Re: C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ = Correctives?
- From: "Allen L." <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:47:27 GMT
In news:ewQj%23nn7FHA.2040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
TaurArian [MVP] <taurarianREMOVECAPS@xxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> No.
>
> Description of the contents of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows
> Server 2003 software update packages
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824994
>
>
> From the above article:-
>
> When a security update, critical update, update, update rollup,
> driver, or feature pack installs GDR version files, the hotfix files
> are also copied to the %windir%\$hf_mig$ folder. This supports
> migration to the appropriate files if you later install a hotfix or
> service pack that includes earlier versions of these files. For
> example, consider the following scenario:
> 1. You apply a security update that installs a GDR version of
> File.dll with a version number of 5.2.3790.1000 and copies a hotfix
> version of File.dll with a version number of 5.2.3790.1000 to the
> %windir%\$hf_mig$ folder.
> 2. You apply a hotfix that includes a hotfix version of File.dll
> with a version number of 5.2.3790.0000.
>
> In this scenario the hotfix installation in step 2 installs the
> hotfix version of File.dll (version number 5.2.3790.1000) from the
> %windir%\$hf_mig$ folder instead of the hotfix version of File.dll
> (version number 5.2.3790.0000) from the hotfix package.
My question is, why in the world would Microsoft be issuing a hotfix with
and older version of a file in the first place, if in the past updates a
newer version has already been used? Doesn't Microsoft have records of it's
files and their numbers? Or is it just, "Oh well, don't have time to look
for a later version of this file...just put this version in the 'fix'."
Maybe, just maybe, that's what there are patches to repair patches with
Microsoft products?
....Allen
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> "Dave Neve" <NoAddressForSpammers@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eXkHWol7FHA.3880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hello
>>
>> I am going to reinstall Windows soon and I am wondering if I can
>> 'keep' my updates, esp as I may not have a Broadband connection
>> immediately. I have found the folder C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ which seems to
>> have the
>> correctives. I've noticed an 'update.exe with each corrective and I am
>> wondering
>> if this can be clicked on.
>>
>> Finally, I assume that the correctives are still valid whatever the
>> changes made to the computer (new motherboard and processor in this
>> case). Can sm please confirm or put me straight?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dave Neve
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