Microsoft releases Office 2008 12.1.9 to patch Word vulnerability

Still until now I'm not comfortable with Word 2007, I hope 2008 will be better.
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[...] Well that's great but i have a question... i am having a problem in using microsoft word and the problem is when electricity goes suddenly during i am using Microsoft word and when i turn on my computer after electricity comes back by file give an error which i don't remember exactly but it says your file is read only file and it can't be open so my question is will this update remove this issue? [...]
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Yeah, I'm having the same issue. It won't install the upgrade. The only thread I can find about this on the Microsoft site is a forum thread staffed by volunteers who are too busy defending Microsoft that trying to help solve the problem.

Anyone have difficulty installing Office 2008 12.1.9 update on a MacBook Pro? My effort resulted in failure to install the update on either the HD(int.) or another HD(ext.). Will I need to delete the original Office installation and re-install Office 2008? That seems like a bit much. Surely, there's an easier way.
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Why does a security patch for a word processor require almost 500 MB of disk space?

No, because I refuse to pay through the nose for a defective product like Office. I have a personal policy of not paying for any of the Windows or Office software anymore; besides, open source is a great way to support up-and-coming developers.

And people wonder why I use OpenOffice...

i downloaded it. everytime i press install it just redownloads it, without installing. this happens on both my imac and macbook pro. i hate microsoft lol

Wow, Word opens almost instantly now

I don't think Word is commonly exploited for Mac users but Microsoft's Mac division needs to fix Windows Live Messenger. The messages it sends are hit/miss and it tells you 5 minutes after message sending failed. It can't display chat histories in the window, doesn't support video/audio, doesn't support handwriting, UI looks stupid, and there's this one particular bug that skips the first letter you type immediately after you send a message.