Hotfix??

[Brian]

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Hi im not well versed in the computer world altho i can
manage to get around it if needed. Scrolling through the
Add/Remove programs option the other day i noticed a
bunch of Windows Hotfixs at the bottom. My problem is
what are they? can they be deleted? are they a security
issue. please help a retarded windows noob! Email me at
Zeroping321@hotmail.com and let me know as im not surfing
the web a lot. Thank you! and i appreciate any help i can
get!

 

[Guest]

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Hi Brian,

Sorry, no support by email....

The hotfixes in the Control Panel are a method of uninstalling incompatible
updates. Do not uninstall them unless you are having problems with a
particular update.

If you set folder options/view tab to see hidden and operating system files,
you will find corresponding $NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ folders in the \Windows
folder for each update. They hold the uninstall information for each hotfix.
If you are not going to uninstall any particular update, you can safely
delete the uninstall folder. Then go to Add & Remove and select the hotfix
for removal. You will get an error message followed by an offer to remove
the hotfix from the listings. It is not necessary to do this, I mention it
only as an option. I usually leave each hotfix alone for at least a month.

MVP Doug Knox has developed an easy method to automate this series of steps.
See WinXP Utilities on www.dougknox.com "Remove hotfix backup files".

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Brian" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:279301c4a444$321eb0a0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi im not well versed in the computer world altho i can
> manage to get around it if needed. Scrolling through the
> Add/Remove programs option the other day i noticed a
> bunch of Windows Hotfixs at the bottom. My problem is
> what are they? can they be deleted? are they a security
> issue. please help a retarded windows noob! Email me at
> Zeroping321@hotmail.com and let me know as im not surfing
> the web a lot. Thank you! and i appreciate any help i can
> get!