\