hotfix?

[David]

Hello, when I click "Add/Remove" icon in the control panel, I see most of
the different programs that are installed into the hard drive. There are at
least 10 I don't know what they are. It says "Window XP hof-fix KB821157".
I have about 12 of these with different numbers at the end. What should I
do with them

[Kelly]

Hi David,

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

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[AE-Windows® XP]

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"David" > wrote in message news:Zywbb.1149$La.60@fed1read02...
> Hello, when I click "Add/Remove" icon in the control panel, I see most of
> the different programs that are installed into the hard drive. There are
at
> least 10 I don't know what they are. It says "Window XP hof-fix
KB821157".
> I have about 12 of these with different numbers at the end. What should I
> do with them
>
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

These are updates for XP that were downloaded from Windows Updates, either
automatically, or by you. Removing them via Add/Remove, removes the update.

If your system is stable, and you don't need to uninstall any of these
hotfixes, you can remove their backup files and their associated Add/Remove
entries. See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilties, Remove Hotfix Backup Files.

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"David" > wrote in message news:Zywbb.1149$La.60@fed1read02...
> Hello, when I click "Add/Remove" icon in the control panel, I see most of
> the different programs that are installed into the hard drive. There are
at
> least 10 I don't know what they are. It says "Window XP hof-fix
KB821157".
> I have about 12 of these with different numbers at the end. What should I
> do with them
>
>

[Rob Schneider]

David wrote:

> Hello, when I click "Add/Remove" icon in the control panel, I see most of
> the different programs that are installed into the hard drive. There are at
> least 10 I don't know what they are. It says "Window XP hof-fix KB821157".
> I have about 12 of these with different numbers at the end. What should I
> do with them
>
>

There are probably updates, apparently installed automatically, from
Microsoft. You should keep them.

You can turn off or change how updates are applied on the "Automatic
Updates" tab on the My Computer Properties dialog box.

(Ps. No need to post to so many newsgroups).