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A hotfix is a single, cumulative package that includes one or more files that are used to address a problem in a software product, usually a single problem.

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Windows Updates Folders (With Strange Names) in C drive

I have a Windows XP Professional SP 3. In my C drive, I have a lot of folders which I do not know why they exist. Sample these names - 1da9de11ed14f5da3b6ace4e25f5 a0332ef3abcaf03e49 What are they? Why are they created? Can I delete them?
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Why is "Windows Update Cleanup" missing from my Disk Cleanup?

I'm trying to get rid of the excessive files inside the winsxs folder. However, there is no "Windows Update Cleanup" option in my Disk Cleanup dialog. I am told that installing this hotfix enables the option. After installing the hotfix, there is…
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Determine if Windows HotFix has been applied

I recently fixed a defect in our product by applying Microsoft hotfix. Some of our customers are still reporting that the issue remains with the hotfix applied. They are using pretty tightly controlled laptops and can't just apply the hotfix…
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Why are "get-hotfix" and "wmic qfe list" in Powershell missing installed updates?

I'm trying to write a script to make sure a certain hotfix is installed. On one of our test computers running Windows 8.1, get-hotfix returns an incomplete list of hotfixes: Yet there are tons of patches showing in the Programs and Features control…
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How can I tell if a KB or newer has been installed for Windows?

I have a Windows system that I need to audit. The requirements is that (for example) KB2160329 has been installed onto the system. I know from lots of digging that KB2731847 that we have installed in the environment superseded the earlier KB. …
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command to list missing windows hotfixes

When I run "systeminfo" in Windows, it shows a list of hot fixes that are installed in my computer, in the form of KBxxxxxxx. Is there a way (preferably command line) to know explicit what are the hot fixes that I am missing?
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UAC elevation prompt doesn't show password prompt. Why?

Windows 7; I've got UAC turned on, but I'm not logged in as an administrator. This means that when I click 'Run as Administrator', I'm prompted for the password for the Administrator account. Until this morning. I get the UAC prompt, which says "To…
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Excel 2007 - "Cannot complete this task with available resources"

The problem can be found in the title. I've been using Office since a very long time. Office 2000, 2003, and now 2007. My office is the Hungarian edition, the SP2 patch have been applied through the Windows Update. So far, I've never seen this…
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What is the time format like 01d15614cbaee92c in Windows Hotfixes?

The timestamp (InstalledOn) format of Windows Hotfixes' is not regularity it is showing various types like MM-DD-YYYY, YYYY/MM/DD, YYYYMMDD and 01d15614cbaee92c. These values can be obtained from Win32_QuickFixEngineering of WMIC. I would like to…
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WUSA not finding KB3114409

For context KB3114409 was that update for Microsoft Outlook which caused it to get stuck into safe mode. Link When I try to uninstall this update from machines using WUSA.exe and this command: wusa /uninstall /kb:3114409 /quiet /norestart I am told…
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"invoke-command" using wusa.exe in powershell - won't install the msu

I'm attempting to push a windows hotfix to a number of computers on our network, using PowerShell v3. I've downloaded the appropriate .msu file, I've been able to successfully install it from the local machine on the command line, using: wusa…
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trying to install windows hotfix, but getting a negative exit code

I am trying to install windows-8-RT kb2771744 hotfix. I am getting a negative exit code: -2125124329 I converted that into hex: 7FDBFFE9 I looked around, I am not sure what to make of it.
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How can I completely remove my Visual C++ Express installation?

I have a bunch of 'Hotfix for Visual C++ Standard 2010 Beta 1 - ENU' updates installed. As well as 1 'Hotfix for Microsoft Visual C++ Express - ENU' I have already completely uninstalled Visual C++ Express 2010 as best as I could. But I would like…
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How can I download this hotfix from Microsoft?

This is the hotfix I'm after: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981214 They say that they will send me an email with the password, but the email they send doesn't actually include a password! (but otherwise looks the same as their example). Can I get…
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Can I inspect the application compatibility solutions?

Microsoft deploys application fixes since Windows XP in the the folder %systemroot%\AppPatch. They can provide: An application compatibility fix. This is a segment of code that replaces a problematic function call with a function call that is…
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