Security Updates

I have in my Control Panel 38 Security Updates for Windows each with 6.83MB's
& 6 Update for Windows. I am wondering if they are all necessary (especially
the 38 Security Updates) or does each new update override the previous one
and therefore all previous updates can be deleted or must I keep all the
updates...Thanks kindly ..fipsey

fipsey wrote:
I have in my Control Panel 38 Security Updates for Windows each
with 6.83MB's & 6 Update for Windows. I am wondering if they are
all necessary (especially the 38 Security Updates) or does each new
update override the previous one and therefore all previous updates
can be deleted or must I keep all the updates...Thanks kindly

Amazingly, as you did not list any updates specifically, if anyone does give
you a definite answer, it's wrong.

If you are offered the updates and you install them - unless there is a
problem with the update and you need to remove it to correct the problem
(rare, does happen) then you should keep all updates you have installed.

If this is a space problem - trust me when I say the updates you have
installed are using very little of your total space if you have a modern
computer. A standard installation of Windows XP with all sorts of
additional applications (Office suites, phote editing, video editing, music
editing, etc and so on...) should take up between 4.5GB and *maybe* 12GB
total space (depending on the applications installed.) Any space above and
beyond that is likely *your* stuff, things you created and saved. If you
are low on space, it's probably your files/folders that are creating that
storage and you have a couple of choices. Get a bigger hard disk drive to
replace/add to your current space (internally or externally). Better
archive/remove the things you don't use anymore/use often enough to justify
their being on the machine 24/7.

If this *is* a space concern - maybe you should clean up and learn where
this space is actually being used...

Download/install the "Windows Installer CleanUp Utility":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

After installing, do the following:

Start button -- RUN
(no "RUN"? Press the "Windows Key" + R on your keyboard)
-- type in:
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Installer Clean Up\msizap.exe" g!
-- Click OK.
(The quotation marks and percentage signs and spacing should be exact.)

If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the
uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has installed...
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
( Particularly of interest here - #4 )
( Alternative: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm )

You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but your
latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

How to use Disk Cleanup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system's
memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys
file will always equal the amount of physical memory in your system. If you
don't use the hibernate feature and want to recapture the space that Windows
uses for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start, Settings,
Control Panel, and click Power Options).
- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check box, then
click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting Never under the
"System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab doesn't delete the
hiberfil.sys file.
- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power Schemes
tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and click on
the "Settings" button.
4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I suggest moving
the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or close to that...)
5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can utilize...

Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to a
size between 64MB and 128MB..

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS - Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the
following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to
something between 64MB and 128MB. (It may be MUCH larger right
now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents"
(the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10
minutes or more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open Internet
Explorer.

You can use an application that scans your system for log files and
temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

Ccleaner (Free!)
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Other ways to free up space..

JDiskReport
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

SequoiaView
http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being used.

You should now perform a full CHKDSK on your system drive (C...

How to scan your disks for errors
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265
* will take time and a reboot

You should now perform a full Defragment on your system drive (C...

How to Defragment your hard drives
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848
* will take time

Uninstall any and all third-party firewall applications (ZoneAlarm, etc)
and utilize the built-in Windows Firewall only.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

fipsey wrote:
I have in my Control Panel 38 Security Updates for Windows each
with 6.83MB's & 6 Update for Windows. I am wondering if they are
all necessary (especially the 38 Security Updates) or does each new
update override the previous one and therefore all previous updates
can be deleted or must I keep all the updates...Thanks kindly

Amazingly, as you did not list any updates specifically, if anyone does give
you a definite answer, it's wrong.

If you are offered the updates and you install them - unless there is a
problem with the update and you need to remove it to correct the problem
(rare, does happen) then you should keep all updates you have installed.

If this is a space problem - trust me when I say the updates you have
installed are using very little of your total space if you have a modern
computer. A standard installation of Windows XP with all sorts of
additional applications (Office suites, phote editing, video editing, music
editing, etc and so on...) should take up between 4.5GB and *maybe* 12GB
total space (depending on the applications installed.) Any space above and
beyond that is likely *your* stuff, things you created and saved. If you
are low on space, it's probably your files/folders that are creating that
storage and you have a couple of choices. Get a bigger hard disk drive to
replace/add to your current space (internally or externally). Better
archive/remove the things you don't use anymore/use often enough to justify
their being on the machine 24/7.

If this *is* a space concern - maybe you should clean up and learn where
this space is actually being used...

Download/install the "Windows Installer CleanUp Utility":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

After installing, do the following:

Start button -- RUN
(no "RUN"? Press the "Windows Key" + R on your keyboard)
-- type in:
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Installer Clean Up\msizap.exe" g!
-- Click OK.
(The quotation marks and percentage signs and spacing should be exact.)

If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the
uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has installed...
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
( Particularly of interest here - #4 )
( Alternative: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm )

You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but your
latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

How to use Disk Cleanup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system's
memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys
file will always equal the amount of physical memory in your system. If you
don't use the hibernate feature and want to recapture the space that Windows
uses for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start, Settings,
Control Panel, and click Power Options).
- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check box, then
click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting Never under the
"System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab doesn't delete the
hiberfil.sys file.
- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power Schemes
tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and click on
the "Settings" button.
4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I suggest moving
the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or close to that...)
5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can utilize...

Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to a
size between 64MB and 128MB..

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS - Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the
following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to
something between 64MB and 128MB. (It may be MUCH larger right
now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents"
(the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10
minutes or more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open Internet
Explorer.

You can use an application that scans your system for log files and
temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

Ccleaner (Free!)
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Other ways to free up space..

JDiskReport
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

SequoiaView
http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being used.

You should now perform a full CHKDSK on your system drive (C...

How to scan your disks for errors
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265
* will take time and a reboot

You should now perform a full Defragment on your system drive (C...

How to Defragment your hard drives
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848
* will take time

Uninstall any and all third-party firewall applications (ZoneAlarm, etc)
and utilize the built-in Windows Firewall only.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Thanks so much...You have been very helpful ...F

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

fipsey wrote:
I have in my Control Panel 38 Security Updates for Windows each
with 6.83MB's & 6 Update for Windows. I am wondering if they are
all necessary (especially the 38 Security Updates) or does each new
update override the previous one and therefore all previous updates
can be deleted or must I keep all the updates...Thanks kindly

Amazingly, as you did not list any updates specifically, if anyone does give
you a definite answer, it's wrong.

If you are offered the updates and you install them - unless there is a
problem with the update and you need to remove it to correct the problem
(rare, does happen) then you should keep all updates you have installed.

If this is a space problem - trust me when I say the updates you have
installed are using very little of your total space if you have a modern
computer. A standard installation of Windows XP with all sorts of
additional applications (Office suites, phote editing, video editing, music
editing, etc and so on...) should take up between 4.5GB and *maybe* 12GB
total space (depending on the applications installed.) Any space above and
beyond that is likely *your* stuff, things you created and saved. If you
are low on space, it's probably your files/folders that are creating that
storage and you have a couple of choices. Get a bigger hard disk drive to
replace/add to your current space (internally or externally). Better
archive/remove the things you don't use anymore/use often enough to justify
their being on the machine 24/7.

If this *is* a space concern - maybe you should clean up and learn where
this space is actually being used...

Download/install the "Windows Installer CleanUp Utility":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

After installing, do the following:

Start button -- RUN
(no "RUN"? Press the "Windows Key" + R on your keyboard)
-- type in:
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Installer Clean Up\msizap.exe" g!
-- Click OK.
(The quotation marks and percentage signs and spacing should be exact.)

If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the
uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has installed...
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
( Particularly of interest here - #4 )
( Alternative: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm )

You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but your
latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

How to use Disk Cleanup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system's
memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys
file will always equal the amount of physical memory in your system. If you
don't use the hibernate feature and want to recapture the space that Windows
uses for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start, Settings,
Control Panel, and click Power Options).
- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check box, then
click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting Never under the
"System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab doesn't delete the
hiberfil.sys file.
- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power Schemes
tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and click on
the "Settings" button.
4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I suggest moving
the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or close to that...)
5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can utilize...

Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to a
size between 64MB and 128MB..

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS - Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the
following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to
something between 64MB and 128MB. (It may be MUCH larger right
now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents"
(the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10
minutes or more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open Internet
Explorer.

You can use an application that scans your system for log files and
temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

Ccleaner (Free!)
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Other ways to free up space..

JDiskReport
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

SequoiaView
http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being used.

You should now perform a full CHKDSK on your system drive (C...

How to scan your disks for errors
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265
* will take time and a reboot

You should now perform a full Defragment on your system drive (C...

How to Defragment your hard drives
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848
* will take time

Uninstall any and all third-party firewall applications (ZoneAlarm, etc)
and utilize the built-in Windows Firewall only.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


.

Thanks so much...You have been very helpful ...F

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

fipsey wrote:
I have in my Control Panel 38 Security Updates for Windows each
with 6.83MB's & 6 Update for Windows. I am wondering if they are
all necessary (especially the 38 Security Updates) or does each new
update override the previous one and therefore all previous updates
can be deleted or must I keep all the updates...Thanks kindly

Amazingly, as you did not list any updates specifically, if anyone does give
you a definite answer, it's wrong.

If you are offered the updates and you install them - unless there is a
problem with the update and you need to remove it to correct the problem
(rare, does happen) then you should keep all updates you have installed.

If this is a space problem - trust me when I say the updates you have
installed are using very little of your total space if you have a modern
computer. A standard installation of Windows XP with all sorts of
additional applications (Office suites, phote editing, video editing, music
editing, etc and so on...) should take up between 4.5GB and *maybe* 12GB
total space (depending on the applications installed.) Any space above and
beyond that is likely *your* stuff, things you created and saved. If you
are low on space, it's probably your files/folders that are creating that
storage and you have a couple of choices. Get a bigger hard disk drive to
replace/add to your current space (internally or externally). Better
archive/remove the things you don't use anymore/use often enough to justify
their being on the machine 24/7.

If this *is* a space concern - maybe you should clean up and learn where
this space is actually being used...

Download/install the "Windows Installer CleanUp Utility":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

After installing, do the following:

Start button -- RUN
(no "RUN"? Press the "Windows Key" + R on your keyboard)
-- type in:
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Installer Clean Up\msizap.exe" g!
-- Click OK.
(The quotation marks and percentage signs and spacing should be exact.)

If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the
uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has installed...
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
( Particularly of interest here - #4 )
( Alternative: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm )

You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but your
latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

How to use Disk Cleanup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system's
memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys
file will always equal the amount of physical memory in your system. If you
don't use the hibernate feature and want to recapture the space that Windows
uses for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start, Settings,
Control Panel, and click Power Options).
- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check box, then
click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting Never under the
"System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab doesn't delete the
hiberfil.sys file.
- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power Schemes
tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and click on
the "Settings" button.
4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I suggest moving
the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or close to that...)
5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can utilize...

Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to a
size between 64MB and 128MB..

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS - Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the
following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to
something between 64MB and 128MB. (It may be MUCH larger right
now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents"
(the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10
minutes or more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open Internet
Explorer.

You can use an application that scans your system for log files and
temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

Ccleaner (Free!)
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Other ways to free up space..

JDiskReport
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

SequoiaView
http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being used.

You should now perform a full CHKDSK on your system drive (C...

How to scan your disks for errors
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265
* will take time and a reboot

You should now perform a full Defragment on your system drive (C...

How to Defragment your hard drives
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848
* will take time

Uninstall any and all third-party firewall applications (ZoneAlarm, etc)
and utilize the built-in Windows Firewall only.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


.

"fipsey" wrote in message
...
I have in my Control Panel 38 Security Updates for Windows each with
6.83MB's
& 6 Update for Windows. I am wondering if they are all necessary
(especially
the 38 Security Updates) or does each new update override the previous one
and therefore all previous updates can be deleted or must I keep all the
updates...Thanks kindly ..fipsey


No they are not necessary if you have SP3 installed and you have configured
your Windows Firewall to "Do not allow any exceptions".

These are not security updates; instead they are spywares planted by M$ so
that it can collect enough information about you for its database.
Microsoft is trying to compete with Google in search engines and so it wants
as much information as possible from its customers.

People have also complained that patches since September 2009 are designed
to sabotage your system to force you to buy Windows 7. Do you know when was
Windows 7 released? Think about it and ask yourself whether it is just a
coincidence that updates have started causing problems.

hth

"fipsey" wrote in message
...
I have in my Control Panel 38 Security Updates for Windows each with
6.83MB's
& 6 Update for Windows. I am wondering if they are all necessary
(especially
the 38 Security Updates) or does each new update override the previous one
and therefore all previous updates can be deleted or must I keep all the
updates...Thanks kindly ..fipsey


No they are not necessary if you have SP3 installed and you have configured
your Windows Firewall to "Do not allow any exceptions".

These are not security updates; instead they are spywares planted by M$ so
that it can collect enough information about you for its database.
Microsoft is trying to compete with Google in search engines and so it wants
as much information as possible from its customers.

People have also complained that patches since September 2009 are designed
to sabotage your system to force you to buy Windows 7. Do you know when was
Windows 7 released? Think about it and ask yourself whether it is just a
coincidence that updates have started causing problems.

hth

"LD55ZRA" wrote in message
...

"fipsey" wrote in message
...
I have in my Control Panel 38 Security Updates for Windows each with
6.83MB's
& 6 Update for Windows. I am wondering if they are all necessary
(especially
the 38 Security Updates) or does each new update override the previous
one
and therefore all previous updates can be deleted or must I keep all the
updates...Thanks kindly ..fipsey


No they are not necessary if you have SP3 installed and you have
configured your Windows Firewall to "Do not allow any exceptions".

These are not security updates; instead they are spywares planted by M$ so
that it can collect enough information about you for its database.
Microsoft is trying to compete with Google in search engines and so it
wants as much information as possible from its customers.

People have also complained that patches since September 2009 are designed
to sabotage your system to force you to buy Windows 7. Do you know when
was Windows 7 released? Think about it and ask yourself whether it is
just a coincidence that updates have started causing problems.

hth



I second the recommendation that you seek psychiatric help.

"LD55ZRA" wrote in message
...

"fipsey" wrote in message
...
I have in my Control Panel 38 Security Updates for Windows each with
6.83MB's
& 6 Update for Windows. I am wondering if they are all necessary
(especially
the 38 Security Updates) or does each new update override the previous
one
and therefore all previous updates can be deleted or must I keep all the
updates...Thanks kindly ..fipsey


No they are not necessary if you have SP3 installed and you have
configured your Windows Firewall to "Do not allow any exceptions".

These are not security updates; instead they are spywares planted by M$ so
that it can collect enough information about you for its database.
Microsoft is trying to compete with Google in search engines and so it
wants as much information as possible from its customers.

People have also complained that patches since September 2009 are designed
to sabotage your system to force you to buy Windows 7. Do you know when
was Windows 7 released? Think about it and ask yourself whether it is
just a coincidence that updates have started causing problems.

hth



I second the recommendation that you seek psychiatric help.