How to repopulate "Installed Updates"?

Hi, noob here. I was recently trying to remove some updates I had hastily installed and decided I didn't need. I accidentally cleared my entire list of "Installed Updates". I know they are still installed because they don't show up when I check for new updates. I was just wondering if there is a way to repopulate this list with the updates I have installed and if it is possible to remove one's that I don't want or if I should just carry on computing since it isn't a major issue.
Of course I did not have Time Machine set up yet, or I am sure it would be all too easy.
Thanks for your help!
Message was edited by: TinFish

I don't know how relevant or irrelevant it is.
There is a file in Library/Logs called "Software Update.log" This is a file of type that usually opens in Console but you can open it with a text editor (I have TextWrangler). It has a bunch of lines with what I have installed which is what I see when I look at my SU log. An example of a line is:
2008-03-09 11:00:29 -0500: Installed "Security Update 2008-001 (PowerPC)" (1.0)
I have a lot more stuff in my Receipts than in the log file. Some are non-Apple things. Others are Apple things that were installed but never had updates.
If it were me I would see if the computer is happy without the log. I guess you could, conceivably, rebuild the log from other information and based upon the structure of the line I provided, but it would be a royal pain.

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