MS Outlook 2003 Critical Update Glitch

Hi Guys

Problem is I do not have any version of MS Outlook installed but on
running Windows Update a critical update for MS Outlook 2003 demands
to be downloaded and installed. I cannot get WU to ignore it I get the
"hidden critical updates" routine, its annoying.

I use Office 2000 but only Word, Excell & Access not Outlook its not
installed, I did recently install Publisher 2003 but I cant use any
other 2003 versions of office because business critical software
requires the 2000 versions above and won't work with the 2003 versions
so I am stuck with 2000 however I have a good few useless copies of
2003 gathering dust with publisher on them and no 2000 version of
publisher so I stuck it in.

So assuming Publisher triggered this update, is there a way to stop
publisher using WU or should I just remove it and install it on the
odd occasions I need it?

In fact is this a WU problem at all or a publisher / office problem?

Jonah

I am having practically the same problem. I don't even have Microsoft Office
installed except for the free readers. It all came with the computer and I
used it during the trial but then let it go. Yet I get this type of issue and
it makes me think maybe I should just not use the Automatic Updates program
although I like it for updating Windows. I cannot seem to figure out how to
set it just to update Windows XP and maybe WordPad and/or Works. I hate
wasting a lot of time trying to figure these things out. It should not be so
difficult for MS to make this easy. We're not all techi geeks nor do we
necessarily have time for this stuff! Feeling not so Merrily.
--
Merrily




"jonah" wrote:

> Hi Guys
>
> Problem is I do not have any version of MS Outlook installed but on
> running Windows Update a critical update for MS Outlook 2003 demands
> to be downloaded and installed. I cannot get WU to ignore it I get the
> "hidden critical updates" routine, its annoying.
>
> I use Office 2000 but only Word, Excell & Access not Outlook its not
> installed, I did recently install Publisher 2003 but I cant use any
> other 2003 versions of office because business critical software
> requires the 2000 versions above and won't work with the 2003 versions
> so I am stuck with 2000 however I have a good few useless copies of
> 2003 gathering dust with publisher on them and no 2000 version of
> publisher so I stuck it in.
>
> So assuming Publisher triggered this update, is there a way to stop
> publisher using WU or should I just remove it and install it on the
> odd occasions I need it?
>
> In fact is this a WU problem at all or a publisher / office problem?
>
> Jonah
>
>