Hotfix's

[TJ]

When I look in my Add/remove programs folder. I see a ton
of things called WINDOWS XP HOTFIX.

What is that and is that something that stays there or do
I delete all of them?

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Its something that stays there, unless you remove one or more of the
Hotfixes that have been installed. These are the entries that tell XP to
restore the original files replaced by the hotfix, should you decide you
need to remove it. If you wish to remove these entries and the associated
backup files, see www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Remove Hotfix Backup
Files.

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"TJ" > wrote in message
...
> When I look in my Add/remove programs folder. I see a ton
> of things called WINDOWS XP HOTFIX.
>
> What is that and is that something that stays there or do
> I delete all of them?

[Jeff Hayes]

"TJ" > wrote in message
...
> When I look in my Add/remove programs folder. I see a ton
> of things called WINDOWS XP HOTFIX.
>
> What is that and is that something that stays there or do
> I delete all of them? no do not delete do you have sp1 when you download
sp1 the file will be bundled into 1 but if you download other updates before
sp1 they will not ok then you will have a lot of hot fixes in a row ok sp1
bundles all the hot fixes that you need but always go back because windows
updates always has new info for you this will keep you safe you must have
automatic download updates on this is ok they scan your computer and send
you the right updates this is ok that is where the updates are comeing from
..

[Kelly]

Hi TJ,

Some of the Hotfixes (Mostly security updates) do not have an uninstall
feature, these will not appear in the Add and Remove list. If a Hotfix does
appear in the Add and Remove list then it can be uninstalled just like any
other program.

If you uninstall the Hotfix, you will lose the benefits of that patch. This
should only be done if you can determine that you are experiencing negative
effects from the particular Hotfix.

If you simply do not want them to appear in the Add and Remove list and you
are sure that you will not need the uninstall option, you can remove items
from that list by using a registry tweak.

Automated Edit:

Remove Hotfixes from Add or Remove (Line 193)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Manual Edit: Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\
Uninstall

Expand this branch and look at the list. The Hotfixes are all listed by a
"Q" number that corresponds to the entry in the Add and Remove list. Make
sure that you back up each Key before deleting it.

Select the key and then select File/Export and include the Q number in the
name of the file. Right click the entries you want to remove and select
Delete.

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
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"Jeff Hayes" > wrote in message
...
>
> "TJ" > wrote in message
> ...
> > When I look in my Add/remove programs folder. I see a ton
> > of things called WINDOWS XP HOTFIX.
> >
> > What is that and is that something that stays there or do
> > I delete all of them? no do not delete do you have sp1 when you download
> sp1 the file will be bundled into 1 but if you download other updates
before
> sp1 they will not ok then you will have a lot of hot fixes in a row ok sp1
> bundles all the hot fixes that you need but always go back because windows
> updates always has new info for you this will keep you safe you must have
> automatic download updates on this is ok they scan your computer and send
> you the right updates this is ok that is where the updates are comeing
from
> .
>
>