[u3aavcuss] Re: Windows Updates
- From: "Mike Bean" <Mike.Bean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <u3aavcuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:01:37 -0000
Infopath is a Microsoft product for data collection often for integration
with Sharepoint Services. It was a breakthrough when first released with
Office 2003 as it allowed creation of true SOAP controlled XML data
collection and authentication services. If anyone understood all that and
could conceivably use such a product, please step forward and take over the
CUSS group as you are a true IT nerd!
I can confidently assure all U3A users that there is no conceivable use you
could make of Infopath on a home PC.
However - if the Microsoft automatic update system 'thinks' or detects that
this is required it will blunder ahead and try to install it AND if that
goes wrong then it causes the update chaos we occasionally see, both with
the product itself and with other changes held up as a result.
As Ron says, there are many solutions proposed (although they are not
limited to Office 21007 as there were similar ones cause by Infopath in
Office 2003) and as I've not had THAT problem I cannot speak first hand
about it BUT, as I assert above, there is no practical need for Infopath on
a home PC then an option, the starting point I would take, is to uninstall
specifically, and only, Infopath and see if that particular update reoccurs.
Mike
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From: u3aavcuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:u3aavcuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Brian Robson
Sent: 23 December 2009 20:52
To: u3aavcuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [u3aavcuss] Re: Windows Updates
Good Evening All
Yes, Ron, my problem is still recurring, so thanks for remembering me!
However, the update that I keep getting is KB967715 mostly on its own but
sometimes within a bundle of others.
It doesn't get called up every time I go to close down, but my " history"
shows that it has been successfully installed whenever I try. If I ignore it
before I shut down, it doesn't always appear next time; on the other hand,
if I do install it, sometimes it still does appear next time.
I can't relate its appearance (or non-appearance) with any particular
application or work that I have been doing during the session.
Like Ron says, it isn't urgent - I've lived with it for some time, even
before I raised it with Ron last March; it isn't really a "problem" just a
b****** nuisance! But one day I will ignore it and not install some other
important ones when this one appears in the bundle! So it would be nice to
make it go away (but please note - if anyone does have any advice, I'm not
confident in doing very much more than pressing the odd key or two!!!!!!).
Happy Christmas to everyone!
Brian Robson
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron <mailto:ronandrosemary62-u3a@xxxxxxxxxxx> & Rosemary M - U3A
To: U3A CUSS <mailto:u3aavcuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Group
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:07 PM
Subject: [u3aavcuss] Windows Updates
Hi
Back last March Brian Robson reported a problem with repeated downloads of
Microsoft Updates. There was a little discussion about this but I believe
the problem remains unsolved.
On checking my update downloads for XP over the last few weeks I seem to be
having a similar problem; with the update for Microsoft Office Infopath 2007
(KB976416) bringing up an error code 0x57A
Searching various Microsoft and other help lines the solution seems to
require either a reinstall of Office2007 or a rather tricky edit of the
registry files.
Although Infopath is part of Office 2007 I have yet to find how you use it
so it would not bother me if I un-installed that piece of software. (Does
anyone know what it does ?) Otherwise the registry edit is something I would
rather not tackle having done it once on Vista I would not willingly do it
again. At least this time my PC is fully backed up as Mike Sanders
recommendation.
Suggestions welcome so long as they don't involve throwing the PC out in the
snow. I think this one can wait until well after Christmas !
Bye Ron :-)
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