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    Relevance of Office 2007 updates to Office 2003

    I use Office 2003 on Windows XP. I downloaded FileFormatConverters.exe from Microsoft and installed it. I am puzzled to be offered Office 2007 updates. Are these needed for security issues with Office 2003 or the file format converters? I was offered these updates while I was using Office 97...
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    Windows Updates not working yet the Windows Update Service is running

    No they're not. I have tried to remove them from my profile but without success. The computer in question is a 2011 vintage Sony VIAO laptop. The outcome is that I realise that the poor failing hard disk must have caused loss of data and a subsequent failure when running SFC /scannow (as...
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    Windows Updates not working yet the Windows Update Service is running

    Looking in winsxs, I see that the most recent windows updates are dated 13 September 2014. Owzat! On ya way, back to the pavilion! Windows XP Pro SP3, AMD Athlon XP 3000+, 2GB RAM, AVG free 2012, Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro 7.5.3, OpenDNS Premium, Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 3.0...
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    Windows Updates not working yet the Windows Update Service is running

    The Background Intelligent Transfer Service and Windows Update Service are running. No automatic updates are forthcoming. I am unable to use Windows Update and the Windows Update GUI shows a red shield with a white cross on it. Is this a known problem and are there any fixes available? I...
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    Problem when installing known good drivers

    You read it right BigBadBen. What is puzzling me is that drivers from impeccable sources (such as Microsoft and AVG) seem not to be recognised as 'signed'. Still, the system runs OK. Microsoft does the signing and firms like AVG pay Microsoft to do it. Isn't that the way it works? Owzat! On...
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    Problem when installing known good drivers

    The 'Non-Driver Signing' registry was absent so I created it. I can now set Driver Signing Properties to 'Ignore' instead of 'Prompt' in Control Panel->System Properties and the change is persistent. Unfortunately, the sledgehammer did a lot of damage to the computer case. [wink] Owzat! On...
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    Problem when installing known good drivers

    Thank you for responding BigBadBen. 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Driver Signing' contains value names '(Default)' which has a value of '(value not set)' (type REG_SZ) and 'Policy' which has a value of 1 (type REG_BINARY). That is all...
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    Problem when installing known good drivers

    Windows XP Pro on one of my machines repeatedly asks for confirmation that drivers, which I know are of good provenance (e.g. from Microsoft and AVG), are OK to use. I tried setting Driver Signing Properties to 'Ignore' instead of 'Prompt' in Control Panel->System Properties but the change...
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    KB2661637 will not install

    Thanks. I finally decided to disable Indeo with a Microsoft Fixit #50326. It is Windows XP Pro SP3 which is why I was mystified by the refusal. Owzat! On ya way, back to the pavilion!
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    KB2661637 will not install

    This is the fix for a vulnerability in the Indeo codec which could allow remote code execution. Trouble is that it will not install. The log file reads as follows: - [KB2661637.log] 12.719: ================================================================================ 12.719: 2012/02/15...
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    HTML based help broken

    Thank you vacunita. That is a lot to think about. I last did some web site authoring in June 2010. Everything with Homesite worked OK then. The problem has arisen since and with the knowledge of what has changed on the system I can only think that a Microsoft update since June 2010 has...
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    HTML based help broken

    Since the middle of last year, a Windows update (unknown) has broken HTML help. Programs like Dreamweaver 4 and Homesite no longer have direct access to HTML based help. With Homesite, a message box appears informing me of an Invalid Floating Point Operation. There have been 48 Windows...
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    Patch Tuesday - KB2483513 and shimgvw.dll

    See http://blog.anta.net/2011/02/09/kb2483185-installation-problems/ There is a known problem with this security update. Owzat! On ya way, back to the pavilion!
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    Patch Tuesday - KB2483513 and shimgvw.dll

    Patch Tuesday - KB2483513 and shimgvw.dll This security update appears to fail. The update is unable to overwrite shimgvw.dll in %SystemRoot%\system32. I guess that this is the fix for the FAX image problem in which case it is not too important. I do not suppose that the deaf monolith which...
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    Windows Explorer crashed when folder tree enabled

    Every 70 or 80 years, I come up with something useful to contribute to the forum. Owzat! On ya way, back to the pavilion!
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