MS Office 2008 update problem

[The_New_guy]

So I updated MS Office 2008 few days ago and then Word won't start. The
Autoupdate Manager comes up, asks me if I want to register, etc, I say
no, then it stops and Word is dead. I had to remove Word and reinstall
it fresh - with no update it seems to be fine. But it would be nice to
stay current. Anybody else had this problem with Office 2008 update?

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

So I updated MS Office 2008 few days ago and then Word won't start. The
Autoupdate Manager comes up, asks me if I want to register, etc, I say
no, then it stops and Word is dead. I had to remove Word and reinstall
it fresh - with no update it seems to be fine. But it would be nice to
stay current. Anybody else had this problem with Office 2008 update?

I haven't had this problem (with the 12.1 update - 12.0.1 was tough on
me). I would still try to install the udpate again now that you have
reinstalled since there are really tons of bug fixes in the 12.1
version.

Corentin

 

[CyberTaz]

I haven't had this problem (with the 12.1 update - 12.0.1 was tough on
me). I would still try to install the udpate again now that you have
reinstalled since there are really tons of bug fixes in the 12.1
version.

Corentin

And if you take Corentin's suggestion (which I heartily endorse) don't
launch any of the Office apps until after you repair disk permissions &
restart your Mac.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac