Hotfixes in Add/Remove programs

[Phil]

Can anyone tell if you can remove the hotfixes and SP from the Add/remove
programs, I have a bunch of Hotfixes and Service Pakcs, for when I updated
Win XP and I-net Explorer (which I'm not using anymore) FireFox 9 is much
better, but Its really just a visual issue really, if you can't remove them
no biggie just curious though...

TIA

Phil

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Hotfixes are the updates from Windows update including any security updates.
If you remove them, you will be removing the updates.

 

[bxb7668]

I think that the OP is asking how to remove the entry in Add/Remove
Programs, not how to remove the hotfix.

Tweak UI for Windows XP
(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.ms
px) remove items from the Add/Remove dialog.

 

[Phil]

Thanks, That is exactly what I was looking for.......

Phil

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

I thought that might be it but I also thought if he knew what they were he
might not wish to remove the entry. While they aren't all that descriptive,
you can use the entries as means of tracing what updates you have without
going to Windows Update and checking history.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

I apologize, Phil.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

TweakUI for XP does not have the option to remove invalid Add/Remove Program entries.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

I think that the OP is asking how to remove the entry in Add/Remove
Programs, not how to remove the hotfix.

Tweak UI for Windows XP
(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.ms
px) remove items from the Add/Remove dialog.

 

[johnf]

Correct, I think he meant the old pre-XP Tweakui, which does.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

TweakUI for Windows 9x systems has the option as you said. But, bxb7668 mentioned as "Tweak UI for Windows XP"

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Correct, I think he meant the old pre-XP Tweakui, which does.

 

[PCyr.]

Or he can just download SP2 from:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/winxpsp2.mspx

and uncheck the "Show Updates" checkbox in Add/Remove Programs.

--
Paul Cyr

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