I have been considering doing a Windows Update myself Lona but your post has fortunately made me see sense.
I presume that if you have done a System Restore that the updates have disappeared too.
Don't take my word for that though as I know some updates cannot be got rid of that easily. Mind you, every cloud has a silver lining. No Outlook Express = no spam. Ah - the simplicity of it all. :heehee: