Windows XP update problem

[~BrightestStar~]

Windows XP users...

I'm not certain if there's been any official release, or anything. Thought I would give y'all a heads up just the same.
A few of my friends have had a little issue with their computers....

DO NOT LET YOUR COMPUTER UPDATE ITSELF. I made the "mistake" of allowing my computer to "install all updates and then turn off." I am not tech savvy, but I realized that after doing this Microsoft Word and Excel etc are unable to use the open file or save as command. E.g. you can't create a new document. I was told that Microsoft's own update caused these massive problems by a Microsoft tech support guy, but I still have the problem since "all the customer engineers are currently assistering other customers" for an hour.

 

[ntalwar]

Thanks for the heads up - too late here though. Looks like my File|Open is freezing a bit in Office XP.

 

[Elvis]

There's already a fix.

Read about what happened here... http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,125507,00.asp

 

[To-Ho]

Thank you Elvis

 

[~BrightestStar~]

Thanks Elvis!
I'll let my friends know.

 

[Total U2 Nut]

My Dad had that problem, he nearly had a nervy b but luckily managed to sort it out.

 

[Liesje]

Huh, interesting. I let mine update on it's own, but I know Office works b/c I just finished an update on Friday and worked on a 27 page paper all weekend. Maybe it's b/c I don't have the latest Office and it didn't come with this computer or OS.

 

[ClaytonMan]

this error, has it lead to the computer having to be left off for at least half an hour, because i was doing 2 discos recently, computer crashed when i loaded program it just wouldnt respond to anything, restarted but it stayed on the black screen for ages and wouldnt boot up . i thought it was my laptop playing up, but maybe its to do with this fix? what do you think?