Add/Remove KB Program updates

Hi all.
Could I please get some advice. Windows 2000 XP Service Pack 2

I need to know as to whether I can delete 'old' KB updates or Hotfixes from
my Add/Remove Programs option.

I have a number of 'old' hotfixes and of course the new updates, however, as
the updates are sometimes 'critical' they are of course implemented.
An example is:
I installed an update on July 10th - Microsoft then released a 'critial'
update on July 12th - does the newer version 'replace' the original?
Therefore do I remove the old version?
I have Automatic Updates turned ON.
Any advice will be gratefully received.
Thank you.

Here's what I've done and others have also recommended.

Once the hotfixes are installed and you're sure things are running fine then
you can delete the hotfix listing from Add or Remove Programs and delete the
corresponding folders from \windows. Do not delete the \$hf_mig$ folder, all
others listed as \$NTUninstallKB*****$ can be removed. There should also be
a KB*****.log file in the \windows folder that can be deleted too.

Jerry

"Aussie" <> wrote in message
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> Hi all.
> Could I please get some advice. Windows 2000 XP Service Pack 2
>
> I need to know as to whether I can delete 'old' KB updates or Hotfixes
> from
> my Add/Remove Programs option.
>
> I have a number of 'old' hotfixes and of course the new updates, however,
> as
> the updates are sometimes 'critical' they are of course implemented.
> An example is:
> I installed an update on July 10th - Microsoft then released a 'critial'
> update on July 12th - does the newer version 'replace' the original?
> Therefore do I remove the old version?
> I have Automatic Updates turned ON.
> Any advice will be gratefully received.
> Thank you.
>

Aussie wrote:

> Hi all.
> Could I please get some advice. Windows 2000 XP Service Pack 2
>
> I need to know as to whether I can delete 'old' KB updates or Hotfixes from
> my Add/Remove Programs option.
>
> I have a number of 'old' hotfixes and of course the new updates, however, as
> the updates are sometimes 'critical' they are of course implemented.
> An example is:
> I installed an update on July 10th - Microsoft then released a 'critial'
> update on July 12th - does the newer version 'replace' the original?
> Therefore do I remove the old version?
> I have Automatic Updates turned ON.
> Any advice will be gratefully received.
Hi,

Do *not* delete them by running them from Add/Remove Programs (ARP),
this will uninstall important security updates.

To remove the uninstall folders (and their corresponding entries in
ARP), you can use this utility by fellow MVP Doug Knox (Windows 2000
and XP):

Remove Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry Entries
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Jerry wrote:

> Here's what I've done and others have also recommended.
>
> Once the hotfixes are installed and you're sure things are running fine then
> you can delete the hotfix listing from Add or Remove Programs and delete the
> corresponding folders from \windows. Do not delete the \$hf_mig$ folder, all
> others listed as \$NTUninstallKB*****$ can be removed. There should also be
> a KB*****.log file in the \windows folder that can be deleted too.
>
Hi,

Just note that you will need to remove the $NTUninstall*******$ folders
first, before clicking on the entries in Add/Remove Programs. If you do
it the other way around, you will actually uninstall the security
update (not a good thing).


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

If you had carefully read my instructions you would see I had said to delete
the listing for the update - not to run the add or remove function.

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote in message
news:...
> Jerry wrote:
>
>> Here's what I've done and others have also recommended.
>>
>> Once the hotfixes are installed and you're sure things are running fine
>> then you can delete the hotfix listing from Add or Remove Programs and
>> delete the corresponding folders from \windows. Do not delete the
>> \$hf_mig$ folder, all others listed as \$NTUninstallKB*****$ can be
>> removed. There should also be a KB*****.log file in the \windows folder
>> that can be deleted too.
>>
> Hi,
>
> Just note that you will need to remove the $NTUninstall*******$ folders
> first, before clicking on the entries in Add/Remove Programs. If you do
> it the other way around, you will actually uninstall the security
> update (not a good thing).
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Jerry wrote:

> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote:
>
>> Jerry wrote:
>>
>>> Here's what I've done and others have also recommended.
>>>
>>> Once the hotfixes are installed and you're sure things are running
>>> fine then you can delete the hotfix listing from Add or Remove
>>> Programs and delete the corresponding folders from \windows. Do
>>> not delete the \$hf_mig$ folder, all others listed as
>>> \$NTUninstallKB*****$ can be removed. There should also be a
>>> KB*****.log file in the \windows folder that can be deleted too.
>>
>> Just note that you will need to remove the $NTUninstall*******$
>> folders first, before clicking on the entries in Add/Remove Programs.
>> If you do it the other way around, you will actually uninstall the
>> security update (not a good thing).
>>
>
> If you had carefully read my instructions you would see I had said
> to delete the listing for the update - not to run the add or remove
> function.
Hi,

Yes, I did read it carefully, and as you did not mention anything
about what or where for that listing, I could not be sure if you
meant the listing in registry or the actual ones in Add/Remove
Programs applet.

Note that most people have no idea about the Add/Remove Programs
registry listings or where to find them, so when mentioning them,
it is prudent to give detailed instructions on how to locate them
I think.



--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx