Windows XP Hotfix

[Jen]

Under the delete programs tab my computer has a list of
Windows XP Hotfix (SP2), I am unsure what this is and was
wondering if it would be Ok to delete.

 

[Tom Porterfield]

Under the delete programs tab my computer has a list of
Windows XP Hotfix (SP2), I am unsure what this is and was
wondering if it would be Ok to delete.

Not sure what you mean by the delete programs tab. The XP Hotfixes (SP2)
indicate updates that you have downloaded and installed on your machine
from the windowsupdate site. Or possibly you have Windows configured to
automatically download and install critical updates as they become
available. You want to leave these updates installed as they contain
mostly security fixes.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Smart Display
http://home.comcast.net/~tp.porterfield

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi!
you might have downloaded and installed it.There must be a KB number
against this hotfix.What's that?
It is always safe to keep it.
regards/
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[Alex Nichol]

Under the delete programs tab my computer has a list of
Windows XP Hotfix (SP2), I am unsure what this is and was
wondering if it would be Ok to delete.

Those are there so you could *uninstall* the patches. Each corresponds
to a folder of files needed for the purpose -
Windows\$NTUninstallQnnnnnn$ for the fix nnnnnn described at
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;nnnnnn

If you decide you will not want to uninstall a fix (and if all is
running smoothly you probably won't) then delete the folder. If you
then try in Add/remove, to Remove that one, it will fail, and you will
be offered the option of removing the entry there