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• How to replace "apply downloaded update now" with "Check for Updates" in the menu help when the update fails because the downloaded update files are missing but the "Ready to install update" window keeps appearing?

  Question

  I have another type of problem with Firefox

  Description

  Window "Ready to Install" Firefox "Software Update" appeared. The folder "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updates\0" contained the files update.mar, update.status and update.version. Each of the 3 files have been deleted. The next time that Firefox has been started, no update occurred because update files were missing. In the Menu bar, clicking Help showed in the menu drop-down that "apply downloaded update now" was always on the list. By clicking on "Apply downloaded update now" open "Software Update" window "Ready to install update", so that Firefox still considers that the update files exist, but they do not. In the window "Software Update", by clicking on "Restart Firefox" restart of Firefox, but once again it there's no update, and remains "apply downloaded update now" on the Help menu. How can "Apply downloaded update now" be replaced by "Check for Updates" so the update files can be downloaded?

  Version of Firefox

  3.6.3

  Operating system

  Windows XP

  User Agent

  Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; RV:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3

  Plugins installed

  • npmnqmp - 989898989877
  • NP-mswmp
  • Adobe PDF plugin for Firefox and Netscape "9.3.2.
  • Default plugin
  • Foxit Reader plugin for Firefox and Netscape
  • Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45
  • Version 1.0.3 copyright 1996-2009 The VideoLAN Teamhttp: / /www.videolan.org/

  You can manually reset the software update feature by closing Firefox and remove the file "updates" (which seems you have done) and the two files "active - update.xml" and "updates.xml" - these are in the installation (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox) directory or in the profile folder (C:\Documents and Settings\nom_utilisateur\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\something.default).

  If it does not, see our KB article How to resolve the failure of the update of Firefox update error message - the section of 'last resort' can be useful, or or read this article from MozillaZine KB, software update.

  Please let us know how the above work, and if we can be of further assistance.

• Can I remove the old update files that have already been applied?

  Good evening! I just a quick may be a dumb question... when I've updated my computer, if I remove the before update... like when a service pack number, as for example I downloaded the number of service pack 2 What do I do with the number of the service pack 1? delete it?

  Depends on the operating system - Windows

  Please note this is only for Windows XP and is not on Vista or Windows 7

  Folders that have uninstall as part of the name (for example $NtUninstallKB282010$ who reside in C:\windows (hidden files) are window Hot difficulty updating folders/files) can be removed safely (providing ever, you wish to uninstall the updates). I recommend you leave these records for a period of at least one month to make sure that the update works correctly.

  These updates can be removed individually or together. To learn more about the update/s go on:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/xxxxxx
  NB: XXXXXX = the actual number, not to mention the "Q" or "Ko."

  Once you have removed the uninstall folders/files, then go to control panel, add/remove programs. Select the title of the corresponding Windows fix on the folder/file of the patch you just deleted, and select Delete. You will get a Windows error. This is because you deleted the uninstall folder/files. Simply choose OK and the entry will be removed from the Add/Remove Programs list.

  Don't NOT delete the folder $ $hf_mig

  Cleaning after installation of SP2
  http://aumha.org/win5/a/sp2faq.php#after

  and/or

  XP SP3: Post Installation Cleanup
  http://aumha.NET/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827

  For Vista and Windows 7

  The update uninstall method in Windows Vista is quite different from that in Windows XP.

  Uninstaller for each update folder no longer exists in Vista and the uninstall information is stored by the Volume Shadow Copy service.

  After each update, Volume Shadow Copy service backup only the updated files.

  So with Vista, it's a differential backup, rather than a full backup files for uninstall
  in Windows XP.

  This safeguard mechanism is used to save disk space.

  So basically, you are unable to manually delete the uninstall it from the computer.

  TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2011 - Update Services

• How to remove the download button located next to my home button? I continue to by clicking on it when I want the House and it's annoying.

  How to remove the download button located next to my home button?

  You can use customization feature to move it to a less irritating location. I suggest the bar the module if you keep this poster.

  Start customizing with one of these, and then drag the arrow to a new location, or in the dialog box to remove all the bars:

  • Right click on a zone empty of the tab bar > customize
  • Press the Alt key > menu view > toolbars > customize

  You will notice that some combined controls separate in the view to customize. If you put something between them, they will not be able to recombine. (For example, if you separate stop and reload or put something between front/rear and area URL.)

• remove the download files

  Remove the download package after the installation

  Yes, unless you need to install the package again.

• Can I remove the old updates installed to save space on my computer?

  wondering if I can remove the old service updates from my computer to free memory space is low

  You can not remove the old updates service that would leave you vulnerable and in a pre patched State.

  However for Windows XP only

  Cleaning after installation of SP2
  http://aumha.org/win5/a/sp2faq.php#after

  and/or

  XP SP3: Post Installation Cleanup
  http://aumha.NET/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827

  This isn't for Vista - after each update, Volume Shadow Copy service backup only the updated files. With Vista, is a differential backup, rather than a full backup and uninstalling files in Windows XP.  This safeguard mechanism is used to save disk space.

  TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2011 - Update Services

• How can I remove the Adobe Update icon in the menu bar?

  How can I remove the Adobe Updater menu bar icon? It is pixelated and looks broken. Any help is appreciated.

  

  I found this thread, but it does not work. When I click the Updater icon, then click on 'Open updater', it opens up the creative cloud instead. I have not found a way to remove the updater from creative cloud icon.

  Remove Adobe Updater for OS X menu bar?

  Does not work ^^

  Anyone know how to remove it?

  Thank you!

  Found, thanks to messages later in this thread, as I mentioned in the op. Here's what they suggest (you must use Photoshop):

  1. in Photoshop, select help > updates:

  

  2. click on 'Preferences' in the lower-right.

  

  3. uncheck the "Notify me of new updates on the menu bar". Then click on 'Ok '.

  

  I hope that help anyone!

• How to remove the downloaded PDF files?

  I use an android phone and can access the PDFs using Firefox, I downloaded but how to remove PDF files, that I can't keep?

  By default, Firefox stores downloads in your device's standard download folder. So here's what I suggest:

  (1) removal of in Firefox: menu > tools > downloads > press and hold the > delete

  (2) check the downloads app system to ensure that it has been deleted physically there as well and, if not, delete it using this application

  To confirm the interaction, you could open the app downloads system first, make sure that the PDF file is there, then delete it to in Firefox and when you return to the downloads application, it should be gone.

  It works on your device?

• To remove the Windows updates after successful installation?

  1. How can I determine what updates to window in the Add/REMOVE program file I can remove that will not harm my PC?

  2. how to identify the critcal programs in my program add/REMOVE I do not use that will not affect the operation of my PC?

  Folders that have uninstall as part of the name (for example $NtUninstallKB282010$ who reside in C:\windows (hidden files) are window Hot difficulty updating folders/files) can be removed safely (providing ever, you wish to uninstall the updates). I recommend you leave these records for a period of at least one month to make sure that the update works correctly.

  These updates can be removed individually or together. To learn more about the update/s go on:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/xxxxxx
  NB: XXXXXX = the actual number, not to mention the "Q" or "Ko."

  Once you have removed the uninstall folders/files, then go to control panel, add/remove programs. Select the title of the corresponding Windows fix on the folder/file of the patch you just deleted, and select Delete. You will get a Windows error. This is because you deleted the uninstall folder/files. Simply choose OK and the entry will be removed from the Add/Remove Programs list.

  Don't NOT delete the folder $ $hf_mig

  Cleaning after installation of SP2
  http://aumha.org/win5/a/sp2faq.php#after

  and/or

  XP SP3: Post Installation Cleanup
  http://aumha.NET/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827

  Please note this is only for Windows XP and is not on Vista or Windows 7

  TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2011 - Update Services

• Memory usage - how to remove the old updates

  Computer memory is get clogged with Microsoft Updates back to 16.3.07.   Updates safely remove?

  Memory?

  Windows operating system?

  Hear you hard drive space?

  It is perhaps useful-

  Folders that have uninstall as part of the name (for example $NtUninstallKB282010$ who reside in C:\windows (hidden files) are window Hot difficulty updating folders/files) can be removed safely (providing ever, you wish to uninstall the updates). I recommend you leave these records for a period of at least one month to make sure that the update works correctly.

  These updates can be removed individually or together. To learn more about the update/s go on:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/xxxxxx
  NB: XXXXXX = the actual number, not to mention the "Q" or "Ko."

  Once you have removed the uninstall folders/files, then go to control panel, add/remove programs. Select the title of the corresponding Windows fix on the folder/file of the patch you just deleted, and select Delete. You will get a Windows error. This is because you deleted the uninstall folder/files. Simply choose OK and the entry will be removed from the Add/Remove Programs list.

  Don't NOT delete the folder $ $hf_mig

  Cleaning after installation of SP2
  http://aumha.org/win5/a/sp2faq.php#after

  and/or

  XP SP3: Post Installation Cleanup
  http://aumha.NET/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827

  Please note this is only for Windows XP and is not on Vista or Windows 7

  TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2011. The information has been provided * being * with no guarantee or warranty.

• "Microsoft Update" cannot install the downloaded updates

  CURRENT SITUATION (11 October) - PC with Windows XP Pro.

  -To access the site MicrosoftUpdates (with IE8) is OK (yesterday almost impossible;) Very slow PC).

  -"Search for updates for this computer" is possible, but it takes a long time before the list appears. Most people with this same problem think it hangs, with the activity display bar process for eternity, never finishing. But I just think, they are not patient enough, because it's really time consuming.

  -Meanwhile, the CPU takes almost 100% of the activity, caused by service a specific svchost.exe , which I identified as 1436 service id. (EDIT: maybe it was actually 1644 as I see today)
    \system32\svchost.exe - k netsvcs
   
  All updates are detected for installed software and are shown in the usual categories. The installation of each of the updates appears one by one.  However immediately after fact following a message that lists updates whose installation failed (usually 100% fail to install for now)

  What I have:

  1. I checked 3 services to ensure that the correct settings
  -Implemented automatic update (automatic, started)
  -EventLog (automatic, started)
  -BIT was missing, but I managed to install it again

  Not without effort, I found these guidelines:
  http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/Background-Intelligent-Transfer-Service-will-not-start/

  Now the BITS he listed (with auto-start), but it fails to start, even manually!
  If I concentrate on the BITS service (could not be started) this may to solve the "problem of update.

  2. I started Windows PC files check sfc/scannow and restarted the system (nothing wrong detected or corrected... I think)

  3. change of standard browser from Firefox to IE8

  Thank you for the help

  Thanks Nirmal S,

  I apologize for not having mentioned earlier that this problem has been resolved.

  FYI, I use Avast! Antivirus (free version). No malware was involved, but thanks for the useful information.

  I found a ready-made channel to reinstall the BITS service, which apparently takes care of a few other things in the registry.  I do not understand what it does, but it worked for me.

  Current situation:
  -Little service is installed and is now ok.

  -The Microsoft Update site updated analyses required for the installed software/hardware and displays a list. It downloads the installation of each update program, but not an update can be installed.

  
  Since the fundamental problem, I recently started a new separate topic for the same question,
  to avoid a much too long discussion here. However, if someone wants to add suggestions hereanyway, you're welcome. Thank you

• There, nobody how to remove the windows update program?

  If anyone knows how to remove the update on a laptop program can they please leave me a message telling me how to. It is causing major issues on my sister's laptop, but microsoft are not willing to help solve the problems caused by the update program! I recommend to everybody out there to change your settings to update to you forever, you are better off not having them f * to the top of your laptop!

  I need to know how to remove a laptop with windows 7 and a laptop with windows xp. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  You don't delete it. You set to operate in the way that you choose. Find in files of aid, or Google.

• can I remove the previous updates of microsoft for storage space?

  I have deleted many programs and I always get low memory warnings, can I remove old Microsoft Updates which have been updated many times over?

  Updates do not have a lot of 'memory' that they do not hard drive space.  If you get low memory, it is because the physical memory installed in too low.

  If you give us your system specs, we can give you more information.

• need to remove the old updates, how can I know which ones who?

  I have so many updates in my computer, I think they use a lot of space - I don't have "have a lot of memory left. I have updates dating back to 2002. If I can delete some, can you tell me where?

  Thank you very much!

  E-mail address is removed from the privacy *.

  You should not remove the update but you can delete the uninstall information.

  I'll assume you mean the hard drive space.  You can also use Disk Cleanup to help the removal of junk. You can uninstall old programs is no longer, you use or alternatively, get a bigger hard drive.

  As to your question about updates - see: http://taurarian.mvps.org/WU_XP/removing_old_windows_updates.htm

  Folders that have uninstall as part of the name (for example $NtUninstallKB282010$ who reside in C:\windows (hidden files) are window Hot difficulty updating folders/files) can be removed safely (providing ever, you wish to uninstall the updates). I recommend you leave these records for a period of at least one month to make sure that the update works correctly.

  These updates can be removed individually or together. To learn more about the update/s go on:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/xxxxxx
  NB: XXXXXX = the actual number, not to mention the "Q" or "Ko."

  Once you have removed the uninstall folders/files, then go to control panel, add/remove programs. Select the title of the corresponding Windows fix on the folder/file of the patch you just deleted, and select Delete. You will get a Windows error. This is because you deleted the uninstall folder/files. Simply choose OK and the entry will be removed from the Add/Remove Programs list.

  Don't NOT delete the folder $ $hf_mig

  Cleaning after installation of SP2
  http://aumha.org/win5/a/sp2faq.php#after

  and/or

  XP SP3: Post Installation Cleanup
  http://aumha.NET/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827

  Please note this is only for Windows XP and is not on Vista or Windows 7

• When you remove the old updates, in the uninstall/change, section. What kind of update can remove and how far behind? TY

  Together try to remove data from my computer, I noticed that Microsoft has a lot of updates on our programs.  In different years

  as the profile of aclient Microsoft.net Framework 4, Microsoft Visual C ++ 3008 Alt.yr... (2005-2008 +) and MSXML 4.0 SP2 (kb927978)

  I'm a total model in the jargon of the pc and try to free up space. Let me thank all of you for your help.

  Hello

  Thanks for joining us out on Microsoft Community Forums. I understand that you want to remove the data from the computer.

  I suggest you don't delete or remove the updates which is very important to perform the program installed on Windows.

  I suggest you don't not to remove the updates for free space.

  I suggest the link and follow the steps provided in the link it will help you to improve the performance of Windows Vista.

  Optimize Windows Vista for better performance.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows-Vista/optimize-Windows-Vista-for-better-performance

  Refer to clean your hard drive.

  WARNING:

  The data files that are infected must be cleaned only by removing the file completely, which means that there is a risk of data loss.

  Hope this information helps.

  If you have questions related to Windows, please do not hesitate to answer us, we will be happy to help you.

  Thank you.