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Old 11-30-2009, 04:00 PM
Derz
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Disabing unwanted Office2007 updates in Windows update

Office 2007 was "half" pre-installed on a Laptop I own. (Asking you to
register/purchase when you attempt to use or open any file with a registered
office extension). I uninstalled the product and spent hours cleaning up the
registry as best I could removing remnants the uninstall left behind.

The Laptop is fine now but every couple of days or so, The Windows update
software asks me to install "recommended" updates to Office2007. I say "No"
so not to revert to the undesired delivered behavior, not waste disk space,
etc.

Is there a way to turn off update notifications for Office 2007 and still
receive the updates that are important to me?
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Old 11-30-2009, 04:20 PM
DL
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Re: Disabing unwanted Office2007 updates in Windows update

If MSUpdate is suggesting 2007 updates then obviously you failed to remove
it completely.
Assuming it was a Trial version did you also uninstall the Activation
Assistant?
Also
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us


"Derz" <Derz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Office 2007 was "half" pre-installed on a Laptop I own. (Asking you to
> register/purchase when you attempt to use or open any file with a
> registered
> office extension). I uninstalled the product and spent hours cleaning up
> the
> registry as best I could removing remnants the uninstall left behind.
>
> The Laptop is fine now but every couple of days or so, The Windows update
> software asks me to install "recommended" updates to Office2007. I say
> "No"
> so not to revert to the undesired delivered behavior, not waste disk
> space,
> etc.
>
> Is there a way to turn off update notifications for Office 2007 and still
> receive the updates that are important to me?



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Old 11-30-2009, 06:10 PM
Terry R.
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Re: Disabing unwanted Office2007 updates in Windows update

On 11/30/2009 3:55 PM On a whim, Derz pounded out on the keyboard

> Office 2007 was "half" pre-installed on a Laptop I own. (Asking you to
> register/purchase when you attempt to use or open any file with a registered
> office extension). I uninstalled the product and spent hours cleaning up the
> registry as best I could removing remnants the uninstall left behind.
>
> The Laptop is fine now but every couple of days or so, The Windows update
> software asks me to install "recommended" updates to Office2007. I say "No"
> so not to revert to the undesired delivered behavior, not waste disk space,
> etc.
>
> Is there a way to turn off update notifications for Office 2007 and still
> receive the updates that are important to me?


Do you have MSO2003 w/2007 Compatibility Pack? If so, that may be what
is trying to update. It seems that most MSO2007 updates also update the
2007CP.


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Old 12-01-2009, 03:30 PM
PA Bear [MS MVP]
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Re: Disabing unwanted Office2007 updates in Windows update

Is Word Viewer, PowerPoint Viewer and/or Excel Viewer and Office
Compatibility Pack (SP1 or SP2) installed?


Derz wrote:
> Office 2007 was "half" pre-installed on a Laptop I own. (Asking you to
> register/purchase when you attempt to use or open any file with a
> registered
> office extension). I uninstalled the product and spent hours cleaning up
> the registry as best I could removing remnants the uninstall left behind.
>
> The Laptop is fine now but every couple of days or so, The Windows update
> software asks me to install "recommended" updates to Office2007. I say
> "No"
> so not to revert to the undesired delivered behavior, not waste disk
> space,
> etc.
>
> Is there a way to turn off update notifications for Office 2007 and still
> receive the updates that are important to me?


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Old 12-02-2009, 05:00 PM
Derz
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RE: Disabing unwanted Office2007 updates in Windows update

I want to thank DL, Terry, and PA Bear.

I do not have or MSO2003 or MS Office viewers installed.

I followed the instructions for manually Uninstallng Office2007 and
Activation assistant
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us
It took several hours but if it eliminates those annoying messages, it will
be worth it. There were many remenants that both the Office20007 uninstaller
and I missed.

If I get any other Office 2007 Update notifications, I'll reopen this thread
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