Windows XP Hotfix

[John Proffitt]

I have 27 programs on my computer called Windows XP
Hotfix. Do I need all of these? My guess is that each
time I get an update to XP a program is added.

The problem is, this happens all of the time. Pretty
soon, I'll have hundreds of these files.

I just don't want to see the huge list when I go
to "Control Panel", then "Add or Remove Programs".

TIA,
John P.

 

[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.

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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| I have 27 programs on my computer called Windows XP
| Hotfix. Do I need all of these? My guess is that each
| time I get an update to XP a program is added.
|
| The problem is, this happens all of the time. Pretty
| soon, I'll have hundreds of these files.
|
| I just don't want to see the huge list when I go
| to "Control Panel", then "Add or Remove Programs".
|
| TIA,
| John P.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I have 27 programs on my computer called Windows XP
Hotfix. Do I need all of these?

Yes, unless you want to re-expose yourself to all the security
issues they fixed.

My guess is that each
time I get an update to XP a program is added.

No, not exactly. Each of these is not a program, in the sense you
mean. They are patches to XP.

The problem is, this happens all of the time. Pretty
soon, I'll have hundreds of these files.

I just don't want to see the huge list when I go
to "Control Panel", then "Add or Remove Programs".

I'm not sure why you find that important, but if you want to, you
can remove them from the Add/Remove Programs screen without
removing the hotfixes themselves with this:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm