Hotfixes are Windows XP updates. If you Remove them from the Add/Remove
area in your Control Panel, they will be removed from your system. Some
updates are essential, while some aren't. If your system is setup to
automatically download updates, you might want to switch that setting to
allow yourself to manually download updates, by right clicking the My
Computer desktop icon, then left clicking Properties, clicking the Automatic
Updates tab, and selecting the option you want, then clicking the Apply and
OK buttons. After that, to MANUALLY select and install the updates that you
want and/or need, open Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu, click
Windows Update, and then click the arrow that says: Scan for updates, and
you'll be told which updates are available for your system, and then you can
select which ones you want.
Again, just because an update is available doesn't mean you should install
it. If your system is operating fine, then it would be beneficial to just
select security updates. Since some of the updates have been know to cause
problems with certain systems or software or hardware, my advice is that it
is unwise to install all available updates. I've been using Windows XP
since it's been available, and the only updates that I've downloaded have
had to do with security problems (blaster worm etc.). At the Windows Update
site, click View Download History, and you should see information about each
of the Hotfixes.
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