A trial version later than 11.2.1 needed

On Sep 8, 12:00 am, Diane Ross <di....DeleteThis@invalid.entourage.mvps.org>
wrote:
> On 9/7/07 8:27 PM, in article
> 1189222036.623031.304....DeleteThis@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com,
>
> "davidle...@gmail.com" <davidle....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I currently have a trial version of Office for Mac 2004, version
> > 11.2.1, and I would like to try a later version to try out a trial
> > version of Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4.o that is requiring a
> > later version of Entourage. (I really want to try things out as a Mac
> > "Switcher" before I plunk down any more money.)
>
> > Can anyone point me to a site that has a later Office version than
> > 11.2.1?
>
> You can update the trial version. You'll need the 11.3.5, 11.3.6 and 11.3.7
> updaters.
>
> Mactopia Downloads <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx>
>
> --
> Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
> Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>

These did not work. They couldn't find the right version to update.
Are you certian these are the ones to update a test drive version?
(It's odd that Microsoft doesn't market the latest version to test
drive.)

If you or anyone else can help me, I would appreciate it!

David

On 9/8/07 9:00 AM, in article
1189267241.111288.125870 DeleteThis @y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com,
"davidlevin@gmail.com" <davidlevin DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:

> These did not work. They couldn't find the right version to update.
> Are you certian these are the ones to update a test drive version?
> (It's odd that Microsoft doesn't market the latest version to test
> drive.)

You could be plagued with the update just not finding the correct version.
The updates for the test drive are the same as the regular version.

The 11.3.5 updater is a combo updater that is supposed to take any prior
version and update it to 11.3.5. The other two updaters require 11.3.5 and
11.3.6 be installed to work.

I would run the latest Apple combo updater to see if that will help.
Doing so overwrites potentially problem-causing files. Combo updaters will
install on the same version as theyıre applying‹no need to roll back or do a
clean install.

Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update (PPC)
<http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10410combo
updateppc.html>

Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update (Intel)

<http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10410combo
updatev11intel.html>


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Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>

Hi David:

This problem has two causes:

1) You ran the updaters out of sequence. You must run 11.3.5 first, then
11.3.6, then 11.3.7.

2) You actually have installed the paid-for version of Office on that
computer as well. If you have, you need to remove both.

I suppose it could be that the Test Drive version you have has expired? It
will neither work nor update if its trial period has expired. The only way
around that for testing purposes is to set your system clock back to the
time when the test drive did work.

But I would be amazingly careful doing that if I were proposing to synch: it
is likely to destroy your mobile device database. Backup, backup, and back
up the backup...

Later versions of Microsoft Office are not available on disk: all MS CDs are
pressed with version 11.0.0 on them (so everyone knows what version "the CD"
is at).

Cheers

On 9/09/07 1:30 AM, in article
1189267241.111288.125870.RemoveThis@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com,
"davidlevin@gmail.com" <davidlevin.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sep 8, 12:00 am, Diane Ross <di....RemoveThis@invalid.entourage.mvps.org>
> wrote:
>> On 9/7/07 8:27 PM, in article
>> 1189222036.623031.304....RemoveThis@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com,
>>
>> "davidle...@gmail.com" <davidle....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I currently have a trial version of Office for Mac 2004, version
>>> 11.2.1, and I would like to try a later version to try out a trial
>>> version of Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4.o that is requiring a
>>> later version of Entourage. (I really want to try things out as a Mac
>>> "Switcher" before I plunk down any more money.)
>>
>>> Can anyone point me to a site that has a later Office version than
>>> 11.2.1?
>>
>> You can update the trial version. You'll need the 11.3.5, 11.3.6 and 11.3.7
>> updaters.
>>
>> Mactopia Downloads <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx>
>>
>> --
>> Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
>> Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
>> Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
>
> These did not work. They couldn't find the right version to update.
> Are you certian these are the ones to update a test drive version?
> (It's odd that Microsoft doesn't market the latest version to test
> drive.)
>
> If you or anyone else can help me, I would appreciate it!
>
> David
>

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