Re: Pre-SP2 cleanup

Chaos2Logic wrote:

> I really like to keep a clean machine. I already have about 38 Windows XP
> Hotfixes installed on my machine. They take up all sorts of disk space and
> configuration information. Many have the (SP2) designation. However, I am
> sure that I don't have the full SP2 upgrade.
>
> Won't these all be defunct as of an SP2 update?
>
> How can I best get rid of all of the junk either before or after my SP2
> upgrade?
>
> Should I just remove them one-by-one from Add or Remove programs prior to
> SP2 update?
Hi

You can use this utility that will help you with this:

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


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