Update Problems

[billf]

The last 2 times I received a Vista update (home premium edition) it broke my
Outlook software. When I launched the program it stated "Outlook is not your
default email program" even though it is set that way in Program Defaults.
When I tried to send or receive mail, I received a "Not Implemented" error. I
had to insert the Office Professional CD, launch Setup, and select "Repair".
The program ran for about 10 minutes, then required a reboot. After that
Outlook ran ok. Am I the only one having this problem? Is MS aware of this?
Can or will they fix it?

 

[Anthem Bill]

Can't offer much help, but can commiserate. Have a similar problem in that
Windows updates often (but not always) trigger a failure in Outlook that
requires that i reinsert the Office 2007 disk and run "repair". That usually
fixes it, but sometimes I also need to go to a previous System Restore point.
Huge pain in the a--, and can only assume that MSFT is aware of the problem.

"billf" wrote:

> The last 2 times I received a Vista update (home premium edition) it broke my
> Outlook software. When I launched the program it stated "Outlook is not your
> default email program" even though it is set that way in Program Defaults.
> When I tried to send or receive mail, I received a "Not Implemented" error. I
> had to insert the Office Professional CD, launch Setup, and select "Repair".
> The program ran for about 10 minutes, then required a reboot. After that
> Outlook ran ok. Am I the only one having this problem? Is MS aware of this?
> Can or will they fix it?

 

[billf]

Thanks Bill at least I am not the only one, but am surprised at the lack of
more responses. You would think thousands of people would have the same
problem.

"Anthem Bill" wrote:

> Can't offer much help, but can commiserate. Have a similar problem in that
> Windows updates often (but not always) trigger a failure in Outlook that
> requires that i reinsert the Office 2007 disk and run "repair". That usually
> fixes it, but sometimes I also need to go to a previous System Restore point.
> Huge pain in the a--, and can only assume that MSFT is aware of the problem.
>
> "billf" wrote:
>
> > The last 2 times I received a Vista update (home premium edition) it broke my
> > Outlook software. When I launched the program it stated "Outlook is not your
> > default email program" even though it is set that way in Program Defaults.
> > When I tried to send or receive mail, I received a "Not Implemented" error. I
> > had to insert the Office Professional CD, launch Setup, and select "Repair".
> > The program ran for about 10 minutes, then required a reboot. After that
> > Outlook ran ok. Am I the only one having this problem? Is MS aware of this?
> > Can or will they fix it?

 

[jamesrobinson54@hotmail.com]

"billf" wrote:

> The last 2 times I received a Vista update (home premium edition) it broke my
> Outlook software. When I launched the program it stated "Outlook is not your
> default email program" even though it is set that way in Program Defaults.
> When I tried to send or receive mail, I received a "Not Implemented" error. I
> had to insert the Office Professional CD, launch Setup, and select "Repair".
> The program ran for about 10 minutes, then required a reboot. After that
> Outlook ran ok. Am I the only one having this problem? Is MS aware of this?
> Can or will they fix it?

 

[jamesrobinson54@hotmail.com]

if we cant update how will we ever get a fix?thought about that??


"billf" wrote:

> The last 2 times I received a Vista update (home premium edition) it broke my
> Outlook software. When I launched the program it stated "Outlook is not your
> default email program" even though it is set that way in Program Defaults.
> When I tried to send or receive mail, I received a "Not Implemented" error. I
> had to insert the Office Professional CD, launch Setup, and select "Repair".
> The program ran for about 10 minutes, then required a reboot. After that
> Outlook ran ok. Am I the only one having this problem? Is MS aware of this?
> Can or will they fix it?

 

[jamesrobinson54@hotmail.com]

ill just revert to xp till vista is ready.if you do this back up ya files

"Anthem Bill" wrote:

> Can't offer much help, but can commiserate. Have a similar problem in that
> Windows updates often (but not always) trigger a failure in Outlook that
> requires that i reinsert the Office 2007 disk and run "repair". That usually
> fixes it, but sometimes I also need to go to a previous System Restore point.
> Huge pain in the a--, and can only assume that MSFT is aware of the problem.
>
> "billf" wrote:
>
> > The last 2 times I received a Vista update (home premium edition) it broke my
> > Outlook software. When I launched the program it stated "Outlook is not your
> > default email program" even though it is set that way in Program Defaults.
> > When I tried to send or receive mail, I received a "Not Implemented" error. I
> > had to insert the Office Professional CD, launch Setup, and select "Repair".
> > The program ran for about 10 minutes, then required a reboot. After that
> > Outlook ran ok. Am I the only one having this problem? Is MS aware of this?
> > Can or will they fix it?

 

[billf]

I never suggested we do away with updates I'm curious that a repeating
pattern of problems with recent updates has not been addressed.

I was an earlier adopter of Vista knowing full welll I would be subject to a
series of fixes (from my experience with every other new OS), but I am not
accustomed to having updates break things.

Is all I'm saying.

"jamesrobinson54@hotmail.com" wrote:

> if we cant update how will we ever get a fix?thought about that??
>
>
> "billf" wrote:
>
> > The last 2 times I received a Vista update (home premium edition) it broke my
> > Outlook software. When I launched the program it stated "Outlook is not your
> > default email program" even though it is set that way in Program Defaults.
> > When I tried to send or receive mail, I received a "Not Implemented" error. I
> > had to insert the Office Professional CD, launch Setup, and select "Repair".
> > The program ran for about 10 minutes, then required a reboot. After that
> > Outlook ran ok. Am I the only one having this problem? Is MS aware of this?
> > Can or will they fix it?