Editing Hotfix (section)

==Use by Microsoft==

[[Microsoft Corporation]] used the terms ''hotfix'' or ''quick-fix engineering update'' (QFE)<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Something about Hotfix|url=http://blogs.technet.com/b/hot/archive/2007/12/27/something-about-hotfix.aspx|work=HotBlog|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=8 November 2012|date=26 December 2007|first=Chris|last=Mu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Description of the contents of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 software update packages (revision 11.1)|url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824994|work=Support|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=8 November 2012|date=16 January 2008}}</ref>  but has stopped in favor of new terminology. Updates are either delivered in the ''general distribution release'' (GDR) channel or the ''limited distribution release'' (LDR) channel {{endash}} the latter synonymous with QFE. GDR updates receive extensive testing whereas LDR updates are meant to fix a certain problem in a small area and are not released to the general public. GDR updates may be received from the [[Windows Update]] service or the Microsoft Download Center but LDR updates must be received via Microsoft Support.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is the difference between general distribution and limited distribution releases?|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsvistanow/archive/2008/03/11/what-is-the-difference-between-general-distribution-and-limited-distribution-releases.aspx|work=MSDN Blogs|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=8 November 2012|date=11 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Paul|title=GDR, QFE, LDR... WTH?|url=http://blogs.technet.com/b/mrsnrub/archive/2009/05/14/gdr-qfe-ldr-wth.aspx|work=TechNet Blogs|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=8 November 2012|date=14 May 2009}}</ref>