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Posted

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?

Guest Anthem Bill
Posted

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?

Posted

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?

Guest jamesrobinson54@hotmail.com
Posted

"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?

Guest jamesrobinson54@hotmail.com
Posted

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?

Guest jamesrobinson54@hotmail.com
Posted

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?

Posted

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?

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