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Wulfere · 01-24-2003, 08:33 AM

Really? How odd.

My XP Home version machine allows me to remove even single hotfix installations. On my Dell the hotfixes and SP1 were listed at the very bottom of the Add/Remove window. Let look around and see if I have some box or other clicked that perhaps you don't. It seems I remember something about a dialog when I set up this machine that asked if I wanted to track updates. Let me look around.

I of course may be full of Poo and just remembering something from another program.

OK... This might not help but, lets look at something.
Go To...

Control Panel
Click on the System icon and open it.
Click on the System Restore Tab
Does the box labeled "Turn Off System Restore" have a check mark?
If it does click in the box to remove the check.

Now restart and look at your Add/Remove programs to see if, Hopefully, your system kept track of the installed hotfixes and SP1. It might only do it from
now on.

This is about the only thing I can think of. The System Restore should automatically track changes to your system and allow you to remove recent updates or installations that cause problems. At least I hope so. I don't know as much as some of the folks here and I might just be talking out my arse.
If so, I apologize.

[ 01-24-2003, 08:57 AM: Message edited by: Wulfere ]

01-24-2003, 08:33 AM	#6
Wulfere Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska USA Age: 64 Posts: 893	Really? How odd. My XP Home version machine allows me to remove even single hotfix installations. On my Dell the hotfixes and SP1 were listed at the very bottom of the Add/Remove window. Let look around and see if I have some box or other clicked that perhaps you don't. It seems I remember something about a dialog when I set up this machine that asked if I wanted to track updates. Let me look around. I of course may be full of Poo and just remembering something from another program. OK... This might not help but, lets look at something. Go To... Control Panel Click on the System icon and open it. Click on the System Restore Tab Does the box labeled "Turn Off System Restore" have a check mark? If it does click in the box to remove the check. Now restart and look at your Add/Remove programs to see if, Hopefully, your system kept track of the installed hotfixes and SP1. It might only do it from now on. This is about the only thing I can think of. The System Restore should automatically track changes to your system and allow you to remove recent updates or installations that cause problems. At least I hope so. I don't know as much as some of the folks here and I might just be talking out my arse. If so, I apologize. [ 01-24-2003, 08:57 AM: Message edited by: Wulfere ]