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Summary: In order to delete Windows XP automatic updates, visit the Microsoft Web site to find out what updates have been installed on the computer. Delete unwanted updates on Windows XP with help from an IT engineer in this free video on using Windows XP.
Ditta Izabella has an IT engineering degree from the Budapest University of Technologies and Economics. She has a variety of computer science skills, including Java, C#, PHP, .Net,...read more
"Hello, my name is Izabella and now I'm going to speak to you about how to delete Windows XP automatic updates. Sometimes after the installations of these updates Windows stops working correctly and so that Windows could run further correctly we have to, we have to delete these updates. Let's open our web browser at first and there we will visit the web page of Microsoft, so we type in microsoft.com. We have to visit this website in order to check what kind of updates are installed in our computer. Okay, here's the website; now we click on downloads and trials and here we select Microsoft update. Click on it. Okay and now it takes some seconds until Microsoft checks the updates installed in our computer. Here it is. And now on the left hand side, in options, click on review your update history and here we get the list of products and list of updates that we installed. Here we can select from them; you can see all of them. Okay, now we go to start menu and choose control panel and here add or remove programs. And then now we will get the list with the currently installed programs and updates. Okay, here's the list you can see. For example, here are the compatibility pact for Office System and all the updates for the; okay, here are the updates for Microsoft Office Professional Edition and on the end of the list, you can find the software updates for Windows XP. And if you have selected the update that you would like to delete, click on remove; click on next and now you will be asked again that are you sure that you want to continue and we'll click on yes."
eHow Article: How to Delete Windows XP Automatic Updates