Guest Sal Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 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 Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 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 Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 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 Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 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 Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 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. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
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