[–] Kaizervonmaanen ago (edited ago)
I hope you don't have automatic updates. Some of the new (a week or so old) updates on Windows 7 and 8 does the exact same thing. I know the problem, I am a engineer and several kinds of software used are 100% windows. They won't run with wine either like SWMM and AutoCAD. But often there are great alternatives. For example Libreoffice can do everything that Office (except Outlook) does and even more than that. And it is just as easy to use.