Windows Updates for programs not on my computer

[Walt]

Anyone have any idea? All of a sudden I'm getting updates for Bing and
Windows Live Essentials. They are not in Program Files and not in
Installed Programs. Is this something that Windows has snuck in on the
sly?

 

[Big Steel]

Anyone have any idea? All of a sudden I'm getting updates for Bing and
Windows Live Essentials. They are not in Program Files and not in
Installed Programs. Is this something that Windows has snuck in on the
sly?

Why would MS sneak in anything? If it's there, then you had something to
do with it.

 

[..winston]

Are they optional updates ?

Is Windows Update configured for Microsoft updates ?
- if so you agreed to receive them by allowing MU to check for them


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....winston
msft mvp


"Walt" wrote in message
Anyone have any idea? All of a sudden I'm getting updates for Bing and
Windows Live Essentials. They are not in Program Files and not in
Installed Programs. Is this something that Windows has snuck in on the
sly?

 

[Ken1943]

Are they optional updates ?

Is Windows Update configured for Microsoft updates ?
- if so you agreed to receive them by allowing MU to check for them

Didn't think of that. I have been getting 'bing desktop' and
'Silverlight'


KenW

 

[Ken1943]

Anyone have any idea? All of a sudden I'm getting updates for Bing and
Windows Live Essentials. They are not in Program Files and not in
Installed Programs. Is this something that Windows has snuck in on the
sly?

Go to Windows Update > Change settings > there is a box for extra
software or something like that. I unchecked it so will wait for next
updates to see if it worked.


KenW

 

[..winston]

"Ken1943" wrote in message news:[email protected] to Windows Update > Change settings > there is a box for extra
software or something like that. I unchecked it so will wait for next
updates to see if it worked.
Unchecking that option (note the category for that option is Microsoft Update) will also restrict the ability to get updates
(program and security) for other installed MSFT products/applications (e.g. Office)



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....winston
msft mvp consumer apps


KenW

 

[Paul]

I got Bing desktop and declined to install it and hid it from my view.

I thought they were supposed to push out Skype as well.

Paul

 

[Andy Burns]

Yes they keep peddling that to me too.

I already have Skype.

I already have a bargepole.

 

[Ed Cryer]

I already have Skype.

Snap!
I hide the Bing ones too. The latest one was peddling version 1.1

Ed