AFRICABIZ VOL 2 - ISSUE: 106
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- HOW TO GET RID OF MICROSOFT WONDOWS HOTFIXES BACKUP FILES

Sometimes ago I put an old computer (discarded since one year) to work and updated the XP operating system. Windows Update procedure listed 186 hotfixes and after completion of the update, I noticed that the hard drive available space shrunk to almost one tenth of the size available before the update.

Therefore I made research on the net, to find out the reason why, and spotted Doug Knox's website that explained why it is so.

According to Doug Knox, during the update procedure, updated files/ folders are created in order to reverse to previous configuration in case something went wrong and the system become instable or one cannot load the operating system anymore. Therefore, these updated files folders stay in place and accumulate update after update, eating out hard disk space.

Below is exposed Doug Knox advise on how to remove Microsoft Windows XP Hotfixes's updated files /folders-

- Remove Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry entries. © 2003 - Doug Knox

When you install updates from Windows Update, backup folders are created for the files that were replaced during the update. These are created so that you can easily uninstall a particular Hotfix, if it causes problems with your system. If your system is running stable and you don't need to uninstall the hotfixes, then you can safely remove the backup files to free up disk space.

This utility will locate the Hotfixes that have created backup files on your system, and will remove those backups. It will also removes the associated Registry entries for these items in Add/Remove Programs.

NOTE: This utility does NOT remove application specific hotfix backups (Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Media player and etc.). It will only remove hotfix backups that are specific to the Windows XP operating system.

Additionally, you may not notice an immediate recovery of disk space. This is because the backup files are protected by System Restore. When they are deleted, System Restore places a copy in the most recent, or a new, restore point. As older restore points are flushed out, and new ones created, you'll see the space gain.

This is a one-way operation. If you remove the Hotfix backup files and the Registry entries, it cannot be undone, unless you back up these items manually.

Usage: Download the xp_remove_hotfix_backup.zip file and save it to your hard drive. Double-click the xp_remove_hotfix_backup.zip file and extract the EXE file inside to your hard drive. Double click xp_remove_hotfix_backup.exe to run the program.

The licensed version allows for selective deletion of Hotfix files and Registry entries. Licenses can be purchased here

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- PORTALS TO THE WORLD: A GATEWAY TO INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

There are out there on the World Wilde Web, several sites that deal with international information. One of them being the Library Of Congress" Portals To The World. It features links to country profiles. Just click on a country name, and you'll find links to its history, culture, economy, government, religion, science, geography, organizations, libraries, law, and other topics. Click here to visit the website

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