How to decline MS updates gracefully

[Ranazu]

I have my AutoUpdate feature set to 'on' so that I receive all the latest
security fixes to plug the interminable holes in Windows. I keep getting a
reminder that I have updates waiting to be downloaded and when I check them
out it is only IE7 which is available. I have ticked the 'no thank you' box
a zillion times but it keeps coming back to haunt me. How do I tell MS that
I really don't want their buggy browser. I have downloaded it once and it
scrambled my registry and I am still recovering my machine from that little
bit of excitement.

How do you say a polite but firm 'Thanks, but no thanks' to this dreadful
company in a way which will make it stick. Is there a box somewhere to tick
which I haven't found yet. I don't want to dispense with AutoUpdate unless
there is no other way.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Toolkit to disable automatic delivery of IE-7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...f7-5d44-482b-9dbd-869b4a90159c&DisplayLang=en

Sooner or later you will probably need IE-7, so it would be a good idea to
try to determine the specific issues and their cause so they can be
resolved.

A major cause of problems with updates is viruses, spyware and other
malware.
All problems, known and unknown, should be resolved before installing any
updates.

 

[Ranazu]

Many thanks for that.



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