Updates for Office components that are not installed

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Published on 2010-06-09T09:06:01Z Indexed on 2010/06/09 9:12 UTC
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Why do I get updates (in Windows Update) for Office components that are not installed?

E.g. I have not installed InfoPath or Publisher but Windows Update lists updates for them.

Should I ignore them (will it waste space?) or do I need to install them?

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