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11-22-2008
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| | Re: Uninstall multiple Language Packs How many languages do you actually speak? ;^) I have Office 2007 with German and Spanish Language Packs, and that gets me Proofing Tools in way more languages than I actually speak, read or write. -- Earle Horton -- earleh@xxxxxx "Matt Poland" <MattPoland@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:CF5D4169-6781-4A06-9B99-AC6601E1A021@xxxxxx Quote: >I am having this issue as well. Some weird compulsion caused me to want my > Windows Updates to show zero items (recommended, required and optional). > This led me to install all the language packs. When the Windows Update > version of Vista SP1 failed because it was the lightweight install that > only > a few languages, I realized I should keep my computer lighter. I got > around > the SP1 issue by installing the fuller standalone MSI but I still want to > make sure I don't miss updates in the future because of language packs > (again, going lighter). Having to uninstall them one at a time is quite a > pain. > > "I. Kinal" wrote: > Quote: >> I would like to uninstall several language packs from my system. However, >> whenever I select multiple languages to remove, the first one succeeds, >> and >> all the rest fail. Is this a bug? >> >> Thanks, >> I. Kinal |
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11-22-2008
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| | RE: Uninstall multiple Language Packs I am having this issue as well. Some weird compulsion caused me to want my Windows Updates to show zero items (recommended, required and optional). This led me to install all the language packs. When the Windows Update version of Vista SP1 failed because it was the lightweight install that only a few languages, I realized I should keep my computer lighter. I got around the SP1 issue by installing the fuller standalone MSI but I still want to make sure I don't miss updates in the future because of language packs (again, going lighter). Having to uninstall them one at a time is quite a pain. "I. Kinal" wrote: Quote: > I would like to uninstall several language packs from my system. However, > whenever I select multiple languages to remove, the first one succeeds, and > all the rest fail. Is this a bug? > > Thanks, > I. Kinal |
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11-22-2008
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| | Re: Uninstall multiple Language Packs I would prefer doing them individually, so that no conflicting changes can occur when each of the Language Packs are being remove. The complexity of having a variety of languages that apply different settings across the system removed at the same time I believe can cause some issues. Its like trying to install multiple applications at the same time. -- Best regards, Andre Da Costa http://adacosta.spaces.live.com "Matt Poland" <MattPoland@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:CF5D4169-6781-4A06-9B99-AC6601E1A021@xxxxxx Quote: > I am having this issue as well. Some weird compulsion caused me to want > my > Windows Updates to show zero items (recommended, required and optional). > This led me to install all the language packs. When the Windows Update > version of Vista SP1 failed because it was the lightweight install that > only > a few languages, I realized I should keep my computer lighter. I got > around > the SP1 issue by installing the fuller standalone MSI but I still want to > make sure I don't miss updates in the future because of language packs > (again, going lighter). Having to uninstall them one at a time is quite a > pain. > > "I. Kinal" wrote: > Quote: >> I would like to uninstall several language packs from my system. However, >> whenever I select multiple languages to remove, the first one succeeds, >> and >> all the rest fail. Is this a bug? >> >> Thanks, >> I. Kinal |
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11-23-2008
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| | Re: Uninstall multiple Language Packs Rather than install them, hide them. That will give you the same result (WU shows no items) without nasty side effects. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@xxxxxx * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ "Matt Poland" <MattPoland@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:CF5D4169-6781-4A06-9B99-AC6601E1A021@xxxxxx Quote: >I am having this issue as well. Some weird compulsion caused me to want my > Windows Updates to show zero items (recommended, required and optional). > This led me to install all the language packs. When the Windows Update > version of Vista SP1 failed because it was the lightweight install that > only > a few languages, I realized I should keep my computer lighter. I got > around > the SP1 issue by installing the fuller standalone MSI but I still want to > make sure I don't miss updates in the future because of language packs > (again, going lighter). Having to uninstall them one at a time is quite a > pain. > > "I. Kinal" wrote: > Quote: >> I would like to uninstall several language packs from my system. However, >> whenever I select multiple languages to remove, the first one succeeds, >> and >> all the rest fail. Is this a bug? >> >> Thanks, >> I. Kinal |
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11-23-2008
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| | Re: Uninstall multiple Language Packs It looks like the Vista UI wants to uninstall mulitiple language packs "individually" by chaining the uninstall of one after the other. I'm not asking that they uninstall all of them concurrently. The problem is that it is succeeding with the first item in the chain and failing on the second item (and not attempting anything thereafter). I'm just getting tired of manually uninstalling a language pack - which takes longer than I care to "sit and wait" for - thirty five times over. "Andre Da Costa" wrote: Quote: > I would prefer doing them individually, so that no conflicting changes can > occur when each of the Language Packs are being remove. The complexity of > having a variety of languages that apply different settings across the > system removed at the same time I believe can cause some issues. Its like > trying to install multiple applications at the same time. > -- > Best regards, > Andre Da Costa > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com > > "Matt Poland" <MattPoland@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:CF5D4169-6781-4A06-9B99-AC6601E1A021@xxxxxx Quote: > > I am having this issue as well. Some weird compulsion caused me to want > > my > > Windows Updates to show zero items (recommended, required and optional). > > This led me to install all the language packs. When the Windows Update > > version of Vista SP1 failed because it was the lightweight install that > > only > > a few languages, I realized I should keep my computer lighter. I got > > around > > the SP1 issue by installing the fuller standalone MSI but I still want to > > make sure I don't miss updates in the future because of language packs > > (again, going lighter). Having to uninstall them one at a time is quite a > > pain. > > > > "I. Kinal" wrote: > > Quote: > >> I would like to uninstall several language packs from my system. However, > >> whenever I select multiple languages to remove, the first one succeeds, > >> and > >> all the rest fail. Is this a bug? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> I. Kinal |
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