Still cannot hide updates.

I followed your directions on hiding updates in xp but when I clicked on the
download all it does is change from a + to a - sign, I don't know what
you mean by expand, when I expand mine all is does is gives me details about
the download. I want to hide the SP3. I am not installing that thing. Can
you give me instructions again about how to hide the download. The ones that
you gave before to someone does not work for me. thanks

PA
Wed May 07 08:51:23 PDT 2008

Please reply to your original thread.
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shortgal wrote:
> I followed your directions on hiding updates in xp but when I clicked on
> the
> download all it does is change from a + to a - sign, I don't know what
> you mean by expand, when I expand mine all is does is gives me details
> about the download. I want to hide the SP3. I am not installing that
> thing. Can you give me instructions again about how to hide the download.
> The ones that you gave before to someone does not work for me. thanks

shortgal
Wed May 07 10:04:30 PDT 2008



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Please reply to your original thread.
> --
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> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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>
> shortgal wrote:
> > I followed your directions on hiding updates in xp but when I clicked on
> > the
> > download all it does is change from a + to a - sign, I don't know what
> > you mean by expand, when I expand mine all is does is gives me details
> > about the download. I want to hide the SP3. I am not installing that
> > thing. Can you give me instructions again about how to hide the download.
> > The ones that you gave before to someone does not work for me. thanks
>
>

shortgal
Wed May 07 10:06:35 PDT 2008



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Please reply to your original thread.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> shortgal wrote:
> > I followed your directions on hiding updates in xp but when I clicked on
> > the
> > download all it does is change from a + to a - sign, I don't know what
> > you mean by expand, when I expand mine all is does is gives me details
> > about the download. I want to hide the SP3. I am not installing that
> > thing. Can you give me instructions again about how to hide the download.
> > The ones that you gave before to someone does not work for me. thanks
>
> this is my original post. You cannot disable SP3 because their is no blank box beside it.

Alf
Wed May 07 10:19:48 PDT 2008

* shortgal:
> I followed your directions on hiding updates in xp but when I clicked on the
> download all it does is change from a + to a - sign, I don't know what
> you mean by expand, when I expand mine all is does is gives me details about
> the download. I want to hide the SP3. I am not installing that thing. Can
> you give me instructions again about how to hide the download. The ones that
> you gave before to someone does not work for me. thanks

This seemed to work for me.

1. Click or was it right-click automatic update icon when it insists there are
new updates.
2. Deselect SP3 checkbox.
3. OK.
4. Dialog box pops up informing you that this just may cause SP3 to not be
installed.
5. In that dialog box, select checkbox that says you don't want it ever again.


Cheers, & hth.,

- Alf

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PA
Wed May 07 16:43:35 PDT 2008

Alf P. Steinbach wrote:
<snip>
> This seemed to work for me.
>
> 1. Click or was it right-click automatic update icon when it insists there
> are new updates.
> 2. Deselect SP3 checkbox.
> 3. OK.
> 4. Dialog box pops up informing you that this just may cause SP3 to not be
> installed.
> 5. In that dialog box, select checkbox that says you don't want it ever
> again.

YMMV but I was NOT able to "hide" SP3 via Automatic Updates or at Windows
Update website 24 hours ago.
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