Hot Fix Files

What are Hot Fix files, how do they get there and should you delete them like cookies?

DK;

They are your Windows Updates.
Do not delete them.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:A9F154E1-C554-4512-ADAA-B0FA7CC601B0@microsoft.com,
DK <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:

> What are Hot Fix files, how do they get there and should you delete them
> like cookies?

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.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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