Vista - Check for updates but let me choose...

whether to download and install them.

But it seems the Icon and reminders won't go away unless I choose what MS wants, which is to install it.

If I choose NOT to install a particular update, is the damned icon going to sit in my system tray and keep NAGGING me until I do, or is there a way to make it go away - without turning off Updates completely.

There is an IE update which I don't care to add because I don't use IE, but when I choose not to install it, the icon won't go away.

Advice?

Hide it, it'll never bother you again

Bernard

But I don't want to hide it (i.e. I don't want it to stop offering updates), I just want it to let me CHOOSE and go away until the next time I am offered a different choice of updates.

that doesn't seem to happen on my system, i have hidden some updates , incl IE8, and I don't get any reminders after that.

I understand that's what 'hiding' is meant to do

Bernard

it seems there is a misunderstanding here, I don't mean hide the uddate icon, but rather hide the update in the list of updates offered.

Windows Update

Sorry, I didn't quite make that clear.

Bernard

you can mate but you need to goto windows update via your start button (start/all programs/windows update

select view available updates , put a wee tick in the IE update box right click and select "hide"