Windows Update Problem?

[Cowfish13]

Hey guys, not sure if anyone will be able to help with this, but it would be greatly appreciated if you could

Ok, so I'm having a few problems since the latest Windows Update. At least, I think it is since this update, but I can't be certain. I'm running Windows 7

Basically, I installed the "Important" and "Optional" Updates which were recommended to me by the Windows Update thing. Pretty standard procedure which I have done countless times previously, without issue. But since turning off my computer that night, I've had a few problems.

Firstly, I had no desktop when I turned it back on, and a lot of my folders and shortcuts had been rearranged or removed within Windows Explorer. I managed to restore most of this, go into the system files and fix up the desktop problems without a major problem. Just thought I'd mention this first.

But, for some reason iTunes doesn't work. If I try to open it, I get the same error message ("The iTunes application could not be opened. An unknown error occurred (-50)"). Now if I uninstall everything to do with Apple, in the correct order and then reinstall everything, it works perfectly without issue, until I shut down my computer again. Once I switch it back on, the same error message is displayed and the cycle continues. I've had a look online, ad it seems this program called RegCure could help, however it costs $40, and money is at a premium currently. So would like to hear some peoples thoughts on this

Another issue I am having is that while using Firefox (latest version, 3.6 or something like that), I can't download anything. What I mean by this is if there is a link to a file such as a Pdf, Word document, Powertab etc, if I click on it, no download box comes up with the file being saved and downloaded. This problem does not occur with Internet Explorer, but I would prefer to continue using Firefox if possible, otherwise I'll probably move to Google Chrome. I have found a fix for this problem however. If I clear everything from the cache, cookies, history etc, it works perfectly. However, as with the iTunes issue, as soon as i shut down and restart the computer, the problem persists.

Pretty much those are the main problems. Nothing hugely major, just a pain for someone who'd prefer to be able to listen to music and download documents to study for exams with...

Thanks everyone,

Will

[Bommie]

if you type 'problems with the latest update for windows 7' into google you'll be able to find a solution after a little searching, I'm still on xp

[Cowfish13]

I have been spending a while on google trying to find the answer, but nothing as of yet. There are people with similar problems with iTunes, but not quite the same

Any of the evening AFO shift have any ideas?

[tacklebox]

Sounds like something to do with your user account. You could try adding a new user and seeing if the problems persist when using the new account.