windows xp updates

[Guest]

In my control panel under add/remove programs, there are loads of updates
listed like security updates and updates and windows xp hotfix. My question
is : Can I delete some of them safely and if so, how do I know which ones to
delete? Thank you. Wallo

 

[Maincat]

Leave them alone.

 

[Gordon]

In my control panel under add/remove programs, there are loads of updates
listed like security updates and updates and windows xp hotfix. My
question
is : Can I delete some of them safely and if so, how do I know which ones
to
delete? Thank you. Wallo

You can't "delete" from there, you UNINSTALL. And that means that you remove
all the updates that you have installed. You can, (if you are so short of
diskspace) remove the uninstall folders from C:/Windows. Those are the
files and folders with names beginning $NT......however if you do delete
these files/folders you will not be able to uninstall the particular
Update.

 

[SingaporeWebDesign]

Hello,

If your system is working fine with the updates, you can remove the backup
files to free up some space.

Here is a program that can help you to delete the hotfix backup files as
well as the relevant entries in add/remove programs.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm