Suddenly can't select text with mouse left-click in Word 2007 in V

[Dex_Sinister]

Please Help. I'm in the middle of editing my wife's 150 page Master's
thesis, and Word 2007 has decided that I'm not going to finish it!

OS: Vista SP1
Program: Word 2007 (within Office Prof Plus 2007 Win32)

As of yesterday, I suddenly cannot select any text or move the cursor within
Word 2007 by positioning and left-clicking the mouse. Also, within Word 2007,
I cannot move the right-side page-position-bar with mouse left-click (though
it does focus on it when I hover [changes color appropriately]).

The left-click works perfectly for the page-up and page-down buttons [below
the position-bar], all the tabs at the top of the screen, the
save/undo/repeat/print buttons, and all of the features within any tab.

Also, if I go into Word Options, I cannot select any of the left-hand column
tabs [display/proofing/save/advanced/etc., etc.] but I can select anything on
the right-hand side of the window. (Started to initiate a support request,
but can't even get to the Product ID)

I can select text within Publisher 2007, text within fields of Excell 2007,
text within IE, wordpad, and any other program that I have tried.

So far, have tried:
Mouse Driver? First mouse running as Logitech Ifeel Mousman (w/Logitech
driver)
Tried 2nd mouse (running as HID-complient mouse - MS driver) - no joy
Peculiar to thesis file? Created new blank Word file, typed random things -
no joy.
MS Office 2007 install-disk "repair" option - no joy.
Unistalled entire office suite.
Reinstalled entire office suite -- still same problem.
Made NO changes to computer / no installs yesterday.
Vista Windows Autoupdate did install something, computer rebooted overnight
whereupon problems began.

Suggestions welcomed!!!

Thanks!

Dex

 

[Dex_Sinister]

Problem identified as caused by automatically installed Windows Autoupdate
"Office Security Update" - one of four possible Office updates installed on
that date - probably KB951596.

Two possible solutions:
#1 - Suggested by another identically inflicted Word 2007 user while
chatting in Blockbuster:
Rollback system to prior to Auto update, manually deny Office Security
updates for that date. (worked for him)

#2
MSSecurity Support from link on KB951596 referred me to Office Support
group, thereby creating a free incident # to pursue support.

Office Support checked for functionality running by Word in safe mode:
Run
winword /a
[Okay, I'll admit that one was new to me! Correct function in Safe Mode.]

Office Support cured problem by editing Registry:
Closed Word
Start
Run
REGEDIT
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Office
12
Word
Renamed existing "data" folder to "Olddata"

Restarted Word - Full function!