What updates do in fact I keep on my computer?

In my folder or on my hard drive where you go to add or remove programs I have bunch of updates as "Security update for Windows XP" there's 21 of them.  Should I keep them all or I can safely delete some? I don't know how much memory they are using actually but I think they use much more that I would like to. Also in my area Add / Remove programs not all my programs I have installed actually appear in there. If all of my installed software should not be there?     Thatnx in advance for any help you can offer.

1. If you remove the updates then... you have more updates.

2. not all programs appear in the Add/Remove box.

Of security Windows updates don't take up much HDD space, if you are worried about how much space you have left there are ways and things that can be deleted. Go through the start menu to Accessories, System Tools... Disk Cleanup. This will remove all temporary files.

ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU REMOVE FROM YOUR SYSTEM. It's a good idea to ask if you don't know that you could make you computer will not work with a simple wrong click!

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