Hot fixes

[Donna D]

Hi. When I go into my Control Panel, there is all kinds
of Hotfix's in there. I am not sure what has to be done
with them, or do I just leave them. Thank you in advance
for the help.

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You should not be tempted to "uninstall" any "Hotfixes" listed in the
Add or Remove Programs section. They are listed there in case
your computer does not function properly after they are installed.
Uninstalling them will uninstall the actual patch that was installed
via Windows Update.

If you wish to safely remove the "uninstall files" for the
Hotfixes (i.e. $NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ files shown in Windows Explorer)
and cleanup your Add/Remove Programs list, visit MS-MVP Doug Knox's
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
actual updates.


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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"Donna D" > wrote in message:
...

| Hi. When I go into my Control Panel, there is all kinds
| of Hotfix's in there. I am not sure what has to be done
| with them, or do I just leave them. Thank you in advance
| for the help.

[DonnaD]

Thank you Carey, for answering my question. You were
very helpful. DonnaD
>-----Original Message-----
>You should not be tempted to "uninstall" any "Hotfixes"
listed in the
>Add or Remove Programs section. They are listed there
in case
>your computer does not function properly after they are
installed.
>Uninstalling them will uninstall the actual patch that
was installed
>via Windows Update.
>
>If you wish to safely remove the "uninstall files" for
the
>Hotfixes (i.e. $NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ files shown in
Windows Explorer)
>and cleanup your Add/Remove Programs list, visit MS-MVP
Doug Knox's
>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
>actual updates.
>
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>
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>
>"Donna D" > wrote in
message:
> ...
>
>| Hi. When I go into my Control Panel, there is all
kinds
>| of Hotfix's in there. I am not sure what has to be
done
>| with them, or do I just leave them. Thank you in
advance
>| for the help.
>.
>