Re add and remove programs

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Is it safe to remove the various windows update downloads from add-remove?

These are SP2 and various other downloads.

Thanks

 

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In news:l1NHe.8353$Uk3.4865@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net,
Rich Bail <thebails@earthlink.net> typed:

> Is it safe to remove the various windows update downloads from
> add-remove?
> These are SP2 and various other downloads.


No.

Removing them uninstalls the updates and reverts Windows to its
previous unpatched and unprotected state.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Rich,

Uninstalling the hotfixes/updates is not recommended. You can uncheck the
"Show Updates" checkbox to prevent them from populating in the Add/Remove
Programs window.

--
Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Rich Bail" <thebails@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:l1NHe.8353$Uk3.4865@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Is it safe to remove the various windows update downloads from add-remove?
>
> These are SP2 and various other downloads.
>
> Thanks
>