Updates & Hotfix Questions (Clutter, etc.)

Alright, I feel like a fool for asking, but I'm trying to fix a problem on my
g/f's computer...

In the Add / Remove Programs window, there are a ton of enteries for
variously coded Hotfixes and Updates. There dosen't seem to be any problem
as far as computer performance goes, it just looks really cluttered, and
bieng a pretty anal user, I wonder if it might be a hassle in the future.
So...

Is there any way to remove these enteries from the window without
uninstalling them? Is my service pack out of date (I think it's 2.0, but it
might be 1.0b or something)? Is there an umbrella patch that can fix the
same problems? Are they nesseccary anyway? Sorry, I'm just sick of unwanted
clutter & automatically installed junk for programs I don't have / use.

On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 22:49:01 -0700, "7Jaguar" <> wrote:

>Alright, I feel like a fool for asking, but I'm trying to fix a problem on my
>g/f's computer...
>
>In the Add / Remove Programs window, there are a ton of enteries for
>variously coded Hotfixes and Updates. There dosen't seem to be any problem
>as far as computer performance goes, it just looks really cluttered, and
>bieng a pretty anal user, I wonder if it might be a hassle in the future.
>So...
>
>Is there any way to remove these enteries from the window without
>uninstalling them? Is my service pack out of date (I think it's 2.0, but it
>might be 1.0b or something)? Is there an umbrella patch that can fix the
>same problems? Are they nesseccary anyway? Sorry, I'm just sick of unwanted
>clutter & automatically installed junk for programs I don't have / use.


How to Manually Remove Programs from the Add/Remove Programs List in WinXP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314481

This will tell you how to delete the entries and reclaim some of the space
without uninstalling the updates:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"7Jaguar" <> wrote in message
news:247DE7BD-9261-46F8-BDD8-...
> Alright, I feel like a fool for asking, but I'm trying to fix a problem on
> my
> g/f's computer...
>
> In the Add / Remove Programs window, there are a ton of enteries for
> variously coded Hotfixes and Updates. There dosen't seem to be any
> problem
> as far as computer performance goes, it just looks really cluttered, and
> bieng a pretty anal user, I wonder if it might be a hassle in the future.
> So...
>
> Is there any way to remove these enteries from the window without
> uninstalling them? Is my service pack out of date (I think it's 2.0, but
> it
> might be 1.0b or something)? Is there an umbrella patch that can fix the
> same problems? Are they nesseccary anyway? Sorry, I'm just sick of
> unwanted
> clutter & automatically installed junk for programs I don't have / use.

In add and remove programs uncheck the box at the top and the updates will
not be displayed
Mike

"7Jaguar" wrote:

> Alright, I feel like a fool for asking, but I'm trying to fix a problem on my
> g/f's computer...
>
> In the Add / Remove Programs window, there are a ton of enteries for
> variously coded Hotfixes and Updates. There dosen't seem to be any problem
> as far as computer performance goes, it just looks really cluttered, and
> bieng a pretty anal user, I wonder if it might be a hassle in the future.
> So...
>
> Is there any way to remove these enteries from the window without
> uninstalling them? Is my service pack out of date (I think it's 2.0, but it
> might be 1.0b or something)? Is there an umbrella patch that can fix the
> same problems? Are they nesseccary anyway? Sorry, I'm just sick of unwanted
> clutter & automatically installed junk for programs I don't have / use.