Don't want to install an update I downloaded

I downloaded Office SP3 and the computer wants to install it but I don't want
to install it. Is there a way to erase or remove this update

I'm curious why you would download something you don't want
but...........Look under Add/Remove Programs. Make sure you select the View
Updates options. (I have Vista and don't remember exactly how it's phrased
in Win XP).

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A793D174-736D-4FB7-BCCE-772998F7FA06@microsoft.com...
>I downloaded Office SP3 and the computer wants to install it but I don't
>want
> to install it. Is there a way to erase or remove this update

The thing is you can only remove that after it's been installed! The
installation causes problems with my xp. Only found out after I downloaded it.

"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

> I'm curious why you would download something you don't want
> but...........Look under Add/Remove Programs. Make sure you select the View
> Updates options. (I have Vista and don't remember exactly how it's phrased
> in Win XP).
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>
> ~~~~~
> How to ask a question
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
>
> "AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A793D174-736D-4FB7-BCCE-772998F7FA06@microsoft.com...
> >I downloaded Office SP3 and the computer wants to install it but I don't
> >want
> > to install it. Is there a way to erase or remove this update
>

Now I'm confused. If it hasn't been installed, then how can you discover the
problems it has with XP after it's been installed.

Maybe if you gave a few details about these problems, someone can help you
get past them.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news03DDF58-1152-454B-BC1D-052C6F81B065@microsoft.com...
> The thing is you can only remove that after it's been installed! The
> installation causes problems with my xp. Only found out after I downloaded
> it.
>
> "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>
>> I'm curious why you would download something you don't want
>> but...........Look under Add/Remove Programs. Make sure you select the
>> View
>> Updates options. (I have Vista and don't remember exactly how it's
>> phrased
>> in Win XP).
>>
>> --
>>
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>
>> ~~~~~
>> How to ask a question
>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>
>>
>> "AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A793D174-736D-4FB7-BCCE-772998F7FA06@microsoft.com...
>> >I downloaded Office SP3 and the computer wants to install it but I don't
>> >want
>> > to install it. Is there a way to erase or remove this update
>>

It was installed!! Had problems with it and did system restore to undo the
installation but it doesn't undo the fact that I downloaded it - which means
that every so often it tries to install itself! I hope I've clarified my
problem - I wish I could solve it!!

"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

> Now I'm confused. If it hasn't been installed, then how can you discover the
> problems it has with XP after it's been installed.
>
> Maybe if you gave a few details about these problems, someone can help you
> get past them.
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>
> ~~~~~
> How to ask a question
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
>
> "AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news03DDF58-1152-454B-BC1D-052C6F81B065@microsoft.com...
> > The thing is you can only remove that after it's been installed! The
> > installation causes problems with my xp. Only found out after I downloaded
> > it.
> >
> > "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
> >
> >> I'm curious why you would download something you don't want
> >> but...........Look under Add/Remove Programs. Make sure you select the
> >> View
> >> Updates options. (I have Vista and don't remember exactly how it's
> >> phrased
> >> in Win XP).
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> JoAnn Paules
> >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> >>
> >> ~~~~~
> >> How to ask a question
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
> >>
> >>
> >> "AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:A793D174-736D-4FB7-BCCE-772998F7FA06@microsoft.com...
> >> >I downloaded Office SP3 and the computer wants to install it but I don't
> >> >want
> >> > to install it. Is there a way to erase or remove this update
> >>
>

To remove the SP, you must uninstall Office and reinstall without the SP.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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reading.

After furious head scratching, AYJ asked:

| It was installed!! Had problems with it and did system restore to
| undo the installation but it doesn't undo the fact that I downloaded
| it - which means that every so often it tries to install itself! I
| hope I've clarified my problem - I wish I could solve it!!
|
| "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
|
|| Now I'm confused. If it hasn't been installed, then how can you
|| discover the problems it has with XP after it's been installed.
||
|| Maybe if you gave a few details about these problems, someone can
|| help you get past them.
||
|| --
||
|| JoAnn Paules
|| MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
||
|| ~~~~~
|| How to ask a question
|| http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
||
||
|| "AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|| news03DDF58-1152-454B-BC1D-052C6F81B065@microsoft.com...
||| The thing is you can only remove that after it's been installed! The
||| installation causes problems with my xp. Only found out after I
||| downloaded it.
|||
||| "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
|||
|||| I'm curious why you would download something you don't want
|||| but...........Look under Add/Remove Programs. Make sure you select
|||| the View
|||| Updates options. (I have Vista and don't remember exactly how it's
|||| phrased
|||| in Win XP).
||||
|||| --
||||
|||| JoAnn Paules
|||| MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
||||
|||| ~~~~~
|||| How to ask a question
|||| http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
||||
||||
|||| "AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|||| news:A793D174-736D-4FB7-BCCE-772998F7FA06@microsoft.com...
||||| I downloaded Office SP3 and the computer wants to install it but
||||| I don't want
||||| to install it. Is there a way to erase or remove this update

How do I reinstall it. Does Microsoft offer an update without the SP

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> To remove the SP, you must uninstall Office and reinstall without the SP.
>
> --�
> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
> unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
> reading.
>
> After furious head scratching, AYJ asked:
>
> | It was installed!! Had problems with it and did system restore to
> | undo the installation but it doesn't undo the fact that I downloaded
> | it - which means that every so often it tries to install itself! I
> | hope I've clarified my problem - I wish I could solve it!!
> |
> | "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
> |
> || Now I'm confused. If it hasn't been installed, then how can you
> || discover the problems it has with XP after it's been installed.
> ||
> || Maybe if you gave a few details about these problems, someone can
> || help you get past them.
> ||
> || --
> ||
> || JoAnn Paules
> || MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> ||
> || ~~~~~
> || How to ask a question
> || http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
> ||
> ||
> || "AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> || news03DDF58-1152-454B-BC1D-052C6F81B065@microsoft.com...
> ||| The thing is you can only remove that after it's been installed! The
> ||| installation causes problems with my xp. Only found out after I
> ||| downloaded it.
> |||
> ||| "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
> |||
> |||| I'm curious why you would download something you don't want
> |||| but...........Look under Add/Remove Programs. Make sure you select
> |||| the View
> |||| Updates options. (I have Vista and don't remember exactly how it's
> |||| phrased
> |||| in Win XP).
> ||||
> |||| --
> ||||
> |||| JoAnn Paules
> |||| MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> ||||
> |||| ~~~~~
> |||| How to ask a question
> |||| http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
> ||||
> ||||
> |||| "AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> |||| news:A793D174-736D-4FB7-BCCE-772998F7FA06@microsoft.com...
> ||||| I downloaded Office SP3 and the computer wants to install it but
> ||||| I don't want
> ||||| to install it. Is there a way to erase or remove this update
>

You can pick and choose which updates you want. But many people have SP3 and
it's not messing up their Win XP, why not find out if there's a solution to
the problem?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0D6B200D-9BF0-45A9-956A-1C62CA999A19@microsoft.com...
> How do I reinstall it. Does Microsoft offer an update without the SP
>
> "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> To remove the SP, you must uninstall Office and reinstall without the SP.
>>
>> --�
>> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>>
>> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
>> unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
>> reading.
>>
>> After furious head scratching, AYJ asked:
>>
>> | It was installed!! Had problems with it and did system restore to
>> | undo the installation but it doesn't undo the fact that I downloaded
>> | it - which means that every so often it tries to install itself! I
>> | hope I've clarified my problem - I wish I could solve it!!
>> |
>> | "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>> |
>> || Now I'm confused. If it hasn't been installed, then how can you
>> || discover the problems it has with XP after it's been installed.
>> ||
>> || Maybe if you gave a few details about these problems, someone can
>> || help you get past them.
>> ||
>> || --
>> ||
>> || JoAnn Paules
>> || MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>> ||
>> || ~~~~~
>> || How to ask a question
>> || http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>> ||
>> ||
>> || "AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> || news03DDF58-1152-454B-BC1D-052C6F81B065@microsoft.com...
>> ||| The thing is you can only remove that after it's been installed! The
>> ||| installation causes problems with my xp. Only found out after I
>> ||| downloaded it.
>> |||
>> ||| "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>> |||
>> |||| I'm curious why you would download something you don't want
>> |||| but...........Look under Add/Remove Programs. Make sure you select
>> |||| the View
>> |||| Updates options. (I have Vista and don't remember exactly how it's
>> |||| phrased
>> |||| in Win XP).
>> ||||
>> |||| --
>> ||||
>> |||| JoAnn Paules
>> |||| MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>> ||||
>> |||| ~~~~~
>> |||| How to ask a question
>> |||| http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>> ||||
>> ||||
>> |||| "AYJ" <AYJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> |||| news:A793D174-736D-4FB7-BCCE-772998F7FA06@microsoft.com...
>> ||||| I downloaded Office SP3 and the computer wants to install it but
>> ||||| I don't want
>> ||||| to install it. Is there a way to erase or remove this update
>>