Comments on: Microsoft Update Strikes Again!

By: Does Apple’s update utility constitute malware? | Arno# - The cutting edge of developer waffle

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:22:45 +0000

[...] like update utilities, as they do the hard work of checking for important updates for me. However – as Microsoft found out last year – there are two really important rules to updates: never force updates on those that don’t [...]

By: Windows Update Brings Thousand’s of PC’s to a Standstill | dailyApps

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:02:09 +0000

[...] is buzzing with similar reports from people worldwide, as evidenced by postings here, here and here. This looks like a yet another PR disaster for Microsoft. Even the product managers of Windows [...]

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Lagi, Microsoft mendistribusikan update secara ‘paksa’ — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:51:29 +0000

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By: David Arno

David Arno — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:30:56 +0000

Many thanks for the feedback and advice on how to remove WDS. I've pulled together the various deletion options as a new post that can be accessed here

By: Hugh Andiamo

Hugh Andiamo — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:48:04 +0000

I do not find WDS in Add/Remove programs. The hidden $NtUninstallKB917013$ folder is not present in my C:\WINDOWS directory.

But WDS _is_ installed (the service is running, the user interface is available on the Start menu, the Program Files directory exists, and the many gigabytes of index files are on my hard drive.)

Is there any other way to remove this unwanted piece of software?

By: Michael Wexler

Michael Wexler — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:52:38 +0000

I found it in my Add/Remove programs, and it removed smoothly from there. What a waste of my time. Thanks, MS.

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Uploads Blog.com » Windows Update installa software in modo autonomo — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:41:07 +0000

[...] stata una delle tantissime segnalazioni che sono apparse nel web: Altre sono disponibili qui, qui e qui. Ora c’è da porsi sempre la solita domanda: Windows controlla i propri clienti o [...]

By: wm

wm — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:29:42 +0000

Uninstall Desktop Search 3.01 by running C:\windows\$NtUninstallKB917013$\spuninst\spuninst.exe

(Assuming c:\windows is your windows directory)

Cheers.

By: Ghillie Suits » Microsoft Update Strikes Again: Windows Desktop Search installed

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:36:55 +0000

[...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt [...]

By: Microsoft update brings PCs to a standstill » D’ Technology Weblog: Technology News & Reviews

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:31:03 +0000

[...] The blogosphere is buzzing with similar reports, as evidenced by postings here, here and here. [...]