12.1.0 update install: auto-update vs. download?

[Norman R. Nager, Ph.D.]

If one follows the excellent counsel in this newsgroup from Daiya, Diane and
Corentin in preparing for and executing the installation of the 12.1.0
update, which would normally be least prone to problems: auto-update
installation or installing from the downloaded .dmg?

Respectfully, Norm

 

[Diane Ross]

If one follows the excellent counsel in this newsgroup from Daiya, Diane and
Corentin in preparing for and executing the installation of the 12.1.0
update, which would normally be least prone to problems: auto-update
installation or installing from the downloaded .dmg?

Shouldn't make a difference. I always download directly and had downloaded
and updated when someone mentioned the AutoUpdate for SP1 was not available.
Now that I'm updated, I have no way to check.

Did you see my announcement about the Entourage database getting upgraded?
If not read the blog article.

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/05/office_2008_sp1_update_1210.html>

In case the above link does not work:

<http://tinyurl.com/3fukme>

 

[Sebastian Nash]

In case the above link does not work:

<http://tinyurl.com/3fukme>

That's an unfortunate TinyURL link!

 

[Norman R. Nager, Ph.D.]

Shouldn't make a difference. I always download directly and had downloaded
and updated when someone mentioned the AutoUpdate for SP1 was not available.
Now that I'm updated, I have no way to check.

Did you see my announcement about the Entourage database getting upgraded?
If not read the blog article.

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/05/office_2008_sp1_update_1210.html>

In case the above link does not work:

<http://tinyurl.com/3fukme>

Thanks very much, for all the great pointers on the blog and in this
newsgroup.

With the PPC version of OS 10.5.2 on a G5, the Office 12.1.0 update went
smoothly and quickly with the downloaded .dmg from the Microsoft website.

To be safe, I not only cloned my internal hard drive onto an external but
also duplicated the pre-12.1.0 Main Identity and put it on the desktop of
both hard drives.

I installed after a Safe Mode Startup (shift-down). Following installation,
normal startup and running Disk Utility Repair Permissions once again , it
took about two minutes for Entourage to create a new database. Once that
had happened, I felt comfortable in re-activating the antivirus software and
in running other applications.

Word, Excel and Entourage have been put put through some paces and the
12.1.0 versions are working as they should.

Again, I wish to thank Daiya, Diane, Corentin and other contributors to this
newsgroup and the blog.

Respectfully, Norm

 

[Diane Ross]

That's an unfortunate TinyURL link!

Well, it is a bright spot in the day for a good laugh.

 

[aRKay]

Word, Excel and Entourage have been put put through some paces and the
12.1.0 versions are working as they should.

Again, I wish to thank Daiya, Diane, Corentin and other contributors to this
newsgroup and the blog.

Respectfully, Norm

Ditto... I appreciated all of the help to make the update easy

aRKay

 

[DKSTUDIO]

I installed the 12.1 update and cannot get any office 08 apps to open. each time I launch an app the setup assistant opens...can't get around it.
trashed many .plist prefs. any solution?
Thx.
dkstudio

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

How is it that you managed to post this in three threads on different
problems, but not find either of the threads actually discussing this
same problem?

Inserting new issues into existing threads is not the way to get help.