Updates

How do you remove the IE 8 update from windows updates? Unchecking the box
does not stop the windows update icon from showing in the tray. I do not
want IE 8.
Windows Vista Home Premium SP 1

1. Stop the Automatic Updates service:

Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Stop
(Stopping the service will take a moment)

2. Delete the contents of the Download folder:

Start > Run > (type in) %windir%\SoftwareDistribution > [OK]
Open the Download folder and delete its contents
Close the window.

3. Run Windows Update manually and "hide" IE8.

How to hide updates in Vista: Click View available updates | Right-click on
the update you wish to hide | Click Hide Update | Confirm the UAC (User
Account Control) if appropriate.

To restore/unhide updates in Vista: Start | Control Panel | System And
Maintenance (If you are using Classic View, skip this step) | Windows Update
| Restore Hidden Updates | Find and select the update you wish to install |
Restore. You can now reselect it and install through the normal process.

4. Start the Automatic Updates service:

Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Start
(Starting the service will take a moment)

Automatic Updates in Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dow...dowsvista.mspx

NB: If Automatic Updates was set to "Check for updates but let me
decide...," you could have avoided IE8 being downloaded in the first place.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

mtnmama wrote:
> How do you remove the IE 8 update from windows updates? Unchecking the
> box
> does not stop the windows update icon from showing in the tray. I do not
> want IE 8.
> Windows Vista Home Premium SP 1

Winodws updates is set to the setting you suggested.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> 1. Stop the Automatic Updates service:
>
> Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
> Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Stop
> (Stopping the service will take a moment)
>
> 2. Delete the contents of the Download folder:
>
> Start > Run > (type in) %windir%\SoftwareDistribution > [OK]
> Open the Download folder and delete its contents
> Close the window.
>
> 3. Run Windows Update manually and "hide" IE8.
>
> How to hide updates in Vista: Click View available updates | Right-click on
> the update you wish to hide | Click Hide Update | Confirm the UAC (User
> Account Control) if appropriate.
>
> To restore/unhide updates in Vista: Start | Control Panel | System And
> Maintenance (If you are using Classic View, skip this step) | Windows Update
> | Restore Hidden Updates | Find and select the update you wish to install |
> Restore. You can now reselect it and install through the normal process.
>
> 4. Start the Automatic Updates service:
>
> Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
> Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Start
> (Starting the service will take a moment)
>
> Automatic Updates in Vista
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dow...dowsvista.mspx
>
> NB: If Automatic Updates was set to "Check for updates but let me
> decide...," you could have avoided IE8 being downloaded in the first place.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
> mtnmama wrote:
> > How do you remove the IE 8 update from windows updates? Unchecking the
> > box
> > does not stop the windows update icon from showing in the tray. I do not
> > want IE 8.
> > Windows Vista Home Premium SP 1
>
>

QED: Why did you approve the download of IE8 in the first place?

mtnmama wrote:
> Winodws updates is set to the setting you suggested.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> 1. Stop the Automatic Updates service:
>>
>> Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
>> Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Stop
>> (Stopping the service will take a moment)
>>
>> 2. Delete the contents of the Download folder:
>>
>> Start > Run > (type in) %windir%\SoftwareDistribution > [OK]
>> Open the Download folder and delete its contents
>> Close the window.
>>
>> 3. Run Windows Update manually and "hide" IE8.
>>
>> How to hide updates in Vista: Click View available updates | Right-click
>> on
>> the update you wish to hide | Click Hide Update | Confirm the UAC (User
>> Account Control) if appropriate.
>>
>> To restore/unhide updates in Vista: Start | Control Panel | System And
>> Maintenance (If you are using Classic View, skip this step) | Windows
>> Update
>>> Restore Hidden Updates | Find and select the update you wish to install
>>> |
>> Restore. You can now reselect it and install through the normal process.
>>
>> 4. Start the Automatic Updates service:
>>
>> Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
>> Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Start
>> (Starting the service will take a moment)
>>
>> Automatic Updates in Vista
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dow...dowsvista.mspx
>>
>> NB: If Automatic Updates was set to "Check for updates but let me
>> decide...," you could have avoided IE8 being downloaded in the first
>> place.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>> mtnmama wrote:
>>> How do you remove the IE 8 update from windows updates? Unchecking the
>>> box
>>> does not stop the windows update icon from showing in the tray. I do
>>> not
>>> want IE 8.
>>> Windows Vista Home Premium SP 1

"mtnmama" wrote:

> How do you remove the IE 8 update from windows updates? Unchecking the box
> does not stop the windows update icon from showing in the tray. I do not
> want IE 8.
> Windows Vista Home Premium SP 1
>
>