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Just installed Amazon BF Micro$oft deal... crappy M$ software updater - tahoedrew - 12-02-2007
First off, I'm sorry for those of you who got screwed out of this deal because of crappy service.
I got my M$ Office 2004 student & teacher edition earlier today and, installed it before leaving to hang out with a friend for the afternoon. Just got back and started up the PBook I had installed it on, turns out office phoned home and found an update while I was gone. Good, I think, bring me current. So it downloads and installs, great! Then I schedule the updater to check every month and thought if I hit the "check for updates" button it'll tell me I'm good to go and auto-quit (since there's no quit button in the updater). Well, it finds another update. Download and install... fast forward another 3 installs later! The worst part was I think ('cause I didn't stand around to watch the first 2 updates), that each update was for a different program; Word, Excel, Entourage, etc. Now I know it's a lot to ask M$ to function similar to Apple, they're completely different companies with different philosophy's on their software development. But why can't Micro$oft get their act together and make "combo" updates like Apple. If you install 10.4.6 from an install DVD you don't have to download 5 updates to get to 10.4.11, just one BIG update.
Friggin' M$!
~A
Re: Just installed Amazon BF Micro$oft deal... crappy M$ software updater - incognegro - 12-02-2007
yeah, take a look at the list; most require the one prior!
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx
Office 2004
Free updates and utilities for Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac OS X and individual Office 2004 applications: Word, Excel, Entourage and PowerPoint. These downloads are designed specifically for Office 2004 and are Mac OS X compatible.
Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.9 Update
Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.8 Update
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.7 Update
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.6 Update
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.5 Update
PST Import Tool for Entourage 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Entourage 2004 Junk E-mail Filter Update 1 (11.1.0)
Microsoft AutoUpdate for Office 2004 for Mac
Re: Just installed Amazon BF Micro$oft deal... crappy M$ software updater - Z - 12-02-2007
I hear your pain and went through the same stupidity up here earlier in the week.
Re: Just installed Amazon BF Micro$oft deal... crappy M$ software updater - MacMagus - 12-02-2007
Now imagine downloading and installing each of the 15 updates individually...
Office2004-1110Update
Office2004-1120Update
Office2004-1121Update
Office2004-1123Update
Office2004-1124Update
Office2004-1125Update
Office2004-1126Update
Office2004-1130Update
Office2004-1133Update
Office2004-1134Update
Office2004-1135Update
Office2004-1136Update
Office2004-1137Update
Office2004-1138Update
Office2004-1139Update