[I fully understand your frustration. Thanks for your feedback.]

DOSrelic wrote:
> PA bear I apologise but you may have noticed that I did mention at the
> beginning "This is a very frustrating and infuriating problem that should
> not happen"! I realise that you are not the cause of it and yet receive
> the
> brunt of Microsoft's client dissatisfaction but you have helped by
> advising
> me to trust in the software even though there are so many areas where it
> does fail so cheers mate.
>
>> You're really drifting OT here. Nothing in your last reply relates to
>> Windows Update.
>>
>> You might voice your concerns in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
>> and/or microsoft.public.excel.misc newsgroups.
>>
>> NB: No one here represents or works for MS. This includes myself and
>> other
>> MVPs: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpexecsum
>>
>> DOSrelic wrote:
>>> Okay fine, so was anything designed with vista in mind? Considering you
>>> could not get any other Microsoft operating system at the time I am now
>>> sorely tempted to ditch Microsoft and go Open Office with Linux!
>>> I AM NOT IMPRESSED WITH OFFICE 2007 or VISTA!!!
>>> They are both slow and RAM hungry creatures without the support
>>> previously
>>> enjoyed with the proprietary software that Microsoft gained their
>>> marketplace predominance with! Any reason to stay with Microsoft PA Bear
>>> [MS MVP]?
>>>
>>>> Your reply tells me that Excel is already fully-patched and that
>>>> updates
>>>> for Excel and other Office 2007 are offered and installed by Automatic
>>>> Updates.
>>>>
>>>> Short version: Don't use the "Get Updates" option in any Office
>>>> application. This feature was not really designed with Vista in mind.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> DOSrelic wrote:
>>>>> Correct no error manually and it says
>>>>> "You receive updates: For Windows and other products from Microsoft
>>>>> update"
>>>>> NOT IN YELLOW THO! Also another annoying Microsoft trait is the
>>>>> inability
>>>>> to
>>>>> copy the text from that window like most error message windows!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry. Yes, you run Windows Update manually via Control Panel |
>>>>>> Windows
>>>>>> Updates | Check for updates. If you do so, you do NOT encounter this
>>>>>> error, correct?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, uninstalling IE8 will automatically return the machine to IE7;
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> second thought, do NOT do that yet, please!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Instead, open your browser to this illustration of Windows Update
>>>>>> panel
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> Vista:
>>>>>> http://img.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto.../noupdates.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now open Control Panel | Windows Updates (again). In the bottom of
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> window/panel:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. What does it say after "You receive updates: for..." ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. Is the yellow "Get updates for more products" available or not?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DOSrelic wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi PA Bear,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thanks for the prompt response. I am running Vista SP1 (i think)?
>>>>>>> How
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> tell?
>>>>>>> There is no Windows Update manually from the Start menu, only via
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> control panel and it does say I am up to date hence my assumption it
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> Vista SP1!
>>>>>>> If I uninstall IE8 will I go back to IE7? It was actually better as
>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>> were
>>>>>>> not forced into multiline toolbar positioning and could reopen tabs
>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>> IE
>>>>>>> was started again!
>>>>>>> However this does not explain why vista has this problem and
>>>>>>> Microsoft
>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>> not attended to it yet. Hasn't this has been around since before
>>>>>>> IE8?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PA Bear wrote:
>>>>>>>> Are you running Vista or Vista SP1?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Do you get the same error when attempting to run Windows Update
>>>>>>>> manually
>>>>>>>> from the Start menu?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Does the behavior persist if you uninstall IE8?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> DOSrelic wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Office 2007 Excel via options has 'Get Updates' but when clicked
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> page
>>>>>>>>> always ends up with this Error number: 0x80070002!
>>>>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>>>> The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page
>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>> trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> problem.
>>>>>>>>> For self-help options:
>>>>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>>>> WHY?
>>>>>>>>> Then I installed System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista
>>>>>>>>> (KB947821)
>>>>>>>>> [August 2008] as suggested and now I get error 0x8DDD0002.
>>>>>>>>> Does nothing fix vista which isn't even listed as a supported
>>>>>>>>> operating
>>>>>>>>> system?
>>>>>>>>> Even tho I tried resetting my IE8, nope, edited the registry with
>>>>>>>>> regedit
>>>>>>>>> to ensure I had permissions and nope!
>>>>>>>>> Please how can I fix this without spending more money that I now
>>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>> after I spent it all on Vista ultimate & Office 2007 Enterprise?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This is a very frustrating and infuriating problem that should not
>>>>>>>>> happen
>>>>>>>>> with a Microsoft proprietary software should it?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Any guidance and advice would be appreciated.