Is any version of Office installed, trial or otherwise?
Program Files/ Microsoft Office, doesnt exist?

"Bill R" wrote in message
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I have an icon in the ?tray (bottom right of screen) showing me "updates
are ready for your computer". They are "Security update for Microsoft
Office PowerPoint 2003 KB976881" and "Update for Microsoft Office Outlook
Junk Email Filter KB977713". Neither Microsoft PowerPoint nor Microsoft
Outlook are installed on the computer. When I go to download and install
the updates it goes through the motions of downloading the two updates but
the install fails. However, the icon remains stubbornly in the tray. Why
does Microsoft update identify the need for an update to non-existent
software and how can I remove the icon please.

Thanks..

Bill R