Old Hotfix files

R

RHEvans

OS is XP Home.

I have over 25 Windows XP Hotfix files, each over 20MB, in
my Add/Remove program.

Is it safe to remove these files?

Thanks.

rick
 
N

Nicholas

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

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.

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


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Nicholas

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| OS is XP Home.
|
| I have over 25 Windows XP Hotfix files, each over 20MB, in
| my Add/Remove program.
|
| Is it safe to remove these files?
|
| Thanks.
|
| rick
 

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