hot fixes

"robert miller" <miller55@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> When I went to remove some old programs using the
> add/remove programs utility I noticed a whole bunch
> of :"windows XP Hotfix KB*******. Can or should I
> remove them, or just let things stay as they are.

You can remove them, but you should not. The hotfixes were
installed for a reason, fixing bugs or security issues in
Windows, and removing them puts back the bugs or security
exposure.

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Hi,

Removing them would uninstall the associated security update. If you have no
intention of uninstalling an update, then follow these steps to remove the
add & remove entries:

1) Set folder options/view to see hidden and system folders.

2) Open Windows Explorer to the C:\Windows folder, locate the
$NtUninstallQxxxxxx$ folders (usually in blue as they are compressed) and
delete them. These files are only used to uninstall a hotfix and are safe to
delete.

3) Go to the Control Panel/Add & Remove, select one of the deleted hotfix
files and click on chnage/remove. You will get an error message, then an
option to remove it from the list.

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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
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Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
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"robert miller" <miller55@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> When I went to remove some old programs using the
> add/remove programs utility I noticed a whole bunch
> of :"windows XP Hotfix KB*******. Can or should I
> remove them, or just let things stay as they are.
>
> Bob

Keep all of them. If you remove them, you remove the fix and you open up a
vulnerability.

"Angelo" <angelo@rmsound.com> wrote in message
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> Over a period of time downloading hot fixes for
> windows,how do you know which ones to keep?

Keep them all.

Mike Mulligan

"Angelo" <angelo@rmsound.com> wrote in message
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> Over a period of time downloading hot fixes for
> windows,how do you know which ones to keep?

In news:10ce01c360f5$6aacf640$a601280a@phx.gbl,
Angelo <angelo@rmsound.com> typed:

> Over a period of time downloading hot fixes for
> windows,how do you know which ones to keep?

You normally keep them all. Why would you want to remove a hotfix
and restore the problem or vulnerability that it was designed to
protect against?

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Ken Blake
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