Marilyn Pukmel wrote:
> My problem is Windows update now automatically downloads an update
> for MS Outlook and I cannot seem to get rid of the prompt to install
> it and I do not want to install it and cancel the install each time.
> It bugs me at startup and at shutdown. It is annoying and who knows
> when, or if, it will go away and whether I will get more of these
> downloads that I do not need or want. Yet, I do want to know when
> there is an update for Windows XP. And I do not want to waste a lot
> of scarce time troubleshooting something like this. MS Outlook was
> included with my new computer more than a year ago and I probably
> briefly had it installed to try it out. It was included with
> Microsoft Office which I also tried out but did not buy and I let it
> all "time-out". Some of Office (and therefore maybe Outlook) remains
> on my computer which allows me to read files I created during the
> trial period (as I understand it) and I do not want to lose that
> ability, so I did not completely uninstall it when the trial period
> ended. I just followed the "Yellow Brick Road" information provided
> by Microsoft or so I thought.
You want control of your updates?
Stop using the automatic updates and visit
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ every 2nd wednesday of each month.
(The updates are released every second tuesday of each month.)
You can easily customize your look to not show updates you "never" want.
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