Backupos not visible in time machine window

I wanted to put back a backup of my system today and noticed that only today's backup is visible in time machines window. In Finder i can see the other backups but don't know how to put those back.
Don't know if this is related, but I installed the 10.6.4 OS update. Before this I could see my backups in Time machine's window.
Is there a way to repair my backups? I do need them...
Regards,
Paul

Hi, and welcome to the forums.
There are several possible causes, and fixes, for this. See #E4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).

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