Process after restore - do you really need to download years of upgrades or ????

Satellite A205-S5804  Vista SP2 I have read through hundreds of questions but have been unable to find answer. May have missed it. I ran MS add/remove software to remove some HP software. Process aborted & now all my startup programs are gone. Some of my program setups are also gone. Applied the MS process to restore to default & have some programs now. All my application programs are installed but no startup icons for execution. Ran restore to point before removing HP software but it failed "system restore could not be completed". Ran sfc scannow but no help. Ran chkdsk /r but no help. Startup programs still missing. Appears that I will have to use the still shrinkwrapped recovery CDs to restore (backup CDs lost). I have backed up entire system plus copied downloads, documents, all user data, favorites, exported MS MAil messages & contacts, & softwaredistrubition files to external drive. SoftwareDist is where all the updates are stored that have been updated over the last 2+ years.  Question:  Do I have to go through all the Windows updates (download) after the restore or can I just run them from the softwareDistribution folder. I seems like a pity to go thought all the years of upgrades. Will the system do all the updates properly if I  have to use the normal windows process to upgrade after the restore. I have never had to restores since the 80's on original PCs. Just exactly is the process to get back my PC like it was after a restore to factory setup
Regards,
Dennis

Satellite A205-S5804 
Do I have to go through all the Windows updates (download) after the restore ..
Dennis, you must install Vista's Service Pack 1 and then Service Pack 2. Most of the updates will be installed by those.
   Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
   Information about Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008
Then use Windows Update to install the newer ones.
Sorry it's the hard way.
-Jerry

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