How can I safely rid my computer of Hotfix space gobblers?

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You should not be tempted to "uninstall" any "Hotfixes" listed in the
Add or Remove Programs section. They are listed there in the event
your computer does not function properly after they are installed.
Uninstalling them will uninstall the actual patches which were downloaded
and installed from the Windows Update website.

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

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
 
In Hapycmpr58 <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:


Hotfixes aren't "space gobblers." Hotfixes are the updates to
Windows (primarily security-oriented) that you've been installing
all along.

Remove them at your peril! If you do so, you subject yourself
once again to the security exposures they protect against.
 
While this maybe true Ken, as far as you go, in fact the Hotfix backups that are created can be considered as space wasting. Good luck.
 
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