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Mac Forum / Applications / MS Office / May 2008install Office 2004 on my new mac - not as Test Drive
I own Office 2004, and have it installed on my old laptop. I just bought a new mac, and did a complete data migration, and when I try to launch office on my new machine, it wants to launch Office as Test Drive. How do I keep the full version on my new machine? thanks!! susan On November24Saturday11/24/07 1:18 PM, in article 1f1fdca8-ab8f-472e-beba-4db8a2ff9734@d61g2000hsa.googlegroups.com, > I own Office 2004, and have it installed on my old laptop. I just > bought a new mac, and did a complete data migration, and when I try to > launch office on my new machine, it wants to launch Office as Test > Drive. How do I keep the full version on my new machine? You need to remove the test drive first.Removing the Test Drive has been problematic for many users. See details here on how to remove: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/install/demo.html> This also removes any Office files you copied over. You will need to migrate your data over again after the process.  SignatureDiane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees) Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/> WARNING: If you "migrate" programs, do NOT migrate their preferences files over :-) Otherwise you will live in Crash City until you remove the preferences that do not apply to the new computer. Cheers On 25/11/07 9:27 AM, in article C36DFA54.8253%diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org, "Diane Ross" <diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org> wrote: > On November24Saturday11/24/07 1:18 PM, in article > 1f1fdca8-ab8f-472e-beba-4db8a2ff9734@d61g2000hsa.googlegroups.com, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > This also removes any Office files you copied over. You will need to migrate > your data over again after the process. SignatureDon't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/ Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/ Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia +61 4 1209 1410, mailto:john@mcghie.name This has been driving me crazy, too. I have followed this link but it was not much help. I am a MacBookPro newbie and did the Test Drive uninstall the other night before installing my purchased version. I did not realize it was still telling the world that I am test driving until this afternoon I have spent four hours trying to figure out how to get beyond it. If I really do need to totally uninstalled all of Office:mac how exactly do I preserve all of emails. Where do I find them even?? Thank you.. -4db8a2ff9...@d61g2000hsa.googlegroups.com, > On November24Saturday11/24/07 1:18 PM, in article > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > launch office on my new machine, it wants to launch Office asTest > >Drive. How do I keep the full version on my new machine? > You need to remove thetestdrivefirst.Removing theTestDrivehas been > problematic for many users. See details here on how to remove: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/> On 12/7/07 12:56 PM, in article d28b432d-8fe5-46ca-9742-2c5097c07b9d@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com, > This has been driving me crazy, too. I have followed this link but > it was not much help. I am a MacBookPro newbie and did the Test Drive [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Office:mac how exactly do I preserve all of emails. Where do I find > them even?? Your mail is not touched when you use "Remove Office". Microsoft Entourage installs the Microsoft User Data folder (MUD) in your User's Document folder. Inside this folder is your Identity (named Main by default). All of your mail, contacts, etc are stored here. If you move this folder, Entourage will not know where your mail is located and will open with a new default identity that will be blank. When you backup, be sure your Identity folder is backed up. I suggest doing this on a regular basis. As far a getting rid of the Test Drive....just run "Remove Office" a few more times. See this page for more help: Demo Test Drive <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/install/demo.html#demo2> SignatureDiane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees) Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/> On Dec 7, 9:07 pm, Diane Ross <di...@invalid.entourage.mvps.org> wrote: > On 12/7/07 12:56 PM, in article > d28b432d-8fe5-46ca-9742-2c5097c07...@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com, [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/> Thank you Diane! I will try this in the morning when I am less likely to mess things up. Diane, It took 6 installs and uninstalls to finally remove the "test drive" in front of my name. One of the installs I did as a drag and drop. But then I could no longer find my old emails. I uninstalled and used the wizard install. Now I can send emails without the "test drive" however, I still can't get Entourage to see the previously received emails. This despite my being able to find them with the search in Finder. How do I move them back into Entourage?? I would also like to migrate my Outlook Express email from my PC. Any suggestions on that as well as that address book. I AM a Mac newbie. bob On 12/8/07 11:54 AM, in article 33c4cf19-b403-428a-abe0-e1568ef5f687@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com, > Diane, It took 6 installs and uninstalls to finally remove the "test > drive" in front of my name. What an ordeal! Glad you finally got it working correctly. >One of the installs I did as a drag and > drop. But then I could no longer find my old emails. I uninstalled > and used the wizard install. Now I can send emails without the "test > drive" however, I still can't get Entourage to see the previously > received emails. This despite my being able to find them with the > search in Finder. How are you finding the emails? If it's with Spotlight, then they might be searching the cache spotlight files. These are not completed messages. You might be able to salvage data from these if you can't find the originals. ~/Library/Caches/Metadata/Microsoft/Entourage/ is the location of your data used by Sync Services. It's not your actual database. Your Identity folder [Identity name is Main by default] contains: Database Mailing Lists Rules Signature (these are files that contain your data) >How do I move them back into Entourage?? As I mentioned earlier in this thread: ======Microsoft Entourage installs the Microsoft User Data folder (MUD) in your User's Document folder. Inside this folder is your Identity (named Main by default). All of your mail, contacts, etc are stored here. If you move this folder, Entourage will not know where your mail is located and will open with a new default identity that will be blank.====== Hopefully, you have not deleted the file. If you have deleted the trash, it's gone. Sorry! If you moved the folder... Select Switch Identity under Entourage in the Menu bar and see if your old identity is still listed. Just looking in the 2004 Identities folder will also show you all Identities that are available. If you have moved the MUD folder then in the Finder: To find your old database, search for "Microsoft User Data" (without the quotes). If you only find the one in your Documents folder then your data is gone. It's possible you moved it and the search will show you the location. If you have not used a new identity in Entourage, then copy the entire Microsoft User Data folder to the correct location. Fix if you have more than one Microsoft User Data Folder... Move the entire identity folder you want to use to the Office Identities folder that Entourage is recognizing. Your identity is named "Main" by default. Be sure to rename one so you do not overwrite. Your identity folder can contain more than one identity. Switch Identities to view your old mail. If you have not used the new identity, delete it. If you have used it and want to combine the new mail with your original database, drag each folder to the desktop from one identity. This creates an MBOX file. Switch identities. Drag the MBOX files into the folder window of Entourage. You can delete the old Identity after you are satisfied with the transfer. > I would > also like to migrate my Outlook Express email from my PC. Any > suggestions on that as well as that address book. Check out the options on the "Convert Mail from Windows to Mac" Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/cross_platform/win_mac.html> >I AM a Mac newbie. Welcome to the Mac community. I have a few tips posted to help new users here: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/new2mac/index.html> Feel free to ask questions. We'll do our best to help. I also suggest you join a general Mac talk list to learn about using the Mac and a place to ask questions. There are two very good lists that I recommend. Both moderated so there is no flaming and everyone is very helpful. You¹ll find links for the Mac-L and OSX list on Suggested Links: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/links.html> MacOSXHints forums are also excellent for getting help: <http://www.macosxhints.com/hintsfaq/index.php> Be sure to subscribe to the Entourage Help Blog for the latest news on using Entourage. <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/> To find answers on using Entourage see the Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> SignatureDiane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees) Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/> Lots of digest, Thank you. I will check out the other sites today. Not sure what Spotlight is but I found the emails with FInder. Under "Kind" they are listed as "Microsoft Entourage Message Pointer if that helps. Highlighting and trying to drag and drop doesn't seem to work. bob Unfortunately, those aren't the actual e-mails. They are "pointer" files generated by Entourage and used by Spotlight so that the e-mails can be searched in Spotlight. They don't actually include all of the information associated with the e-mail; they only contain some key information for searching purposes and a reference ID so that if the user opens the entry, the full e-mail is accessed from the Entourage database and displayed in Entourage. As Diane said, you need to locate your Microsoft User Data folder and identity folder and make sure it is located in the correct path on your machine. On 12/9/07 8:56 AM, in article db0f41bc-d56a-49ba-9364-0c2346a12ecc@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com, > Lots of digest, Thank you. I will check out the other sites today. > Not sure what Spotlight is but I found the emails with FInder. Under [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > bob SignatureMickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac) Office & Mac Resources: <http://home.earthlink.net/~mickey.stevens/> On 12/9/07 6:56 AM, in article db0f41bc-d56a-49ba-9364-0c2346a12ecc@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com, > Lots of digest, Thank you. I will check out the other sites today. > Not sure what Spotlight is but I found the emails with FInder. Under > "Kind" they are listed as "Microsoft Entourage Message Pointer if > that helps. Highlighting and trying to drag and drop doesn't seem to > work. Spotlight is Apple's advanced find feature. What is Spotlight? <http://8help.osu.edu/3010.html> Spotlight tips <http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/stopspotlightindex.html> Since Entourage uses the special cache file for searching, be sure to add your Identities folder to your Spotlight Exclude list in the System Preference Panes. Drag the folder into the pane rather than use the + (add) button. SignatureDiane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees) Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/> Can I load on my new computer running OS-10.5 ? I don't need any of the enhancements of the new Office 2008 and I like what I have. > Can I load on my new computer running OS-10.5 ? I don't need any of the > enhancements of the new Office 2008 and I like what I have. Yes, you can run Office 2004 on Leopard. Signaturebill William M. Smith, Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows Entourage Help Page <http://entourage.mvps.org/> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/> As Bill replied - Yes - but Do Not *migrate* Office from one system to the other. Do a fresh installation on the new system. Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 1/17/08 2:00 PM, in article ee8522b.11@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "user in PA " <> wrote: > Can I load on my new computer running OS-10.5 ? I don't need any of the > enhancements of the new Office 2008 and I like what I have. You can "install" it. Don't "load" it, or you will get trouble! Do a fresh install from the disk, then immediately apply ALL the updates from 11.3.5 on up to the latest BEFORE starting any applications. Some of the updates will install fixes specifically for OS 10.5. After that, it will run well :-) If you try to "copy" it from a pre-OS 10.5 computer, it will be very sick indeed :-) Cheers On 18/01/08 4:30 AM, in article ee8522b.11@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "user in PA " <> wrote: > Can I load on my new computer running OS-10.5 ? I don't need any of the > enhancements of the new Office 2008 and I like what I have. SignatureDon't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/ Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/ Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia +61 4 1209 1410, mailto:john@mcghie.name I just got a new macbook. I am trying to remove my Office Test Drive, but I went to the remove tool and it shows that it's not installed. However, when I go to open a .doc file, it opens in Word. How do I remove Office completely? Others wiser and more accomplished may give you better help. I did have that problem on my new iMac, however. I believe I finally found the ³Test Drive² applications at the root level of my hard drive in the Applications folder. Look there, delete them, and you should be okay. For good measure, you might want to check your home (user) directory in Documents/Microsoft User Data and delete the Office Test Drive folder. If you have been working in Test Drive, you might want to reserve that folder on your desktop and ask someone else here exactly what to do with it. Hope this helps. Best, Bill Imac 2.8Ghz -10.5.1 Office 2008/2003 - Windows XP Pro SP2 On 1/28/08 8:08 AM, in article ee8522b.15@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Fran Saperstein " <> wrote: > I just got a new macbook. I am trying to remove my Office Test Drive, but I > went to the remove tool and it shows that it's not installed. However, when I > go to open a .doc file, it opens in Word. How do I remove Office completely? On 1/28/08 8:08 AM, in article ee8522b.15@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Fran Saperstein " <> wrote: > I just got a new macbook. I am trying to remove my Office Test Drive, but I > went to the remove tool and it shows that it's not installed. However, when I > go to open a .doc file, it opens in Word. How do I remove Office completely? If it has never been used, you can just drag it to the trash, BUT if you have opened it, you will have to use "Remove Office" often several times to get rid of it. It's been a nightmare for many users to get rid of the damn thing. <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/install/demo.html> SignatureDiane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees) Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/> Hi Fran: Make sure Spotlight is enabled and able to search where the Test Drive is. The Remove Office Tool uses Spotlight to find it :-) Cheers On 29/01/08 4:58 PM, in article C3C415A5.11497%diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org, "Diane Ross" <diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org> wrote: > On 1/28/08 8:08 AM, in article ee8522b.15@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Fran > Saperstein " <> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/install/demo.html> SignatureDon't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/ Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/ Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia +61 4 1209 1410, mailto:john@mcghie.name Thank you all for your responses. I have successfully removed it with your help! I am having the same issue as David above - I have a macbook pro running 10.5.2 and just did a fresh install of Office 2004. I went through all of the upgrades until the updater said I did not need any more. Now when I start Word or any other Office app it asks for the location of a previously installed Office. I tried the suggestion above - inserting my Office 2004 CD - but this did not work. The software says the disc contains no upgradeable software. Any other suggestions? Thanks! Hi John: Does it say any more than that? WHY does it want that? There are two reasons it might: either you have an Upgrade Install, and it has not done its "First Run", or you have an incomplete update and it is re-starting the updater. Which is it? If it's the first, it wants a disk older than the current version. If it is the second, one of the updates has not "taken". Fix your disk permissions and try again. Hope this helps On 3/03/08 2:15 PM, in article ee8522b.22@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Jon Green " <> wrote: > I am having the same issue as David above - I have a macbook pro running > 10.5.2 and just did a fresh install of Office 2004. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Any other suggestions? Thanks! SignatureDon't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/ Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer +61 4 1209 1410, mailto:john@mcghie.name McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/ Sydney, Australia. S33°53'34.20 E151°14'54.50 > I own Office 2004, and have it installed on my old laptop. I just > bought a new mac, and did a complete data migration, and when I try to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > thanks!! > susan On 4/6/08 3:25 47AM, in article ee8522b.24@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, > I own Office 2004, and have it installed on my old laptop. I just > bought a new mac, and did a complete data migration, and when I try to > launch office on my new machine, it wants to launch Office as Test > Drive. How do I keep the full version on my new machine? It is very difficult to remove the Test Drive after installing the retail version. You might need to use "Remove Office" several times and even remove the retail version as well in the process. Removing Office Test Drive <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/install/demo.html> SignatureDiane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/> > I own Office 2004, and have it installed on my old laptop. I just > bought a new mac, and did a complete data migration, and when I try to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > thanks!! > susan > I own Office 2004, and have it installed on my old laptop. I just > bought a new mac, and did a complete data migration, and when I try to > launch office on my new machine, it wants to launch Office as Test > Drive. How do I keep the full version on my new machine? You will have to use "Remove Office" and re-install from your CD. Removing the Test Drive has been problematic for many users. See details here on how to remove: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/install/demo.html> Be sure you update to at least 11.3.5. You'll find links for all updaters here: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/downloads/mactopia_dl.html> SignatureDiane I own Office 2004 and I had it on my macbook but then i had to delete my hard drive. I tired to re install office and when it finishes downloading everything looks like its there but when i click on word or something it just bounces on my dock and never opens. > I own Office 2004 and I had it on my macbook but then i had to delete my hard > drive. I tired to re install office and when it finishes downloading > everything looks like its there but when i click on word or something it just > bounces on my dock and never opens. Go to System Preferences --> Create a New User in Accounts. Switch to the New User by logging out/in or use Fast User Switching. Test Office there. If the problem goes away, it's your Preferences. Be sure you have updated. For a list of updates and links for Office 2004: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/downloads/mactopia_dl.html> If you are still having problems, apply the latest Apple combo updater again. SignatureDiane |
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