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The files aren't there
Authored by: crazy_canuck on Apr 12, '02 06:32:50PM

I have made all the unwanted updates Active and I can't find the files there.
Could you please tell me to do :(



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Create Folders
Authored by: RichB on Apr 13, '02 06:23:37AM
Because the files aren't there Software Update knows you don't have those updates. By creating an empty folder it tricks it into thinking it's installed already. Brilliant!

Seems like it should be an easy thing for Apple to program into a button like "Permanently Inactivate This Item."

Each of my 8 folders warned about the ".pkg" extension. Finder took a while to diplay the name properly but immediately displayed the package icon instead of a folder.

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Create Folders
Authored by: vrosso on Apr 13, '02 03:01:09PM

Yeah, I would of thought Apple would of included that feature. I'm thinking maybe they're afraid that people will forget they permanently deactivated an update. They want to keep things friendly.

That's one thing Microsoft has done right. Their automatic update lets you do this pretty easily.

--Vince



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The files aren't there
Authored by: vrosso on Apr 13, '02 02:57:53PM

That's because you need to CREATE the files:
1. Go to /Library/Receipts/
2. Create a new folder.
3. Rename that folder to "<language>.pkg" (without the quotes) where <language> is the name of one of the languages (ex. "Brazilian Portuguese" or "Italian", again without the quotes)
If you do it right, a dialog will pop up asking you if you really want to add the .pkg extension. Say yes.
4. Repeat for each language.

Hope this helps.

--Vince



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Re: The files aren't there
Authored by: prime on Apr 13, '02 03:12:09PM
Read the first post! It says that you need to make the files. So of course they're not there! Create a folder in the /Library/Receipts/ directory named the language you wish to no longer see in Software Update + a "pkg" extension (such as "TraditionalChinese.pkg").

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