xp service packs

[chris @ derby UK]

I currently am running xp home sp1.
I have deleted all the uninstall files in my windows
directory.
All my sp2 hotfix's have disappeared from my add/remove
programs window.
When i do an xp update from microsoft, there are no
critical updates needed.

Have I deleted al my hotfixes or have i only deleted the
uninstall programs?
When microsoft check for updates, do they check the
windows directory or the registry?

Many thanks
Chris

 

[PS]

I currently am running xp home sp1.
I have deleted all the uninstall files in my windows
directory.
All my sp2 hotfix's have disappeared from my add/remove
programs window.
When i do an xp update from microsoft, there are no
critical updates needed.

Have I deleted al my hotfixes or have i only deleted the
uninstall programs?
When microsoft check for updates, do they check the
windows directory or the registry?

Many thanks
Chris

Chris-

No worries they check the actual file versions for the presence of the
updated files, not the Add/Remove programs list.

Good Luck
PS

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

If you deleted just the uninstall files ($NTUninstall...$)
It is safe to delete those once you have determined you will no longer
need to uninstall them.
At that point, the uninstall option in Add/Remove Programs will either
go away or cease to function.
In that case, selecting it will cause a box asking if you wish to
delete the entry which is also good to do.
The fixes are still intact and doing their job.

 

[Guest]

As you wrote there were only unistaler

Windows Update checks registry and versions of the particular files