NojusK Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) I have found a good fix for this issue after lot's of testing. First backup your current MSO.DLL from C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14 and then install the broken KB4462223, after your done, go back to the directory and place your backed MSO.DLL to the same directory and by overriding (or you can back it if you want) it and hooray! Office 2010 works again! Edited May 17, 2019 by someguy25 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathwiz Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Yes, of course; but what's the point? The only file updated by KB4462223 is mso.dll, so you're just installing the update then essentially uninstalling it again. Might as well just hide it and not install it to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NojusK Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Just now, Mathwiz said: Yes, of course; but what's the point? The only file updated by KB4462223 is mso.dll, so you're just installing the update then essentially uninstalling it again. Might as well just hide it and not install it to start with. I half agree with you. But it's atleast something then having a broken office install, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-H Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 58 minutes ago, Mathwiz said: Yes, of course; but what's the point? The only file updated by KB4462223 is mso.dll, so you're just installing the update then essentially uninstalling it again. Might as well just hide it and not install it to start with. Indeed so, and surely if you put the old MSO.DLL back, Microsoft Update will just nag you to install the patch again?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NojusK Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Dave-H said: Indeed so, and surely if you put the old MSO.DLL back, Microsoft Update will just nag you to install the patch again?! Haven't seen the update being nagged again after placing the old mso.dll Edited May 18, 2019 by Nojus2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-H Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Interesting, I always assumed that MS Update looked at the file versions on the system to determine if an update was needed, perhaps it doesn't! I'll give it a try, it would be nice to have a "clean" MS Update without the nag that I've hidden an important update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Mattos Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Dave-H said: I'll give it a try, it would be nice to have a "clean" MS Update without the nag that I've hidden an important update. [Google translation] Dave-H, did it work for you too? Edited May 18, 2019 by Jose Mattos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-H Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) Amazingly, and against all my expectations, yes it did! I copied MSO.DLL to a temporary folder, reinstalled KB4462223 via Microsoft Update (which resulted in the Office programs failing), and then put the original MSO.DLL back. Office is now working again, and MS Update is no longer telling me that I've hidden an important update, and when I scan again it says I'm up to date! Thank you very much indeed @Nojus2001, great result! Edited May 18, 2019 by Dave-H Addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Mattos Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dave-H said: Amazingly, and against all my expectations, yes it did! Thank you very much indeed @Nojus2001 and @Dave-H! Edited May 18, 2019 by Jose Mattos Link members 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rloew Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 I'm not surprised. I would expect MS Update to read the list of Updates in the Registry rather than opening a lot of files, some of which could be locked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho3000 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) Seems I am behind as the version of Office I have is Office XP how does Office 2010 perform on XP ? is it worth updating, I know alot of newer files created with newer office won;t open in Office XP also does anyone have a link to a Full Office XP, as I need it again the install CD i had has gone corrupt Edited May 19, 2019 by DrWho3000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-H Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, DrWho3000 said: Seems I am behind as the version of Office I have is Office XP how does Office 2010 perform on XP ? is it worth updating, I know alot of newer files created with newer office won;t open in Office XP also does anyone have a link to a Full Office XP, as I need it again the install CD i had has gone corrupt I used Office XP (2002) for many years before finally updating to Office 2010. Office XP won't open the newer .docx Word documents generated by more recent versions of Word unless the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack is installed. I still use that configuration on my netbook, and on Windows 98 on my main machine (Office XP, despite its name, is the last version that works on Windows 98!) The Compatibility Pack is out of support now. Office 2010 is very good on XP, at least it was until recent security updates broke it! It's the last version to work on XP, and the first version to have a 64 bit version, which I use on Windows 10. Edited May 19, 2019 by Dave-H Quote added as post has appeared on a new page 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho3000 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 @MagikGimp thnk you, I am quite familiar with Torrents and P2P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-H Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 I'm sure you would be able to pick up an Office XP CD very cheaply now on e-Bay! Assuming your original copy was kosher, the serial number from that should still work with a replacement disk. Personally I would upgrade to Office 2010, which is still in support for a while longer, you can buy genuine (I hope!) serial numbers quite cheaply now, which will come with a link to download the software. That's what I did, and it was very straightforward to do, and legal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathwiz Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 6:37 AM, Dave-H said: I'm sure you would be able to pick up an Office XP CD very cheaply now on e-Bay! Just scored one for $7.75 ($5 + $2.75 shipping). Even included a valid product key! On 5/19/2019 at 7:42 AM, Dave-H said: Office XP, despite its name, is the last version that works on Windows 98! I'm gonna try upgrading my old Win 98 PC from Office 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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