Can't SAVE files to Folders from EXCEL (and WORD)

Edward,

Suzanne is a very helpful person. You are being "snotty" and throwing a fit
because you can't get what you want. Everyone who answers questions here is
a volunteer, a fellow user of Word, not a Microsoft Employee. This update
has caused a lot of people problems. It has greatly increased the number of
questions appearing on these boards. People are trying to pass on
information as they get it. Your posting the same question numerous times
slows down the response to others, without any purpose. Your question was
answered, correctly, by volunteers, on a holiday weekend.

Yes, removing the update exposes you to a security risk. It is your call.
You can take the exposure and use the product with the exposure, or shut
down your use of Word and Excel and wait. We don't work for Microsoft and we
don't like the situation any better than you do.

She did not call you names or otherwise denigrate you. That you are You owe
her, and the rest of us, an apology.

By the way, are you the Edward H. Sebesta who is tracking the
Neo-Confederate movement?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_H._Sebesta
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.


"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote in
message ...
I expected that there was likely no fix, but I would ask anyways, being
that
this is not my area of expertise. The worst that I thought could happen
that
I would find no answer. Obviously you have revealed that I underestimated
the
worst.

Instead I would encounter a snotty, arrogant individual who really had no
value added information, but was preoccupied with showing off how smart
they
could make themselves seem even at the expense of denigrating others.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, you can read the KB article and assess the danger for yourself. Did
you really expect to get an answer for all of the half a dozen or more
times
you posted this question?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote in
message ...
How clever of you Suzanne. Really useless response.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It doesn't expose you to any more security problems than you had the
minute/day/month/year before you installed the update.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote
in
message ...
Doesn't this exposure you to security problems. And also, could
this
cause
additional problems? Why can't Microsoft fix this.

"Carol" wrote:

Hi David:

You can remove the offending update from Add/Remove Programs,
where
it
shows
as "Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)". Make sure the
"show
updates"
box at the top is ticked or you won't see hotfixes in the list.


--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"DAVID I." wrote:

I can't save files to existing folders... can't even do a "save
as"...
the
EXCEL 2003 Program gets to a "Not Responding" state and I have
to
crash it.
I was able to save a file to the "My Documents" folder. The
same
thing
happened to my Word Program. This all happened after I did the
latest
security update to the XP program. I "removed" and then
reinstalled
the
Office 2003 program but the problem still exists.

Mr. Kenyon,
You use Wikipedia as a reliable source?
Ed

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Edward,

Suzanne is a very helpful person. You are being "snotty" and throwing a fit
because you can't get what you want. Everyone who answers questions here is
a volunteer, a fellow user of Word, not a Microsoft Employee. This update
has caused a lot of people problems. It has greatly increased the number of
questions appearing on these boards. People are trying to pass on
information as they get it. Your posting the same question numerous times
slows down the response to others, without any purpose. Your question was
answered, correctly, by volunteers, on a holiday weekend.

Yes, removing the update exposes you to a security risk. It is your call.
You can take the exposure and use the product with the exposure, or shut
down your use of Word and Excel and wait. We don't work for Microsoft and we
don't like the situation any better than you do.

She did not call you names or otherwise denigrate you. That you are You owe
her, and the rest of us, an apology.

By the way, are you the Edward H. Sebesta who is tracking the
Neo-Confederate movement?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_H._Sebesta
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.


"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote in
message ...
I expected that there was likely no fix, but I would ask anyways, being
that
this is not my area of expertise. The worst that I thought could happen
that
I would find no answer. Obviously you have revealed that I underestimated
the
worst.

Instead I would encounter a snotty, arrogant individual who really had no
value added information, but was preoccupied with showing off how smart
they
could make themselves seem even at the expense of denigrating others.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, you can read the KB article and assess the danger for yourself. Did
you really expect to get an answer for all of the half a dozen or more
times
you posted this question?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote in
message ...
How clever of you Suzanne. Really useless response.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It doesn't expose you to any more security problems than you had the
minute/day/month/year before you installed the update.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote
in
message ...
Doesn't this exposure you to security problems. And also, could
this
cause
additional problems? Why can't Microsoft fix this.

"Carol" wrote:

Hi David:

You can remove the offending update from Add/Remove Programs,
where
it
shows
as "Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)". Make sure the
"show
updates"
box at the top is ticked or you won't see hotfixes in the list.


--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"DAVID I." wrote:

I can't save files to existing folders... can't even do a "save
as"...
the
EXCEL 2003 Program gets to a "Not Responding" state and I have
to
crash it.
I was able to save a file to the "My Documents" folder. The
same
thing
happened to my Word Program. This all happened after I did the
latest
security update to the XP program. I "removed" and then
reinstalled
the
Office 2003 program but the problem still exists.

Doesn't everyone?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote in
message ...
Mr. Kenyon,
You use Wikipedia as a reliable source?
Ed

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Edward,

Suzanne is a very helpful person. You are being "snotty" and throwing a
fit
because you can't get what you want. Everyone who answers questions here
is
a volunteer, a fellow user of Word, not a Microsoft Employee. This
update
has caused a lot of people problems. It has greatly increased the number
of
questions appearing on these boards. People are trying to pass on
information as they get it. Your posting the same question numerous
times
slows down the response to others, without any purpose. Your question
was
answered, correctly, by volunteers, on a holiday weekend.

Yes, removing the update exposes you to a security risk. It is your
call.
You can take the exposure and use the product with the exposure, or shut
down your use of Word and Excel and wait. We don't work for Microsoft
and we
don't like the situation any better than you do.

She did not call you names or otherwise denigrate you. That you are You
owe
her, and the rest of us, an apology.

By the way, are you the Edward H. Sebesta who is tracking the
Neo-Confederate movement?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_H._Sebesta
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.


"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote in
message ...
I expected that there was likely no fix, but I would ask anyways, being
that
this is not my area of expertise. The worst that I thought could
happen
that
I would find no answer. Obviously you have revealed that I
underestimated
the
worst.

Instead I would encounter a snotty, arrogant individual who really had
no
value added information, but was preoccupied with showing off how
smart
they
could make themselves seem even at the expense of denigrating others.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, you can read the KB article and assess the danger for yourself.
Did
you really expect to get an answer for all of the half a dozen or
more
times
you posted this question?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote
in
message ...
How clever of you Suzanne. Really useless response.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It doesn't expose you to any more security problems than you had
the
minute/day/month/year before you installed the update.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Edward H. Sebesta"
wrote
in
message
...
Doesn't this exposure you to security problems. And also, could
this
cause
additional problems? Why can't Microsoft fix this.

"Carol" wrote:

Hi David:

You can remove the offending update from Add/Remove Programs,
where
it
shows
as "Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)". Make sure the
"show
updates"
box at the top is ticked or you won't see hotfixes in the
list.


--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"DAVID I." wrote:

I can't save files to existing folders... can't even do a
"save
as"...
the
EXCEL 2003 Program gets to a "Not Responding" state and I
have
to
crash it.
I was able to save a file to the "My Documents" folder.
The
same
thing
happened to my Word Program. This all happened after I did
the
latest
security update to the XP program. I "removed" and then
reinstalled
the
Office 2003 program but the problem still exists.

I use Google as a source. I notice you didn't answer my question, or
apologize.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.


"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote in
message ...
Mr. Kenyon,
You use Wikipedia as a reliable source?
Ed

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Edward,

Suzanne is a very helpful person. You are being "snotty" and throwing a
fit
because you can't get what you want. Everyone who answers questions here
is
a volunteer, a fellow user of Word, not a Microsoft Employee. This update
has caused a lot of people problems. It has greatly increased the number
of
questions appearing on these boards. People are trying to pass on
information as they get it. Your posting the same question numerous times
slows down the response to others, without any purpose. Your question was
answered, correctly, by volunteers, on a holiday weekend.

Yes, removing the update exposes you to a security risk. It is your call.
You can take the exposure and use the product with the exposure, or shut
down your use of Word and Excel and wait. We don't work for Microsoft and
we
don't like the situation any better than you do.

She did not call you names or otherwise denigrate you. That you are You
owe
her, and the rest of us, an apology.

By the way, are you the Edward H. Sebesta who is tracking the
Neo-Confederate movement?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_H._Sebesta
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.


"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote in
message ...
I expected that there was likely no fix, but I would ask anyways, being
that
this is not my area of expertise. The worst that I thought could happen
that
I would find no answer. Obviously you have revealed that I
underestimated
the
worst.

Instead I would encounter a snotty, arrogant individual who really had
no
value added information, but was preoccupied with showing off how smart
they
could make themselves seem even at the expense of denigrating others.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, you can read the KB article and assess the danger for yourself.
Did
you really expect to get an answer for all of the half a dozen or more
times
you posted this question?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote
in
message ...
How clever of you Suzanne. Really useless response.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It doesn't expose you to any more security problems than you had
the
minute/day/month/year before you installed the update.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Edward H. Sebesta"
wrote
in
message ...
Doesn't this exposure you to security problems. And also, could
this
cause
additional problems? Why can't Microsoft fix this.

"Carol" wrote:

Hi David:

You can remove the offending update from Add/Remove Programs,
where
it
shows
as "Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)". Make sure the
"show
updates"
box at the top is ticked or you won't see hotfixes in the
list.


--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"DAVID I." wrote:

I can't save files to existing folders... can't even do a
"save
as"...
the
EXCEL 2003 Program gets to a "Not Responding" state and I
have
to
crash it.
I was able to save a file to the "My Documents" folder. The
same
thing
happened to my Word Program. This all happened after I did
the
latest
security update to the XP program. I "removed" and then
reinstalled
the
Office 2003 program but the problem still exists.

Charles Kenyon wrote:
I use Google as a source. I notice you didn't answer my question, or
apologize.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.


"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote in
message ...
Mr. Kenyon,
You use Wikipedia as a reliable source?
Ed

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Edward,

Suzanne is a very helpful person. You are being "snotty" and throwing a
fit
because you can't get what you want. Everyone who answers questions here
is
a volunteer, a fellow user of Word, not a Microsoft Employee. This update
has caused a lot of people problems. It has greatly increased the number
of
questions appearing on these boards. People are trying to pass on
information as they get it. Your posting the same question numerous times
slows down the response to others, without any purpose. Your question was
answered, correctly, by volunteers, on a holiday weekend.

Yes, removing the update exposes you to a security risk. It is your call.
You can take the exposure and use the product with the exposure, or shut
down your use of Word and Excel and wait. We don't work for Microsoft and
we
don't like the situation any better than you do.

She did not call you names or otherwise denigrate you. That you are You
owe
her, and the rest of us, an apology.

By the way, are you the Edward H. Sebesta who is tracking the
Neo-Confederate movement?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_H._Sebesta
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.


"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote in
message ...
I expected that there was likely no fix, but I would ask anyways, being
that
this is not my area of expertise. The worst that I thought could happen
that
I would find no answer. Obviously you have revealed that I
underestimated
the
worst.

Instead I would encounter a snotty, arrogant individual who really had
no
value added information, but was preoccupied with showing off how smart
they
could make themselves seem even at the expense of denigrating others.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, you can read the KB article and assess the danger for yourself.
Did
you really expect to get an answer for all of the half a dozen or more
times
you posted this question?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Edward H. Sebesta" wrote
in
message ...
How clever of you Suzanne. Really useless response.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It doesn't expose you to any more security problems than you had
the
minute/day/month/year before you installed the update.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Edward H. Sebesta"
wrote
in
message ...
Doesn't this exposure you to security problems. And also, could
this
cause
additional problems? Why can't Microsoft fix this.

"Carol" wrote:

Hi David:

You can remove the offending update from Add/Remove Programs,
where
it
shows
as "Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)". Make sure the
"show
updates"
box at the top is ticked or you won't see hotfixes in the
list.


--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"DAVID I." wrote:

I can't save files to existing folders... can't even do a
"save
as"...
the
EXCEL 2003 Program gets to a "Not Responding" state and I
have
to
crash it.
I was able to save a file to the "My Documents" folder. The
same
thing
happened to my Word Program. This all happened after I did
the
latest
security update to the XP program. I "removed" and then
reinstalled
the
Office 2003 program but the problem still exists.

I am having the same problem, I can't save any files in Office, yet I
did not do a security upgrade.
Thinking it may have upgraded automatically, I went to the Add/Remove
section and did not find any Security Updates list.
I have run a virus scan, Spyware scan, and put my MS Office 2003 CD
back in and ran the "repair" function, I have tried starting it up in
safe mode and tried saving a file that way..... none of this is helping
Can someone tell an non-IT type what he can try and walk me through the
steps
Many thanks
Phil

See "Problems in Windows Explorer or the Windows shell after you install
security update MS06-015" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Velocity Guy" wrote in message
ups.com...
I am having the same problem, I can't save any files in Office, yet I
did not do a security upgrade.
Thinking it may have upgraded automatically, I went to the Add/Remove
section and did not find any Security Updates list.
I have run a virus scan, Spyware scan, and put my MS Office 2003 CD
back in and ran the "repair" function, I have tried starting it up in
safe mode and tried saving a file that way..... none of this is helping
Can someone tell an non-IT type what he can try and walk me through the
steps
Many thanks
Phil

Thank you Carol, I read this post and did what you recommeded and it worked..
Thanks so much... Now how do I let Microsoft know?



"Carol" wrote:

Hi David:

You can remove the offending update from Add/Remove Programs, where it shows
as "Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)". Make sure the "show updates"
box at the top is ticked or you won't see hotfixes in the list.


--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"DAVID I." wrote:

I can't save files to existing folders... can't even do a "save as"... the
EXCEL 2003 Program gets to a "Not Responding" state and I have to crash it.
I was able to save a file to the "My Documents" folder. The same thing
happened to my Word Program. This all happened after I did the latest
security update to the XP program. I "removed" and then reinstalled the
Office 2003 program but the problem still exists.

Believe me, MS knows. See "Problems in Windows Explorer or the Windows shell
after you install security update MS06-015"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Gail Huber" Gail wrote in message
...
Thank you Carol, I read this post and did what you recommeded and it
worked..
Thanks so much... Now how do I let Microsoft know?



"Carol" wrote:

Hi David:

You can remove the offending update from Add/Remove Programs, where it
shows
as "Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)". Make sure the "show
updates"
box at the top is ticked or you won't see hotfixes in the list.


--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"DAVID I." wrote:

I can't save files to existing folders... can't even do a "save as"...
the
EXCEL 2003 Program gets to a "Not Responding" state and I have to
crash it.
I was able to save a file to the "My Documents" folder. The same
thing
happened to my Word Program. This all happened after I did the latest
security update to the XP program. I "removed" and then reinstalled
the
Office 2003 program but the problem still exists.

Thank you Suzanne for posting the link, I never would have recognized it as
being related to the problem if you hadn't.
I suggestion/request to all of you who know so much more than the rest of us
(hear my voice light (deep and mellow actually))....I would have never
removed anything based on the advice of someone I didn't know (have had that
disaster before), having the official page makes me comfortable about doing
it. I only wish I hadn't needed to read through the personal quarrels to find
it. I'm new to the "community", is this typical?
I'm going to try to fix my computer now (cross fingers for me)...and I agree
with (forgot who) thanks a lot Micro....two hours of trying everything I know
before I had time to start a search...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See "Problems in Windows Explorer or the Windows shell after you install
security update MS06-015" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Velocity Guy" wrote in message
ups.com...
I am having the same problem, I can't save any files in Office, yet I
did not do a security upgrade.
Thinking it may have upgraded automatically, I went to the Add/Remove
section and did not find any Security Updates list.
I have run a virus scan, Spyware scan, and put my MS Office 2003 CD
back in and ran the "repair" function, I have tried starting it up in
safe mode and tried saving a file that way..... none of this is helping
Can someone tell an non-IT type what he can try and walk me through the
steps
Many thanks
Phil