How to Clear the Failed Updates in Windows Update Center for Vista
When Windows performs an update attempt on a Vista system, it records a log of the event's status as well as its outcome. Sometimes updates fail to apply, and if many of them fail at the same time it can leave dozens if not hundreds of failed update notices in your Windows Update history. Although Windows Vista does not have a specific feature for clearing only failed updates, you can clear the Windows Update history to remove all update notices. This will not uninstall your updates, but it will clear the history of all events.
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Instructions
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Open the Start menu and type "cmd.exe" into the Start menu's search bar.
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Right-click "Cmd.exe" from below the "Programs" banner and click "Run as administrator."
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Supply an administrative logon name and password, if prompted, then click "OK."
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Type "net stop wuauserv" in the Command Prompt, then press "Enter."
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Click "OK" when prompted to stop the service. Wait for the Command Prompt to inform you the service has been stopped.
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Type "del %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log" in the Command Prompt window and press "Enter." You have now deleted your update history log.
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