Hot fixes

D

Donna D

Hi. When I go into my Control Panel, there is all kinds
of Hotfix's in there. I am not sure what has to be done
with them, or do I just leave them. Thank you in advance
for the help.
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

You should not be tempted to "uninstall" any "Hotfixes" listed in the
Add or Remove Programs section. They are listed there in case
your computer does not function properly after they are installed.
Uninstalling them will uninstall the actual patch that was installed
via Windows Update.

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

Note: Doug's program only removes the uninstall files and Hotfix entries
in the Add/Remove Programs listing. It does not remove the
actual updates.


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Hi. When I go into my Control Panel, there is all kinds
| of Hotfix's in there. I am not sure what has to be done
| with them, or do I just leave them. Thank you in advance
| for the help.
 

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