I am having the same problem updating Office. You said not updates were
avaialble for this guys PC. But I still need to be sure mine is up to date.
This all is really hideous. No real answer an all morning trying ot find the
fix. This is reddiculous.
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> [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.
>
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