[Are you Geoff, Paul, and/or ADKR?]
WYSIWYG. I've had Office 2003 Pro installed for years. I did not install
Outlook 2003. To this day, Microsoft Update (and Office Update) continues
to offer Outlook updates to the computer and I must decline and hide every
one of them, often several times.
Automatic Updates is set to the Notify Only option here. Is yours?
Automatic Updates in Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dow...dowsvista.mspx
How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525
============
Try this:
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.
3a. WinXP: Go to Windows Update website | Select CUSTOM and allow the scan
to complete | Uncheck/deselect all Outlook updates and hide them ("Don't
show me this update again") | Install any critical security updates (only)
offered.
3b. Vista: Run Windows Update manually | Uncheck/deselect all Outlook
updates and hide them ("Don't show me this update again") | Install any
critical security updates (only) offered.
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)
=====================================
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.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
Paul wrote:
> Yes, I do have Office 2003, but why would this mean I am offered Outlook
> junk mail filter ?
> When I installed Office it was a custom install to avoid Outlook and any
> other unwanted items.
>
> Sorry, I didn't clarify. When I hid the Junk Mail Filter update it was
> visible again 2 or 3 days later. The same update, not another month's.
> I have hidden other updates in the past and they have stayed hidden.
> It is not of huge concern to me, just puzzling.
>
>> I assume you have Office 2003 installed, yes?
>>
>> Just like the monthly Malicious Software Removal Tool that Windows Update
>> offers, OL Junk Mail Filter updates have the same KB number but are not
>> considered the same update every time their released. IOW, when you hide
>> this month's Junk Mail Filter update, doing so will not hide any future
>> ones. Your best bet is the Automatic Update setting "Notify Only" where
>> you must
>> approve (1) which updates will be downloaded, (2) which updates will be
>> installed, and (3) when they're installed. (You would hide any unwanted
>> updates in Step #1.)
>>
>> How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525
>>
>> NB: Please note that Office Update will not be available after 01 August
>> 2009, at which time you will only be able to update your Office
>> components
>> via Microsoft Update:
>>
>> <QP>
>> What are the differences between Windows Updates, Automatic Updates, and
>> Microsoft Updates?
>>
>> While Windows Update provides you with updates specifically for Windows,
>> Microsoft Update expands the service to download and install updates for
>> other Microsoft software, such as Microsoft Office and Windows Live.
>> Automatic updating is a feature that allows you to set your PC to
>> automatically download and install updates using either service, making
>> it
>> easy and convenient for you to keep your Windows PC current.
>> </QP>
>> Source: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dow...pdate/FAQ.mspx
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>>
>> Paul wrote:
>>> I use Outlook Express and am currently being offered Outlook update for
>>> Junk Mail Filter.
>>> I have never installed Outlook as I new its reputation for becoming the
>>> default mail client and being hard to kill once installed.
>>> The strange thing is that each time I check manually for updates I tick
>>> "don't show this update again", but next time I check it is unticked
>>> again. Geoff
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>> I assume you're referring to OL 2003, part of Office 2003.
>>>>
>>>> If you don't use OL (or OL's Calendaring feature), yes, feel free
>>>> decline
>>>> any OL updates.
>>>>
>>>> Here's another reason to decline them:
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft Outlook updates change the default mail handler to Microsoft
>>>> Outlook http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13
>>>> Related: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933450
>>>>
>>>> PS: Even if you didn't install OL 2003 or if you now uninstall it, the
>>>> OL
>>>> 2003 updates would still be offered. Such as not the case for
>>>> OL/Office
>>>> 2007. --
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ADKR wrote:
>>>>> I use Outlook Express. Do I need to download the updates for Outlook
>>>>> or
>>>>> can I hide them. Thanks.
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