Hot fixes

[Daylene]

I went to my Control Panel to delete a program and found
many hot fixes. They all say "Windows XP Hotfix" and are
followed by a number. Some of them use about 11 MB. Do
I need to leave them there? Or have they already done
their job and can be deleted?

 

[Chris Lanier]

"Hotfixes" are the updates you installed from the Windows Update
website. Do not be tempted to remove them or you will uninstall
the actual updates.

If you wish to safely remove the "uninstall files" for the
Hotfixes (i.e. $NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ files shown in Windows Explorer)
and cleanup your Add/Remove Programs list, visit MS-MVP Doug Knox's
excellent website for instructions.

Remove Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry entries
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm