Comments for Is it safe to uninstall updates?

Comment from Ken Robson on 2011-11-29

2011-11-29T11:22:55Z

I am a little confused by the comment that deleting patches/updates will uninstall that update. I had assumed that if, for example patch KB12345 updated file progABC.exe, if you then deleted KB12345 progABC.exe would stay updated and you were now just removing a redundant update file. Is this not the case?

It depends on what you mean by "deleting patches/updates" - certainly deleting them in Control Panel will uninstall them. Deleting the backup files created as part of their installation will not uninstall the patch, and in fact will make it impossible to uninstall since there's no prior version kept to revert to.

29-Nov-2011

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Comment from Ben on 2011-07-05

2011-07-05T22:22:29Z

I did read your advice on leaving Net Framework
alone of it is there. Our problem is that for the past 2 years we have not been successfull in Net Framework updates getting installed after their download. We do not have any of the Net Programs on my Win XP SP3 Home Edition computer. Do I need them, and if so how do I get the ones I need? Incidentally, our XP Laptop runs fine. Any advice?
Thanks.

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Comment from Lori on 2010-01-10

2010-01-11T05:33:05Z

This did let me at least know that I'm not the only one that keeps having Windows XP Updates, automatically installed,& Security updates as weLl.There are about 30 of them now,& I'm out of disk space,& now my printer doesn't even have enough room to exist because of them!I do have an iphone(it's brand new,so I've not utilized the apple site at all on my home computer,there's no room!),CAN ANYONE HELP ME?I WANT ENOUGH ROOM TO USE MY PRINTER AGAIN!Thanks,I'm desperate

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Comment from Nicholas Gimbrone on 2008-07-18

2008-07-18T22:31:26Z

.Net 3.0 adds function above & beyond .Net 2.0, and thus still requires it for any application that uses .Net 3.0. .Net 2.0 is not compatible with .Net 1.1, and any application that is using .Net 1.1 still requires it to be present. I don't know what the rules are for .Net 3.5, but I do know that (clearly) all this .Net stuff is pretty much a confusing mess, eh? ;-)

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Comment from Terry Hollett on 2008-07-16

2008-07-16T20:53:36Z

The Sun Java Enviroment is also nortorius for crappy updates. Leaving older version behind. At one time I had 3 different update folders, each with over 100MB of files each. I now uninstall the old before installing any new. If you have more than one, uninstalling the old seems to have no affect on the new.

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Comment from Martin on 2008-07-16

2008-07-16T09:30:20Z

I want to respond to Jay-Jay. I have a similar question to yours. I actually tried uninstalling the previous versions but the system would not let me. A message would pop up that they are being used by other applications.So perhaps the older versions are still required.

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Comment from Jay-Jay on 2008-07-15

2008-07-16T01:33:57Z

I have noticed the following installed:

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 hotfix
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1(195MB)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 1(250MB)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (27.75 MB)

I wonder if the previous versions are necessary...

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Comment from peter on 2008-07-12

2008-07-12T12:44:33Z

I have a friend actually think the same, he was thought that is no necessary to update windows or install new versions for programs ,and i was try to advise him but with no result , but before a few weeks he faced problems with his computer system and he discovered the problem was from his negligence with updates for his computer system ,at the end he satisfied with important of updates and that it's an important factor for stability and balance system and for programs too.

thank you Leo for the useful article.
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