21 XP critical updates.

[Guest]

Hi all,
I recently had major problems with my PC & had to format & return to factory settings. My main concern was security, so I set up my firewall & antivirus. Without surfing the net, I then searched for critical updates & found 21, I decided to download the lot in one go, but when I click on add/remove programs, only about 14 appear?
I have checked on the Windows update site, & all appear there on installation history, can anyone tell me if the lot have installed, or whether more should appear in add/remove?
I have re checked for updates, but no critical updates are appearing, so I don`t know if this will help.
Many thanks for any replies.

Ian.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Ian;
Some updates can not be uninstalled.
Only the updates that can be uninstalled can be seen in Add/Remove
Programs.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/

Hi all,
I recently had major problems with my PC & had to format & return to

factory settings. My main concern was security, so I set up my
firewall & antivirus. Without surfing the net, I then searched for
critical updates & found 21, I decided to download the lot in one go,
but when I click on add/remove programs, only about 14 appear?

I have checked on the Windows update site, & all appear there on

installation history, can anyone tell me if the lot have installed, or
whether more should appear in add/remove?

I have re checked for updates, but no critical updates are

appearing, so I don`t know if this will help.

 

[Haus]

Hello
If they all show up as installed then that is good.
Not every update will show as an installed Hotfix.
The way I understand it is that Hotfixes are fixes related to the SP1
service pack and updates are fixes for other MS OS issues.

Maybe someone will correct me if I am wrong.

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Hope This Helps
Haus
Not a MVP
Not a MS-MVP
Not nothing just a good ole boy..

Hi all,
I recently had major problems with my PC & had to format & return to

factory settings. My main concern was security, so I set up my firewall &
antivirus. Without surfing the net, I then searched for critical updates &
found 21, I decided to download the lot in one go, but when I click on
add/remove programs, only about 14 appear?

I have checked on the Windows update site, & all appear there on

installation history, can anyone tell me if the lot have installed, or
whether more should appear in add/remove?

 

[Unknown]

But if he returned his computer to the original factory settings , ALL WERE
uninstalled.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

And if you would have read the rest of the OPs post you would see the
updates were installed.
"I decided to download the lot in one go..."
So they are now installed.

 

[Unknown]

Only 14 appeared in the add/remove list. Did you read it all?

 

[Rocket J. Squirrel]

My friend, not all updates appear in "Add or Remove" - only those that can
be uninstalled. So let's all take a break and have a nice cold one. I'll
have some St. Ambroise, please...

Rocky

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Read my first post which you responded and you will see that I did.

 

[Unknown]

But 14 out of 21?? I have more than that installed.

 

[Guest]

But 14 out of 21?? I have more than that installed.


Before I had to format my PC, I had many more hotfixes than this, this is what is worrying me aswell. I know that I had many more entries than about fourteen before my PC messed up.

Ian.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Download, install and run Qfecheck.exe

Among other things....[[This tool helps customers who thought they had
properly installed an update, but
had not, and are now experiencing a problem.]]

Windows XP Patch: Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=155C7C58-102E-47B0-A12A
BFAB8CFCCC03

Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282784

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Last link wrapped. See if this better.

Windows XP Patch: Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=155C7C58-102E-47B0-A12A

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Download, install and run Qfecheck.exe

Among other things....[[This tool helps customers who thought they had
properly installed an update, but
had not, and are now experiencing a problem.]]

Windows XP Patch: Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=155C7C58-102E-47B0-A12A
BFAB8CFCCC03

Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282784

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

But 14 out of 21?? I have more than that installed.


Before I had to format my PC, I had many more hotfixes than this,
this is what is worrying me aswell. I know that I had many more
entries than about fourteen before my PC messed up.

Ian.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

This may be better. I hope.

Windows XP Patch: Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://tinyurl.com/aiz4

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Last link wrapped. See if this better.

Windows XP Patch: Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=155C7C58-102E-47B0-A12A

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Download, install and run Qfecheck.exe

Among other things....[[This tool helps customers who thought they
had properly installed an update, but
had not, and are now experiencing a problem.]]

Windows XP Patch: Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows
XP Hotfixes

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=155C7C58-102E-47B0-A12A

BFAB8CFCCC03

Qfecheck.exe Verifies the Installation of Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Hotfixes
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282784

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Ian;
What Service Pack before?
What Service Pack now?

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/

But 14 out of 21?? I have more than that installed.


Before I had to format my PC, I had many more hotfixes than this,

this is what is worrying me aswell. I know that I had many more
entries than about fourteen before my PC messed up.

 

[Mike]

14 out of the 21 that you have installed are removable and therefore show up
in ADD/REMOVE.. the other 7 are NOT removable and DO NOT show up in
ADD/REMOVE.. is that really so difficult to understand?..