windows xp hotfix

[dave]

can windows xp hotfix be removed safely to free up some
memory space?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You should not be tempted to "uninstall" any "Hotfixes" listed in the
Add or Remove Programs section. They are listed there in the event
your computer does not function properly after Windows Updates have been
installed. Uninstalling them will uninstall the actual patches which were
downloaded and installed from the Windows Update website.

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.

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

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.


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[CHAUD]

Yes, just do it through add/remove programs

 

[Jose Francisco]

Greetings dave,

I don't recommend you uninstalling any hotfixes or updates. It's better to
keep down installed on your system rather being insecure.

Thanks and best of luck!

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Yes, just do it through add/remove programs

Sorry, but that's *terrible* advice.

These are the critical updates (mostly security-oriented) that
you've been downloading all along. Do not remove these, or you
will put back the security exposures they were designed to fix.
You can however delete their backup files. See
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm