How to remove and stop office updates

I had the trial version of Microsoft Office. Due to a problem that I was not
able to solve all the updates for it failed. I have removed Microsoft Office
from the system. When I do a Windows Update there are updates showing up for
Office. These may have already been downloaded. How do I remove them so they
will no longer show up in the update?

--
Dennis Marks

Dennis;
How did you remove Office?
Using Add/remove Programs in control Panel hopefully?

Reboot
Delete the "Download" file, Step 5 on this page:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
That will delete any updates downloaded but not yet installed.

If you have any office components such as MS Word, Outlook etc, you
may get updates and that is normal even if the Office suite is not
installed.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Dennis Marks" <> wrote in
message news:9B3E2A91-7886-48F8-A702-...
>I had the trial version of Microsoft Office. Due to a problem that I
>was not
> able to solve all the updates for it failed. I have removed
> Microsoft Office
> from the system. When I do a Windows Update there are updates
> showing up for
> Office. These may have already been downloaded. How do I remove them
> so they
> will no longer show up in the update?
>
> --
> Dennis Marks

Microsoft Office was removed with Add/Remove programs and it is gone. I
emptied the download folder as you indicated. When I ran the Microsoft Update
it indicated that I had hidden the Office Critical Updates. I restored them
and then ran the update. It still came back and tried to install them and
failed. Even though I have deleted the items in the folder, Microsoft Update
thinks they are still there and lists them in the Update even though Office
does not exist. How do I clean that up? I guess I can keep them hidden but I
get the message that critical updates are hidden.

BTW: The update put some of the same files back into the download folder
even though nothing was downloaded.

The only Microsoft programs that I use are Works and One Note. They are
never used online. It there any reason to do the Microsoft Update? Can I just
switch to doing only the Windows Update.
"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> Dennis;
> How did you remove Office?
> Using Add/remove Programs in control Panel hopefully?
>
> Reboot
> Delete the "Download" file, Step 5 on this page:
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
> That will delete any updates downloaded but not yet installed.
>
> If you have any office components such as MS Word, Outlook etc, you
> may get updates and that is normal even if the Office suite is not
> installed.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "Dennis Marks" <> wrote in
> message news:9B3E2A91-7886-48F8-A702-...
> >I had the trial version of Microsoft Office. Due to a problem that I
> >was not
> > able to solve all the updates for it failed. I have removed
> > Microsoft Office
> > from the system. When I do a Windows Update there are updates
> > showing up for
> > Office. These may have already been downloaded. How do I remove them
> > so they
> > will no longer show up in the update?
> >
> > --
> > Dennis Marks
>
>

I deleted one-note, which I never use and reran the update and everything is
now gone. It seems ok now.

--
Dennis Marks


"Dennis Marks" wrote:

> Microsoft Office was removed with Add/Remove programs and it is gone. I
> emptied the download folder as you indicated. When I ran the Microsoft Update
> it indicated that I had hidden the Office Critical Updates. I restored them
> and then ran the update. It still came back and tried to install them and
> failed. Even though I have deleted the items in the folder, Microsoft Update
> thinks they are still there and lists them in the Update even though Office
> does not exist. How do I clean that up? I guess I can keep them hidden but I
> get the message that critical updates are hidden.
>
> BTW: The update put some of the same files back into the download folder
> even though nothing was downloaded.
>
> The only Microsoft programs that I use are Works and One Note. They are
> never used online. It there any reason to do the Microsoft Update? Can I just
> switch to doing only the Windows Update.
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Dennis;
> > How did you remove Office?
> > Using Add/remove Programs in control Panel hopefully?
> >
> > Reboot
> > Delete the "Download" file, Step 5 on this page:
> > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
> > That will delete any updates downloaded but not yet installed.
> >
> > If you have any office components such as MS Word, Outlook etc, you
> > may get updates and that is normal even if the Office suite is not
> > installed.
> >
> > --
> > Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> > http://www.dts-l.org
> >
> >
> > "Dennis Marks" <> wrote in
> > message news:9B3E2A91-7886-48F8-A702-...
> > >I had the trial version of Microsoft Office. Due to a problem that I
> > >was not
> > > able to solve all the updates for it failed. I have removed
> > > Microsoft Office
> > > from the system. When I do a Windows Update there are updates
> > > showing up for
> > > Office. These may have already been downloaded. How do I remove them
> > > so they
> > > will no longer show up in the update?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dennis Marks
> >
> >

Dennis;
And because One Note was there, the Office Updates were needed.
As long as it is gone, it is no longer relevant.

But if you later decide to install One Note or any other Office
component, you should install the critical Updates.
Not using that program online may not be sufficient if a vulnerability
exists.
A program does not necessarily need to be running for the
vulnerability to be exploited.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Dennis Marks" <> wrote in
message news:0010DECD-8518-4ADE-9CC0-...
>I deleted one-note, which I never use and reran the update and
>everything is
> now gone. It seems ok now.
>
> --
> Dennis Marks