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Windows Update

My laptop is running Vista and yesterday and today it is trying to download the latest windows update. When it does because there are updates of Office/Word 2007 in it that I do not use it causes my Office/Word 2003 to not work.

I have done a system restore back to 29.11.08 which solves the problem but the computer just downloads it again.

Can anyone please help me as to how to solve this as I should be updating the computer?

Has anyone else had this problem?

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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    You can select which updates to install
  • SJames_3
    SJames_3 Posts: 188 Forumite
    Control Panel > Windows Update. Select "Download updates but let me choose whether to install them". Deselect the Office updates when it prompts you to install and there's a checkbox saying something like "Ignore these updates in future".
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