Microsoft Windows XP is many years old, and Software Company has out "hotfixes" to fix safety holes and errors. A hotfix is separate from update, as it is utilized for disaster problems find out in OS.

Importance

Hotfix is installed when Microsoft decides that threat to safety of user's machine is problem. Hotfixes are also made to repair errors that cause many user problems with OS.

Place

Hotfix files are placed on Microsoft's official website. Microsoft has link to proper hotfix added with problem listed in company's knowledge base.

Thoughts

New XP updates contain earlier out hotfixes. Thus, users who have upgraded to new XP editions don’t want to install hotfixes released before update distribution date.

Characteristics

Windows XP hotfixes are tiny files. Users save file to their hard disks and open the file. Installing hotfix takes some minutes, but few hotfixes need system restart.

Caution

Few XP hotfixes are not suggested if problem doesn’t directly affect user. If problem doesn’t affect user, applying hotfix cause other problems on machine.