Folks.....I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 with XP SP 2.  I'm set up for auto updates from Microsoft.  A week ago, I inadvertantly clicked on the prompt to download "Windows Office Service Pack 2."  I don't use MS Office.  However, everytime I boot up the computer, this update wants to install.   How do I remove the "uninstalled" update?  Thanks, in advance, for any assistance.
Click start, run, msconfig. On startup is a list of all THINGS told to load when Windows does. Look for it in there and untick it. When you next restart you'll get a box saying some of your startup options have been disabled... just tell it not to bother you again and (hopefully) problem solved.Hi Neil....Thanks for that response.  I can't find anything in the MSCONFIG "start up" menu that looks like MS updates.  The only indication I have is a thing that looks like a small YELLOW lock in the taskbar.  When I move the cursor over it, the message is "updates are ready for your computer, click here to install the updates."  When I go ahead and play the game, ie, click to install the updates, I get a prompt to insert the MS Office DISC in the CDROM.  But I don't have the disc....and I don't have MS Office.Does the update APPEAR in your 'Add/Remove Programs'?
You may be able to remove it from there. cloudrest...... Thats really odd that that update is trying to install....... are you certain that you DONT have ........ Outlook , Word , excel , Power point , Access or possibly front page installed ?  There must be some referance to one or more of those applications on your machine or when your machine is scanned for updates Office wouldn't show up and you wouldnt be getting that.

dl65  You could try disabling automatic updates. If you do that then you must regularly check manually for updates to keep protected.Just let it install itself and be done with it...it won't hurt anything.