Hotfixes & updates

[Donna D]

I am having trouble with knowing what updates & what
Hotfixes to use. I have a bunch of hotfixes in the
control panel, but they have no size beside them. Some
of them are SP1 &some SP2. Does it hurt your computer if
you download a update rollup for Windows XP if you
already have some of the individual ones downloaded. I
am very confused about hotfixes. Could someone please
help out here. Thank you

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Donna;
Do you have Service Pack 1 installed?
If not, install it.
Go ahead and install the Rollup.
If some of the updates are installed already, it is not a problem.

You should be going to Windows Update regularly to help keep the
computer up to date:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/update.htm

 

[Donna D]

Thank you for your help. I do have Service Pack 1
installed. In my Control Panel- Add,remove programs, it
lists a bunch of hotfixes that say SP2, but there is no
file size beside them. I go into Windows Update everyday
as soon as I go online, and then directly to norton
antivirus from there. So far, have not had any virus's.
Hope it stays that way. Thanking you again Jupiter
Jones, for your help.

 

[JAX]

The items in the "Add Remove" panel are there to allow you to remove a
"Hotfix" if, for some reason, the Hotfix causes a problem. If there is no
problem after taking the update, leave it alone.

LOL, JAX