unnecessary security updates for applications not part of OFFICE 2010 student edition

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Hello,

 

Have variety of issues that I'm looking for assistance with, please.

Firstly, I have Windows XP Home SP3, previously used MS Works and then added MS OFFICE 2003 and now have the Student Edition of MS OFFICE 2010. I don't have MS OFFICE 2007, nor OneNote nor VISIO in the suite nor as stand-alones but do have those pesky

updates. Although at one time I think I accepted OneNote but removed it but that I'm not sure as that could have simply been on a flash drive with U3.

 

Doesn't MS automatic updates check the binaries of various editions of the suites or stand-alones before the auto updates select which updates should be downloaded for a particular system? When I get my update notification, the list doesn't provide the

same description that I'll see in the Update History list which will then show which applications the update KB applies to. After I get the notification and before download/installing I click on the MS link to see more info about the update BUT it doesn't

show the application name as it will in Update History, so that's useless to refer to for lay people.

 

As mentioned, I don't have the above mentioned features/applications BUT do have the unneeded updates. Can I safely remove these and HOW do I get MS to provide only pertinent updates for particular editions of applications that they market but seem to

just update based on the general title of a application or suite AND provide the same application's name and applicability information that the Update History will show but doesn't show it upfront when the update is being offered.

 

Additionally, I also want to remove MS OFFICE 2007 installed updates as well as MS C++ 2005 Visual Studio 2005 installed updates for which I've never had these applications installed. I guess I would have to ask if the C++ updates would affect other applications

in MS Office 2010 such as Excel, etc, but if not, I really don't want these unneeded updates removed and for MS to do a better job of distinguishing what updates to offer up and what app's they apply to in the initial updates are ready to download descriptions.

 

It appears that MS just wants to disguise the fact that they have to update their products so frequently due to poor software quality development and testing since hackers can easily find and exploit what obviously shouldn't have been released until MS

had bullet proofed the software. Imagine how much better MS and our lives would be if they spent the time/money to prevent the expenditure of resources to have to have this overblown system of updates and tech support for fixing their poorly tested products.

They wouldn't have to worry about people looking for open standards software of O/Ss and applications or even Google if only MS had put the design and quality up front and center as opposed to rushing along and now can't do anything with quality and endless

fixes and updates.

 

Thanks for any info and guidance.

 

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