XP Hot Fix clean up?

[Phil Fletcher]

I'm trying to clean up my C drive and have a number of
installed items listed as 'Windows XP Hot Fix' an example is:

Windows XP Hot Fix (SP1) see q314862 for more details. File
size 70.12mb

I'm assuming these were XP updates I received
automatically. Can I delete all these programs, or will it
delete the updates?

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Phil,

If you have no intention of uninstalling any particular hotfix (and yes,
they are the result of Windows Updates - each represents an update that is
uninstallable, not all are), then delete the associated $NtUninstallqxxxxxx$
file under C:\Windows first (you must have folder options set to view hidden
and system files for this to appear). Then go to Add & Remove in the Control
Panel and select the hotfix for removal. You will get an error message, then
an option to remove it from the listings.

I would recommend that you leave the uninstall file for each update in place
for a few weeks after installation, just in case a conflict arises and you
need to uninstall it. Afterwards, you can remove it. Once removed, then
update cannot be uninstalled.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Phil Fletcher" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to clean up my C drive and have a number of
> installed items listed as 'Windows XP Hot Fix' an example is:
>
> Windows XP Hot Fix (SP1) see q314862 for more details. File
> size 70.12mb
>
> I'm assuming these were XP updates I received
> automatically. Can I delete all these programs, or will it
> delete the updates?
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Phil,

If you have no intention of uninstalling any particular hotfix (and yes,
they are the result of Windows Updates - each represents an update that is
uninstallable, not all are), then delete the associated $NtUninstallqxxxxxx$
file under C:\Windows first (you must have folder options set to view hidden
and system files for this to appear). Then go to Add & Remove in the Control
Panel and select the hotfix for removal. You will get an error message, then
an option to remove it from the listings.

I would recommend that you leave the uninstall file for each update in place
for a few weeks after installation, just in case a conflict arises and you
need to uninstall it. Afterwards, you can remove it. Once removed, then
update cannot be uninstalled.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Phil Fletcher" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to clean up my C drive and have a number of
> installed items listed as 'Windows XP Hot Fix' an example is:
>
> Windows XP Hot Fix (SP1) see q314862 for more details. File
> size 70.12mb
>
> I'm assuming these were XP updates I received
> automatically. Can I delete all these programs, or will it
> delete the updates?
>
>