windows xp hotfix (sp2) q810833

[tristen]

in my add or remove programs page there are alot of these hotfix things
with different numbers but there is no file size is this something i need on
my pc because id like to get rid of them but scared to. when i try to seach
nothing comes up on them pleeeeese anyone got any answers what r they

[ScareCrowe]

"tristen" > wrote in message
...
> in my add or remove programs page there are alot of these hotfix things
> with different numbers but there is no file size is this something i need
on
> my pc because id like to get rid of them but scared to. when i try to
seach
> nothing comes up on them pleeeeese anyone got any answers what r they

A hotfix is a little patch that Microsoft releases to correct programming
mistakes in the operating system.(Simple explanation) More than likely you
updated from the MS site and they were installed automatically. Typically
these are fixes for things like 'An attacker could execute code on your
computer'. Before you remove the hotfix, google for whichever one it is eg.
'KB123456', research what it does, then decide if you need it.

--ScareCrowe

[tristen_64]

thanks scarecrowe I get the just of what they are but if there is no size to
them does it mean that they have not been downloaded and if not is my
computer at riskof being attacked by something like a hacker

"ScareCrowe" wrote:

>
> "tristen" > wrote in message
> ...
> > in my add or remove programs page there are alot of these hotfix things
> > with different numbers but there is no file size is this something i need
> on
> > my pc because id like to get rid of them but scared to. when i try to
> seach
> > nothing comes up on them pleeeeese anyone got any answers what r they
>
> A hotfix is a little patch that Microsoft releases to correct programming
> mistakes in the operating system.(Simple explanation) More than likely you
> updated from the MS site and they were installed automatically. Typically
> these are fixes for things like 'An attacker could execute code on your
> computer'. Before you remove the hotfix, google for whichever one it is eg.
> 'KB123456', research what it does, then decide if you need it.
>
> --ScareCrowe
>
>
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Tristen;
Do NOT delete or uninstall them unless security for your computer is not
important.

However you can safely delete the uninstall files and remove the entry in
Add/Remove Programs:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"tristen" > wrote in message
...
> in my add or remove programs page there are alot of these hotfix things
> with different numbers but there is no file size is this something i need
> on
> my pc because id like to get rid of them but scared to. when i try to
> seach
> nothing comes up on them pleeeeese anyone got any answers what r they

[ScareCrowe]

"tristen_64" > wrote in message
...
> thanks scarecrowe I get the just of what they are but if there is no size
to
> them does it mean that they have not been downloaded and if not is my
> computer at riskof being attacked by something like a hacker
>

The deal is when your listed size is zero, this does not necessarily mean
that the size is zero! It may mean the size is too small to be relevant.

IMHO, if the hotfix size is zero, and it does not affect your normal usage
of the machine, let it be. [no broke->no fix]

--ScareCrowe