opening items in add and remove list

[james]

i want to remove stuff from my add and remove list. but
when i click on an item it wont show open so i can see
what it is 4 i have 8 items there that say windows xp and
number after each one i want to know what this is for and
if i need it or can i delete it.

 

[PA Bear]

they're all prolly winxp updates. if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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HTH...Please post back to this thread

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[Kelly]

Hi James,

Some of the Hotfixes (Mostly security updates) do not have an uninstall
feature, these will not appear in the Add and Remove list. If a Hotfix does
appear in the Add and Remove list then it can be uninstalled just like any
other program.

If you uninstall the Hotfix, you will lose the benefits of that patch. This
should only be done if you can determine that you are experiencing negative
effects from the particular Hotfix.

If you simply do not want them to appear in the Add and Remove list and you
are sure that you will not need the uninstall option, you can remove items
from that list by using a registry tweak.

Manual Edit: Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Uninstall

Expand this branch and look at the list. The Hotfixes are all listed by a
"Q" number that corresponds to the entry in the Add and Remove list. Make
sure that you back up each Key before deleting it.

Select the key and then select File/Export and include the Q number in the
name of the file. Right click the entries you want to remove and select
Delete.

Troubleshooting, Removing and/or Cleaning Add or Remove Programs
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#addremove

/top10faqs.htm

 

[Ken Blake]

In

i want to remove stuff from my add and remove list. but
when i click on an item it wont show open so i can see
what it is 4 i have 8 items there that say windows xp and
number after each one i want to know what this is for and
if i need it or can i delete it.

If they are windows hotfixes, do *not* delete them. That would
remove the fixes and subject you to the exposure that they were
designed to correct.