You can remove Apple Software Update, but you probably want to keep it IF you use Safari web browser or iTunes. It is Apple's method for accessing updates to these two programs in Windows.
Thank you, Mark Snyder -----Original Message----- I have NEVER found update programs to benefit me. They are an easy kill. If you don't use AVS, kill it, as well. Kill Viewpoint with alacrity. Remove all Java. Then download and install newest version. That's my $ 0.02 -----Original Message----- I want to remove unnecessary programs from my Windows XP computer. I use the computer mainly for writing in Word, web browsing, reading PDF files, and keeping track of numbers in QuattroPro. What are your opinions about retaining or removing the following? Apple Software Update (Does it have useful downloads for a Windows XP computer?) AVS Media Player 3.1 AVS Update Manger 1.0 AVS4YOU Software Navigator 1.3 DNA (BitTorrent) InterActual Player J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 11 J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 6 J2SE runtime Environment 5.0 Update 9 Java 6 Update 18 Java SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1 Viewpoint Media Player Vz In Home Agent Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.R Biomedical Writing and Editing al...@intensivecarecomm.com www.intensivecarecomm.com ************************************************************************ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************ * ************************************************************************ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************ * ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************