Re: [libreoffice-users] MS Formats revisited, a quote from MS.com

Hi :)
The page is about installing multiple versions of MS Office on a single machine.  I don't want to 
lose the MSO that works while trying to install something that may or may not work.  MS say they 
don't recommend having 2 versions of MSO.  So, clearly they are quite happy with the idea of 
someone being left in the lurch if any 'unexpected' problems arise.

Yes, +1 to Gnu&Linux but particularly +1 to LibreOffice (and OpenOffice too) on any platform.  
Regards from
Tom :)

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From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] MS Formats revisited, a quote from MS.com
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Friday, 18 November, 2011, 18:06


I wonder why you are required to uninstall MSO 2010 before the updates, and then reinstall it?  
Should you not get the fixes with the Office updates or the OS updates and not have one interfering 
with the other?  But that is Windows and MSO for you.  I was download the updates for an XP system 
that had Office 2003 and it automatically downloaded MSO 2010 security updates as well as the MSO 
2003 updates.  Then it gave me a nasty dialog telling me that I cannot use this  MSO 2010 security 
update since I do not have it.  The automatic update system chose that package, not me.  Another MS 
mess up and message that you need to install their latest and "greatest" product line.

I had MSO 2003 in the XP system, just in case the user wanted to use Word instead of Writer, since 
that users use to have a laptop with Word on it.

This is another reason I prefer Linux and LO.

On 11/18/2011 11:29 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> We often argue about formats, especially MS ones, so i thought people might be interested in a 
> quote from microsoft.com ...
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/sharepoint-server-help/microsoft-office-servers-2010-faq-readme-HA101793217.aspx
>
> "
> Document Layout
> Microsoft Office 2010 documents may lay out differently on Windows
> Vista and Windows 2008 Server compared to Windows XP and Windows 7.
> Microsoft Office 2010 includes the latest version of several fonts
> also available in Windows 7. However, Office 2010 cannot install these
> fonts on Windows Vista or Windows 2008 Server because they are system
> protected on these operating systems. As a result, Office 2010 documents
>    may lay out differently on e.g., Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
> This issue is fixed in an update for Windows Vista and for Windows
> Server 2008. This update removes the system file protection of some font
>    files.
>    Important    Users who have already installed
>    Office 2010 on Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Server, and willing to
> get the latest version of the fonts, must first uninstall Office 2010,
> and then install the Windows update prior to re-installing Office 2010.
> To install this update, follow the instructions in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base 
> article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980248.";
> I always thought it was just between MS Office 2007 and MS Office 2010 but apparently the same 
> program installed on different Windows OSes (ie Xp vs 7) may have been a main cause of problems 
> that people have had.  We often ask what OS enquirers are using but never ask what version of an 
> OS their clients/colleagues/co-workers are sending from or receiving documents on!!  Apparently 
> with Windows at both ends there is likely to be a problem! (unless both ends use Xp)
> Regards fromTom :)


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