Microsoft corporation put out an update that nixed my computer.?

Now every few seconds I get a popup window that says :


Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to initialize the store directory. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk is full. Contact Microsoft support for further assistance. (0x80004005)


I looked for help on the outlook site and there was a note that gave instructions on how to remove one update but it also said if it's not done right you may loolse all contacts. This does not seem right to me. I know they just released Vista and a new office suite. Now they put out an update that screws up my PC every few seconds this widow pops up I can not get any work done. so What I am suposed to do??Take it in for repairs just to be told I need the new release put out by Microsoft and it will only cost me a couple hundred bucks. PLEASE someone tell me that there is a simpler solution.

Microsoft corporation put out an update that nixed my computer.?
Well, first of all, stop assuming Microsoft has it in for you, and only you, and is trying to force you to buy something your computer won't handle. This particular error code appears in a lot of areas. You probably have a corrupted download patch, and therefore have some registry errors. You could start by cleaning the registry and see if that doesn't fix it. You can also safely uninstall the latest patches then download them again, if you stop complaining long enough. Use Microsoft's Live OneCare Cleanup Scanner to safely and quickly clean the registry and reset the System Restore points.


http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/cente...





If that doesn't fix it, then click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and the Show updates box at the top. When the list loads, find the latest Windows updates and click to remove them. After they are removed, close the Control Panel and restart the computer. Then go back to the Windows Update site and download them again.
Reply:Extract the serial numbers for all software.


Back up any data.


Wipe the hard drive, and re-install everything except the update.
Reply:Your problem is not the update.





Your operating system is defective. I recommend replacing


it with one of:





http://fedora.redhat.com


http://www.opensuse.org


http://www.debian.org


http://www.ubuntu.org


http://www.slackware.org


http://www.freebsd.org


http://www.opensolaris.org





or if you can spend some money:





http://www.apple.com
Reply:Before trying their remove process for the update, do a printout of your contacts. That why if you should lose them (and it said you might - not that you would) you can re-enter them. Then do the uninstall.





You can also try going back to a restore point before the update was installed.
Reply:The solution is simple. Just open run from start menu and type msconfig then select start up tab and uncheck all the boxes.





IF that doesn't work then it's always wise to install a fresh copy of windows(remember to back up all ur data from My Documents folder)
Reply:you can go to your last restore point. this will roll back your system to the state it was before the update was installed. I am not sure the exact steps, but you should be able to find it on microsofts website. just do a search for system restore or restore points. good luck!
Reply:Since Microsoft cant fix the problems with Microsoft, you and I, with our limited resources, cant either. The solution is an obvious one:


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