When you remove the hotfixes, you're likely removing updates that improve the security of your computer. Many of the updates are directed at attacks from the outside, and others were put in place to prevent the execution of malicious code on your computer.
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"spike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:BCD1810A-DEC5-4AD2-AC2B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have several xp hot fixes on mu computer, if I delete these from my add or
> delete programs will doing this affect my windows program. I just want it
> back the way it was. It seemed to run better before I downloaded these
> updates.