I have to submit another emp501 for 201408 and the system updated yesterday... but now it does not work at all... does anyone else have the same problem?

I've tried it on 2 pc's and both have the same same error - i.e. the little "watch" just run and run and nothing happens.
Unfortunately there is no way to by-pass the update... you cannot open easyfile and chose not to update, it's an automatic update.