How to uninstall downloaded but not yet installed Windows update

[Guest Sal]

I downloaded a driver from Windows updates that caused my machine to

freeze up. Consequently I had to uninstall driver and reinstall the

old one. Now Windows Updates shows that its driver is downloaded but

not yet installed. I would like to get rid of it permanently, but it's

not showing up in add/remove programs. Can I do it some other way?

[Guest AJR]

Re: How to uninstall downloaded but not yet installed Windows update

 

If updates on your computer are set to download and notify you that updates

are ready to install by a "baloon'" and tray icon - then click on the tray

icon - select "custom" install and uncheck the update - you will presented

with an option "check" that Windows is not to consider

the update in the future.

 

 

 

"Sal" <here@softcom.net> wrote in message

news:1187034333.178097.264040@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com...

>I downloaded a driver from Windows updates that caused my machine to

> freeze up. Consequently I had to uninstall driver and reinstall the

> old one. Now Windows Updates shows that its driver is downloaded but

> not yet installed. I would like to get rid of it permanently, but it's

> not showing up in add/remove programs. Can I do it some other way?

>

[Guest Vanguard]

Re: How to uninstall downloaded but not yet installed Windows update

 

"AJR" wrote in message news:%23mP9sNe3HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

> "Sal" wrote ...

>> I downloaded a driver from Windows updates that caused my machine

>> to

>> freeze up. Consequently I had to uninstall driver and reinstall the

>> old one. Now Windows Updates shows that its driver is downloaded

>> but

>> not yet installed. I would like to get rid of it permanently, but

>> it's

>> not showing up in add/remove programs. Can I do it some other way?

>

> If updates on your computer are set to download and notify you that

> updates are ready to install by a "baloon'" and tray icon - then

> click on the tray icon - select "custom" install and uncheck the

> update - you will presented with an option "check" that Windows is

> not to consider

> the update in the future.

 

And never again install any hardware updates offerred by Windows

Update. Use it only as a prompt to then go to the vendor's own web

site to get the update - *IF* you even need it. If you don't know

what a new hardware driver will do for you then you don't need it.

[Guest Sal]

Re: How to uninstall downloaded but not yet installed Windows update

 

On Aug 13, 3:19 pm, "Vanguard" <vangu...@mail.invalid> wrote:

> "AJR" wrote in messagenews:%23mP9sNe3HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

> > "Sal" wrote ...

> >> I downloaded a driver from Windows updates that caused my machine

> >> to

> >> freeze up. Consequently I had to uninstall driver and reinstall the

> >> old one. Now Windows Updates shows that its driver is downloaded

> >> but

> >> not yet installed. I would like to get rid of it permanently, but

> >> it's

> >> not showing up in add/remove programs. Can I do it some other way?

>

> > If updates on your computer are set to download and notify you that

> > updates are ready to install by a "baloon'" and tray icon - then

> > click on the tray icon - select "custom" install and uncheck the

> > update - you will presented with an option "check" that Windows is

> > not to consider

> > the update in the future.

>

> And never again install any hardware updates offerred by Windows

> Update. Use it only as a prompt to then go to the vendor's own web

> site to get the update - *IF* you even need it. If you don't know

> what a new hardware driver will do for you then you don't need it.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Good Advice!!!!!!!!!

[Guest Plato]

Re: How to uninstall downloaded but not yet installed Windows update

 

Sal wrote:

>

> I downloaded a driver from Windows updates that caused my machine to

> freeze up. Consequently I had to uninstall driver and reinstall the

> old one. Now Windows Updates shows that its driver is downloaded but

> not yet installed. I would like to get rid of it permanently, but it's

> not showing up in add/remove programs. Can I do it some other way?

 

In the future NEVER download a driver from MS if your specific card is

working OK.

 

 

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