I run the update and says searching for program then comes back saying it can't find the program.... wont let me search for program even though Office 2008 is installed in the default location.
Double check the installer, when I went to the page I accidently downloaded the 2004 installer at first & got this message, wasn't paying attention.
Yeah, I think this is mainly being announced because OpenOffice is about to launch on the Mac. Redmond is afraid MS Office will eventually be eclipsed as the leading cross-platform solution for Businesses.
If Sun had gotten a clue and ported the software earlier, OO might be the leading solution already.
There is still the issue of full featured Exchange support, and Entourage in its current form just doesn't cut it.
"The response has been amazing -- since we launched in January, the velocity of sales for Office 2008 is nearly three times what we saw after the launch of Office 2004," said Craig Eisler, general manager of the Mac BU at Microsoft.
Mmm... you don't suppose the increase is due to the larger Mac user base, do you?
I think one of two things happened. One, Microsoft intended to remove VBA from Windows in the next update to Office for Windows and as such it didn't make sense to include it in the Mac version for one release. There were sources in Microsoft claiming it would be killing VBA on WIndows, but Microsoft has since changed it's tune. Second, Apple caught Microsoft off guard by it's sudden switch to Intel. As such it would have taken much more time to incorporate VBA in this release being that Microsoft had to do a lot of work to make Office a Universal application using new developer tools.
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I wonder whose idea it was to remove VBA in the fist place?!
I only installed Office 04 last week because I had to do a short slideshow in PowerPoint. (Nice to have the reminder of how much better Keynote is...) I was surprised at how well all of it ran in Rosetta on my MacBook Pro (2.2, 4 GB). I saw a few hiccups when using it, and while it certainly wasn't "snappy", it wasn't so slow I couldn't use it and get work done with it.
Until last week I've been blissfully Microsoft free... iWork has been doing everything I need it to and haven't had any issues with it. I've even got the hang of Numbers now, and for the kinds of things I need a spreadsheet for, I have no reason to use Excel. In fact, I've found that Numbers work fantastically with Keynote for making really nice looking tables to use in slides. More control than with the built in tables in Keynote, and better appearance too. Now if OmniGroup would just make OmniGraffle Pro able to place objects in Keynote slides that can be edited with OmniGraffle...
I won't be buying another copy of Office for Mac ever again. By the time 2004 won't run on OS X there will be other better solutions available.
Re-introducing VBA to the Mac platform also gives [conspiracy theory] the "secret department" at MSFT[/conspiracy theory] a hook to get malicious code access to a more stable competitor?
after that it starts the MS update again and then it should work - at least it did it for me !
Hope you all have luck too !
Unfortunately, that didn't work for me... I guess I'll go back to using Pages until I get this figured out. I actually really like Pages, so no problem.
I won't be buying another copy of Office for Mac ever again. By the time 2004 won't run on OS X there will be other better solutions available.
I don't intend to either. But not because of that silly Apple iWork that doesn't do jack.
I am upset that Microsoft Office for the Mac won't do the Microsoft Office tasks that I need it to do for business. That's what makes me reluctant to purchase it again. Because I paid for something that doesn't really exist at all. Office for the Mac. Currently, NeoOffice has more features.
The one good thing about Word is the Equation Editor works pretty well. That's handy. The rest sucks.
A number of people have reported a problem after updating to Office 2008 SP1 where the Setup Assistant launches each time and refuses to let you continue to the main app. If you are running into this problem, please help me collect some information:
a) Did you ever install the Office 2008 beta?
b) What version of Office 2008 did you have installed (12.0 or 12.0.1)?
PLEASE NOTE that the above files and product key contain information that can be used to identify your user registration, so if you are uncomfortable sending it you can indeed choose to not do so. If you do send it, rest assured that I'll use it only to help verify that the problem is indeed what we think it is. I do not have access to user registration information and do not need it, so I won't go looking for it.
You can send these file and information directly to me at 'erik at schwieb dot com'.
Having done so, you can then reset your product key. To do so, quit all Office 2008 apps and move both of the files from item C above to the trash. Then, launch any one Office 2008 app and you should be prompted to enter the product key (which should be either on the DVD sleeve or on the back of the Install Guide). For additional assistance, visit the Help and How-To <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/help.mspx>; section of the Microsoft Web site.
Installed the update with no problems, but guess what...Microsoft has failed to correct the spaces and exposé issues. While the bugginess is slightly different, the windows don't want to behave properly and it is continuing to drive me crazy.
Has anyone else had these issues? Anyone with successful spaces integration?
Time Machine to the rescue! SP1 install resulted in "the loop" for me, too. Deleting the files got me to the point of re-entering PW, etc, but would not progress beyond that screen. Now I'm back to 12.0.1.
Can anyone confirm the speed up. Office 2008 has been ultra slow. I hope SP1 finally makes it feel more like a Native application
For me on my Core 2 Macbook, Word and Excel launch a couple of seconds faster and can handle some of my larger documents and spreadsheets with out bogging down near as bad. More usable, but no where near the performance of OFC 07 in Winblows on the same Mac w/bootcamp.
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I run the update and says searching for program then comes back saying it can't find the program.... wont let me search for program even though Office 2008 is installed in the default location.
Double check the installer, when I went to the page I accidently downloaded the 2004 installer at first & got this message, wasn't paying attention.
Yeah, I think this is mainly being announced because OpenOffice is about to launch on the Mac. Redmond is afraid MS Office will eventually be eclipsed as the leading cross-platform solution for Businesses.
If Sun had gotten a clue and ported the software earlier, OO might be the leading solution already.
There is still the issue of full featured Exchange support, and Entourage in its current form just doesn't cut it.
"The response has been amazing -- since we launched in January, the velocity of sales for Office 2008 is nearly three times what we saw after the launch of Office 2004," said Craig Eisler, general manager of the Mac BU at Microsoft.
Mmm... you don't suppose the increase is due to the larger Mac user base, do you?
Same experience here, and someone on MacUpdate is also getting this.
Same here. My Office 2008 install is completely hosed thanks to SP1. Thanks, MacBU!
Same here. My Office 2008 install is completely hosed thanks to SP1. Thanks, MacBU!
Also same problem here.
Same here. My Office 2008 install is completely hosed thanks to SP1. Thanks, MacBU!
Same here. I've had to uninstall using AppZapper and now I'm reinstalling 12.0.1...
try this:
delete ?/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2008/Microsoft Office 2008 Settings.plist
delete /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/OfficePID.plist
then start an app - put in serial number.
after that it starts the MS update again and then it should work - at least it did it for me !
Hope you all have luck too !
I wonder whose idea it was to remove VBA in the fist place?!
/me intends to slapping Kasper for the lack of a grammar check on this one.
GET A PROOF-READER! YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL MAC SITE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
-Clive
Kasper does a fine job, and I've always known him to correct flubs quickly and then usually thank the person who pointed out the mistake.
Lighten up.
Until last week I've been blissfully Microsoft free... iWork has been doing everything I need it to and haven't had any issues with it. I've even got the hang of Numbers now, and for the kinds of things I need a spreadsheet for, I have no reason to use Excel. In fact, I've found that Numbers work fantastically with Keynote for making really nice looking tables to use in slides. More control than with the built in tables in Keynote, and better appearance too. Now if OmniGroup would just make OmniGraffle Pro able to place objects in Keynote slides that can be edited with OmniGraffle...
I won't be buying another copy of Office for Mac ever again. By the time 2004 won't run on OS X there will be other better solutions available.
guidowenzl over on VersionTracker had this solution and it works!
try this:
delete ?/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2008/Microsoft Office 2008 Settings.plist
delete /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/OfficePID.plist
then start an app - put in serial number.
after that it starts the MS update again and then it should work - at least it did it for me !
Hope you all have luck too !
Unfortunately, that didn't work for me... I guess I'll go back to using Pages until I get this figured out. I actually really like Pages, so no problem.
I won't be buying another copy of Office for Mac ever again. By the time 2004 won't run on OS X there will be other better solutions available.
I don't intend to either. But not because of that silly Apple iWork that doesn't do jack.
I am upset that Microsoft Office for the Mac won't do the Microsoft Office tasks that I need it to do for business. That's what makes me reluctant to purchase it again. Because I paid for something that doesn't really exist at all. Office for the Mac. Currently, NeoOffice has more features.
The one good thing about Word is the Equation Editor works pretty well. That's handy. The rest sucks.
guidowenzl over on VersionTracker had this solution and it works!
try this:
delete ?/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2008/Microsoft Office 2008 Settings.plist
delete /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/OfficePID.plist
then start an app - put in serial number.
after that it starts the MS update again and then it should work - at least it did it for me !
Hope you all have luck too !
deleting the PID file and re-entering serial worked for me.
annoying though! you'd think MS would at least test to see if the thing installs before releasing an update!
a) Did you ever install the Office 2008 beta?
b) What version of Office 2008 did you have installed (12.0 or 12.0.1)?
c) Please send me the following files:
/Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2008/Microsoft Office 2008 settings.plist
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/OfficePID.plist
d) Please send me your product key from your DVD.
PLEASE NOTE that the above files and product key contain information that can be used to identify your user registration, so if you are uncomfortable sending it you can indeed choose to not do so. If you do send it, rest assured that I'll use it only to help verify that the problem is indeed what we think it is. I do not have access to user registration information and do not need it, so I won't go looking for it.
You can send these file and information directly to me at 'erik at schwieb dot com'.
Having done so, you can then reset your product key. To do so, quit all Office 2008 apps and move both of the files from item C above to the trash. Then, launch any one Office 2008 app and you should be prompted to enter the product key (which should be either on the DVD sleeve or on the back of the Install Guide). For additional assistance, visit the Help and How-To <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/help.mspx>; section of the Microsoft Web site.
Thanks,
Schwieb
MacBU Dev Lead
http://www.schwieb.com/blog
Has anyone else had these issues? Anyone with successful spaces integration?
Can anyone confirm the speed up. Office 2008 has been ultra slow. I hope SP1 finally makes it feel more like a Native application
For me on my Core 2 Macbook, Word and Excel launch a couple of seconds faster and can handle some of my larger documents and spreadsheets with out bogging down near as bad. More usable, but no where near the performance of OFC 07 in Winblows on the same Mac w/bootcamp.