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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / October 2006Office X, Office 2004 Test Drive
I just bought a new intel Mac. It's come with a test drive of Office 2004. I am already using Office X. I've installed my old Microsoft Office X on my new computer. Any reason to upgrade to 2004? Seems like a lot of problems go with it. Any time I open a document now, it opens in the test drive version of Office 2004 with a pitch to buy it. Any reason to leave X behind in favor or 2004? Or best to stay with X? Biggest problem with X was inexplicable "Word has unexpectedly Quit" periodically, which caused me to set a preference for backing up every two minutes. Thanks Dear [whoever], The test drive should be removed before installing the full version in order to prevent future problems. Don't remove it manually: use the Remove Office tool located in the Value Pack folder on your Office X CD. When you run that application, you will be given the option to remove the test drive only. But seeing you asked, I'd recommend installing Office 2004, which is now heavily discounted. It is a huge improvement on Office X, especially the Word application -- mainly because Office X was based on a very early, pre-release version of OS X, and as we all know, OS X has undergone profound changes in the past 5 years. The problems with Word 2004 on Intel Macs are not inherent to that version -- it's just that people with that version are reporting the problems. Cheers, Clive Huggan Canberra, Australia (My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the US and Europe, so my follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed) ============================================================ * SUGGESTION -- KEEP REVISITING AFTER YOU POST: If you post a question, keep re-visiting the newsgroup for several days after the first response comes in. Sometimes it takes a few responses before the best or complete solution is provided; sometimes you'll be asked for further information. Good tips about getting the best out of posting are at http://word.mvps.org/Mac/AccessNewsgroups.html and http://word.mvps.org/FindHelp/Posting.htm (if you use Safari you may see a blank page and have to hit the circular arrow icon -- "Reload the current page" -- two or more times). ============================================================ On 28/10/06 8:09 AM, in article 1161986980.351584.95270@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com, "drgooply" > I just bought a new intel Mac. It's come with a test drive of Office > 2004. I am already using Office X. I've installed my old Microsoft [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > two minutes. > Thanks Hi Clive: Actually, the Test Drive supplied on the Intel Macs has a Remove Office application at the top level of the Microsoft Office folder. That's the one they should use. This is a change, I think, and I suspect that we should all remember this when advising people. I don't think that the Remove Office supplied with Office X will find all the bits of Office 2004 and remove them properly. Cheers On 28/10/06 9:24 AM, in article C168D26B.208F1%REMOVETHISoffice@ANDTHISstrategists.com.au, "Clive Huggan" <REMOVETHISoffice@ANDTHISstrategists.com.au> wrote: > Dear [whoever], > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >> two minutes. >> Thanks  SignaturePlease reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie <john@mcghie.name> Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant Technical Writer. Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 Actually, I don't know if it's necessary to remove the 2004 Test Drive at all, unless you're installing the full version of 2004! Installing the full version of Office X should be irrelevant to the 2004 Test Drive. To drgooply: I agree that updating to 2004 is a good idea; it's a much better version. However, if you decide not to do so, you should be able to have Word X be your default version via the following procedure: Click once on a Word document to select it and do a Get Info (Cmd>i). In the Open With section, use the popup menu to select Microsoft Word X. If you don't see that option listed, click Other and navigate to it in the finder. Once you've selected it, click the Change All button. Note: I sometimes find that I have to do this procedure a second time before it sticks. Signature***Please always reply to the newsgroup!*** Beth Rosengard MacOffice MVP Mac Word FAQ: <http://word.mvps.org/Mac/WordMacHome.html> My Site: <http://www.bethrosengard.com> On 10/27/06 6:57 PM, in article C168F620.4F928%john@mcghie.name, "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]" <john@mcghie.name> wrote: > Hi Clive: > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >> Clive Huggan >> On 28/10/06 8:09 AM, in article >> 1161986980.351584.95270@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com, "drgooply" [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>> two minutes. >>> Thanks Thanks, people for your help. I guess I'll go forward and install Office 2004. Tell me this: if I install the full version of Office 2004, after deleting the Test Drive, (before? or after?) what do you suggest I do with Office X, which is previously installed on my Hard Drive. Should I keep it? Or uninstall it? Office 2004 might be an improvement, by the way, but the Help Menu within the program is just as hopelessly unhelpful as ever. The results to a search for a term are always laughably useless and inappropriate. That's what this forum is for! Thanks DrG > Actually, I don't know if it's necessary to remove the 2004 Test Drive at > all, unless you're installing the full version of 2004! Installing the full [quoted text clipped - 73 lines] > >>> two minutes. > >>> Thanks If you intend to install 2004: Remove the Test Drive *first*, but it is a part of the installation procedure, you don't have to do it as a separate step, and Whether you leave X installed is up to you, but you have no need for it. If you are installing the *upgrade* to 2004 I believe that choice also is handled during the installation process. The Help in 2004 isn't much better than what was in X, but at least it's [pretty much] version specific :) BTW - as a reminder, make sure you remove Test Drive with the Remove Office Tool utility, don't just drag the folder to the Trash. If the process isn't 'crystal clear' to you take a look here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/871017/en-us?spid=2490&sid=225 Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 10/28/06 5:25 PM, in article 1162074312.553255.106410@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "drgooply" > Thanks, people for your help. I guess I'll go forward and install > Office 2004. Tell me this: if I install the full version of Office [quoted text clipped - 89 lines] >>>>> two minutes. >>>>> Thanks And repairing permissions via Disk Utility before and after doing the installation is a good practice (as with any software installation in OS X). Clive Huggan ============== On 30/10/06 1:35 AM, in article C16A2644.173CF%onlygeneraltaz1@com.cast.net, > If you intend to install 2004: > [quoted text clipped - 117 lines] >>>>>> two minutes. >>>>>> Thanks |
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