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Why does Windows update show updates for Office products that have been deleted?

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Mar 15, 20263412 views
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My Windows 7 system came with "trial" versions of Office (2007) installed. I removed them (with add/remove programs). However, whenever I run Windows Update it still shows updates needed for those Office products. Why? What do I do to stop this?

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Fix for: Why does Windows update show updates for Office products that have been deleted?

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My guess is, you need to get MS Office (any version), and install it. [I'm assuming you're using OpenOffice. Or something else? If you're already using MSOffice, which version of MSOffice?] You can ignore the errors by "hiding the updates". You can …

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