Nicholas
December 6th 03, 02:25 PM
Gary --
Hotfixes" are the updates you installed from the Windows Update
website. Do not be tempted to remove them or you will uninstall
the actual updates.
If you wish to safely remove the "uninstall files" for the
Hotfixes (i.e. $NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ files shown in Windows Explorer)=20
and cleanup your Add/Remove Programs list, visit MS-MVP Doug Knox's=20
excellent website for instructions.
Remove Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry entries
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm
Note: Doug's program only removes the uninstall files and Hotfix =
entries
in the Add/Remove Programs listing. It does not remove the=20
actual updates.
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Nicholas
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"Gary" > wrote in message:
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| My Uninstall folder has all the proper programs in it but=20
| at the end there are a ton of HotFixes. What are they?=20
| And what is there purpose?
|=20
| Thanks in advance:
|=20
| Gary
Hotfixes" are the updates you installed from the Windows Update
website. Do not be tempted to remove them or you will uninstall
the actual updates.
If you wish to safely remove the "uninstall files" for the
Hotfixes (i.e. $NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ files shown in Windows Explorer)=20
and cleanup your Add/Remove Programs list, visit MS-MVP Doug Knox's=20
excellent website for instructions.
Remove Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry entries
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm
Note: Doug's program only removes the uninstall files and Hotfix =
entries
in the Add/Remove Programs listing. It does not remove the=20
actual updates.
--=20
Nicholas
--------------------------------------------------------------------
"Gary" > wrote in message:
...
| My Uninstall folder has all the proper programs in it but=20
| at the end there are a ton of HotFixes. What are they?=20
| And what is there purpose?
|=20
| Thanks in advance:
|=20
| Gary