Loading Office 2010 over 2007
Sep 7, 2010 | 9:12 am
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Loading Office 2010 over 2007
i was happy with office 2003, particularly after i learned how to efficiently find and run the 0.2% i needed. in March, Microsoft decided i had a bootleg corporate copy, and i could not find the disk. after two days of searching, i bought office 2007(3 license for $100). it came with an upgrade to 2010 when released. 2010 has been released and i was able to down load it. NOTE:finding the 2007 product code is a bear.
do i just overwrite 2007?. is 2010 a stable decent product? i overwrote 2003 with 07, and all seemed well.
do i just overwrite 2007?. is 2010 a stable decent product? i overwrote 2003 with 07, and all seemed well.
Sep 7, 2010 | 10:13 am
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i was happy with office 2003, particularly after i learned how to efficiently find and run the 0.2% i needed. in March, Microsoft decided i had a bootleg corporate copy, and i could not find the disk. after two days of searching, i bought office 2007(3 license for $100). it came with an upgrade to 2010 when released. 2010 has been released and i was able to down load it. NOTE:finding the 2007 product code is a bear.
do i just overwrite 2007?. is 2010 a stable decent product? i overwrote 2003 with 07, and all seemed well.
do i just overwrite 2007?. is 2010 a stable decent product? i overwrote 2003 with 07, and all seemed well.
Sep 7, 2010 | 10:34 am
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I was forced into the 2010 upgrade owing to a client's format requirements for deliverables... I can say there's nothing really wrong with it, but some little things seem to have been altered or rearranged for no good reason, especially file folder management protocols and a new tab function on Word that doesn't make me any more efficient. You develop a sort of muscle memory around these applications and when things are changed just a little, it's like "Gaslight." You think you're going crazy.
Sep 7, 2010 | 11:16 am
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i used 2003 for 7 years. all has been scrambled eggs since forced to go to 2007 in march. nothing will be lost by going to 2010.
92 degrees, high humidity. to hot for boating, so will load 2010. more to follow.
92 degrees, high humidity. to hot for boating, so will load 2010. more to follow.
Sep 7, 2010 | 11:31 am
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You'll be fine. Not much to learn from 2007 to 2010, you've already suffered most of the learning curve.
My pet peeve with 2007 & 2010 is Outlook thinking if you give it an email address and pw, it can configure it for you. I've setup at least a dozen, never yet did it work - always had to go to the manual configuration. Which is fine, I just think it's stupid to include this.
My pet peeve with 2007 & 2010 is Outlook thinking if you give it an email address and pw, it can configure it for you. I've setup at least a dozen, never yet did it work - always had to go to the manual configuration. Which is fine, I just think it's stupid to include this.
Sep 7, 2010 | 12:12 pm
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just ordered 2010 via the Microsoft Home User Program.....offered at 21.95USD for the Office 2010 DVD......
Check with your HR dept if your employer participates in this ......a good deal IMO...
Check with your HR dept if your employer participates in this ......a good deal IMO...
Sep 7, 2010 | 3:59 pm
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Microsoft's "upgrades" to 2003 are bloatware that took a relatively decent product (even though MS Word remains miles behind Word Perfect in terms of intuitiveness and ease of use. But that's another discussion) and too often made it unnecessarily frustrating.
We still happily run 2003 after having downloaded and run the Office Compatibility pack from MS. We can now open the later docx et al files and also write to that format.
We still happily run 2003 after having downloaded and run the Office Compatibility pack from MS. We can now open the later docx et al files and also write to that format.
Sep 7, 2010 | 10:28 pm
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Microsoft's "upgrades" to 2003 are bloatware that took a relatively decent product (even though MS Word remains miles behind Word Perfect in terms of intuitiveness and ease of use. But that's another discussion) and too often made it unnecessarily frustrating.
We still happily run 2003 after having downloaded and run the Office Compatibility pack from MS. We can now open the later docx et al files and also write to that format.
We still happily run 2003 after having downloaded and run the Office Compatibility pack from MS. We can now open the later docx et al files and also write to that format.
Once I got past the learning curve of the ribbon (mostly where to find things) I do like 2010. I do not like the way database objects are handled in MS Access. They really f*cked it up and now everything opens in a container that mimics a tabbed browser. Thankfully it can be turned off, but it cannot be turned off by default and is DB specific. (http://databases.about.com/od/tutori...ccess-2010.htm)
Sep 11, 2010 | 6:57 pm
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In place upgrade will go fine - just pop the disc in and follow the wizard.
This functionality working depends on your email provider having done some work on their end. It works quite well if they do. This has been a huge feature for many corporate customers.
You'll be fine. Not much to learn from 2007 to 2010, you've already suffered most of the learning curve.
My pet peeve with 2007 & 2010 is Outlook thinking if you give it an email address and pw, it can configure it for you. I've setup at least a dozen, never yet did it work - always had to go to the manual configuration. Which is fine, I just think it's stupid to include this.
My pet peeve with 2007 & 2010 is Outlook thinking if you give it an email address and pw, it can configure it for you. I've setup at least a dozen, never yet did it work - always had to go to the manual configuration. Which is fine, I just think it's stupid to include this.
Sep 12, 2010 | 12:50 am
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I currently use Office 2007.
It appears that the cheapest version of Office 2010 I need (i.e. containing Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint) is $280 for one user. http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft...s/category/213
So, again, can you share your secret?
Sep 12, 2010 | 8:09 am
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How can I get a deal like this? I can't even find a single component of Office (e.g. Outlook) for one user for $100 and you have an Office suite for three users?
I currently use Office 2007.
It appears that the cheapest version of Office 2010 I need (i.e. containing Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint) is $280 for one user. http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft...s/category/213
So, again, can you share your secret?
I currently use Office 2007.
It appears that the cheapest version of Office 2010 I need (i.e. containing Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint) is $280 for one user. http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft...s/category/213
So, again, can you share your secret?
Last edited by slawecki; Sep 12, 2010 at 10:10 am
Sep 12, 2010 | 4:19 pm
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i bought it on amazon. today's amazon home and student (family pack)with disk price seems to be $121 for 2010. you might look into the details of the "free upgrade from 2007 to 2010" if that is still in effect, buy and load 2007, then get 2010 from there. be careful not to buy a code number only, unless you are confident that is not a problem
Sep 12, 2010 | 4:57 pm
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Yes have done that - bought 2007 last year for 8.95 using the Microsoft Home User Program (am in UK) - then free upgrade offered to 2010 couple of months ago - 2010 is MUCH better than 2007 (and yes I upgraded straight over the 2003 version which I had and loved.