A hotfix is a single, cumulative package that includes information that is used to address a problem in a software product, i.e. a software bug.
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Test if Windows Hotfix is needed
In a comment to Windows API equivalent to "WMIC QFE Get", Raymond Chen wrote that it is incorrect/useless to test if a hotfix is installed. The correct approach is to ask Windows Update if the hotfix is needed (because the fix might be in a roll-up…
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How to view the contents or the changes done in a msu file
I got an hotfix from microsoft (msu file). How can i find the contents or the changes done in that file?
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Feature that allows developer to release immediate bug-fix / security patches to clients
Since we are developing a product, we need to have a feature, which will allow us to release immediate bug-fix / security patches to our clients. Some of these will be applicable to all, few will be limited by module / client.
Need to have an option…
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Powershell to get Hotfix information
I'm looking to get Windows Hotfix information from 2003 servers. For this im using the following PowerShell script as Get-Hotfix does not return all the installed dates. What I would like to do is get only updates applied after a certain date. How…
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Determine if a hotfix has been applied to a machine using .NET
Is it possible to use the .net framework (v4.0) to determine if particular hotfix is made to machine? I've not come across any information on this so far.
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Hot-fix Project in Advanced Installer
I am new to Advanced Installer, since I am using a trial version, I want as much as I can about it. I have an installer, already created.
One of the files it installs is InvoicePro.exe (version 1.0.0.0). I found some bugs in that version so I built…
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VS2010 opens website in notepad? bad hotfix?
I am using VS2010 on Windows XP pro (sp3, x86), and I just installed the hotfix kb2106584. This fix was reported by some people, example here, as having a fix for an issue I had with Asp.Net Development Server not getting opened properly from VS,…
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Get-Hotfix throws Get-HotFix : Provider load failure
I have huge list of servers and workstations where I need to review patches for a specific date range. I have my command working, but there is one machine that apparently has a WMI issue, and its throwing an error, effectively aborting the entire…
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MS hotfix delayed delivery
I just requested a hotfix from support.microsoft.com and put in my email address, but I haven't received the email yet. The splash page I got after I requested the hotfix said:
Hotfix Confirmation
We will send these hotfixes to the following e-mail…
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How to do hotfix for C++ based application
We develop software based on Qt/C++ for internal use. The software is put in a server where few persons have the right to write. How can I do a hotfix in this case? For example, how can I replace a dynamic library (so or dll) of this software…
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Hotfix 2600100 won't install despite meeting Prerequisites
I've added this on serverfault @ https://serverfault.com/questions/495419/hotfix-2600100-wont-install-despite-meeting-prerequisites but haven't got any replies so reposting here:
I'm trying to install a Microsoft Hotfix…
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Powershell Get-HotFix find updates supplied in a text file
I am working on updates for Win 7 x64 ultimate. I have a text file in which I have typed KBnnnnn one entry per line. I want sort of a script/loop to go through each entry in text file and find it in installed updates. If found append a new text file…
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Understanding Microsoft Hotfix numbers
I got the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-008:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-008
The title names a security update "3124605", so I expected find the hotfix KB3124605 on my system (Windows 8.1), but it's not installed.
The…
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