windows xp quick fix

[jack]

in my add and remove program there are at least a dozen
programs named windows xp quickfix , what are these and
how did i get them? are they useful or bad?
jack

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings, maybe "Hotfix"?

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

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