diff -p -up mozilla/browser/base/content/baseMenuOverlay.xul.orig mozilla/browser/base/content/baseMenuOverlay.xul
--- mozilla/browser/base/content/baseMenuOverlay.xul.orig	2008-07-30 13:30:51.000000000 -0400
+++ mozilla/browser/base/content/baseMenuOverlay.xul	2008-07-30 13:31:18.000000000 -0400
@@ -96,13 +96,15 @@
                   accesskey="&helpReleaseNotes.accesskey;"
                   label="&helpReleaseNotes.label;"
                   oncommand="openReleaseNotes(event)"
-                  onclick="checkForMiddleClick(this, event);"/>
+		  onclick="checkForMiddleClick(this, event);"/>
+	<!--
         <menuseparator id="updateSeparator"/>
         <menuitem id="checkForUpdates"
                   accesskey="&updateCmd.accesskey;"
                   label="&updateCmd.label;"
                   class="menuitem-iconic"
-                  oncommand="checkForUpdates();"/>
+		  oncommand="checkForUpdates();"/>
+	-->
         <menuseparator id="aboutSeparator"/>
         <menuitem id="aboutName"
                   accesskey="&aboutCmd.accesskey;"
diff -p -up mozilla/browser/components/preferences/advanced.xul.orig mozilla/browser/components/preferences/advanced.xul
--- mozilla/browser/components/preferences/advanced.xul.orig	2008-07-30 13:30:49.000000000 -0400
+++ mozilla/browser/components/preferences/advanced.xul	2008-07-30 13:31:41.000000000 -0400
@@ -266,11 +266,12 @@
         <!-- Update -->
         <tabpanel id="updatePanel" orient="vertical" align="start">
           <label control="autoUpdateGroup">&autoCheck.label;</label>
-          <vbox class="indent" id="autoUpdateGroup" role="group">
+	  <vbox class="indent" id="autoUpdateGroup" role="group">
+            <!--
             <checkbox id="enableAppUpdate"
                       label="&enableAppUpdate.label;"
                       accesskey="&enableAppUpdate.accesskey;"
-                      preference="app.update.enabled"/>
+		      preference="app.update.enabled"/>-->
             <checkbox id="enableAddonUpdate"
                       label="&enableAddonsUpdate.label;"
                       accesskey="&enableAddonsUpdate.accesskey;"