Upgraded XP >> 2003: should I hold my breath?

[Ed]

So I come into work this morning and the Sys Admin tech is running update
scripts on my machine! One of the biggest changes is upgrading from Office
XP to Office 2003 (SP2). I use lots of macros in Word and Excel. Should I
hold my breath every time I launch one waiting for something to break?

Ed

 

[Graham Mayor]

Provided the upgrade did not manage to lose your configuration files -
particularly normal.dot - then you should find 2003 more stable than XP.

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[Ed]

Everything seems okay so far in Word - macros and toolbars are there. I
miss the old Help screen, though - the new one just gives me a window to
read and not the Index and Ask a Question options.

Excel's a different story - no toolbars! Got to find my XLB and hope I have
sufficient privileges to install it!

And my Office Shortcut Bar isn't coming up! grrr!!

Ed

 

[Ed]

Excel XLB in place and that is good. I think they didn't install the
Shortcut Bar option with this Office update. grrr!!
Ed

 

[Ed]

Just found out the Shortcut Bar doesn't come with Office 2003. So I'm as
good as I'm gonna get. *sigh*

 

[Jim Cone]

The shortcut bar is an old friend and one I didn't want to lose...
You have to have a copy or get a copy of the OSA.exe file.
Then in the All Users startup folder add a shortcut to it.
Mine shows... "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2002\Office10\OSA.EXE" -b -l"

I believe MS feels that the Quick Launch toolbar is an acceptable substitute.
(right-click the taskbar and select toolbars)
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San Francisco, USA
http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware



"Ed" <ed_millis@NO_SPAM.yahoo.com>
wrote in message
Just found out the Shortcut Bar doesn't come with Office 2003. So I'm as
good as I'm gonna get. *sigh*

 

[Ed]

HI, Jim. I've got the OSA.exe file in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\OFFICE11 folder. The shortcut for that has a -o switch - not sure
what that means, but when I try to launch it, it doesn't respond.

Ed

 

[Jim Cone]

Just sticking a shortcut in the Windows startup folder worked for me.
(however, with 4 Excel versions installed, the correct switches may have
already been there?)

More info about switches and the shortcut bar here...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/210875/en-us
"FAQ about the Office ... Shortcut ..."
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Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA
http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware



"Ed" <ed_millis@NO_SPAM.yahoo.com>
wrote in message
HI, Jim. I've got the OSA.exe file in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\OFFICE11 folder. The shortcut for that has a -o switch - not sure
what that means, but when I try to launch it, it doesn't respond.

Ed

 

[Dave Peterson]

Depending on your version of windows, maybe you can just rightclick on the
windows taskbar and create a new toolbar.

I use winxp and I've cut the cord on the Office short cut bar <bg>.

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Jim

I don't know the details, but my guess from minor experience is that:
- On an old machine that had a prior version of Office, you just need the
file for the Office Shortcut Bar itself. Run it and it will ask if you want
it to start every time you start Windows.

- On a brand new machine, you actually need to install Office, but choose
only to install the office shortcut bar.

However, be aware that some more recent "validation" exercises from
Microsoft won't accept the OSB as genuine, and there's no way to activate it
or prove that it's genuine from the OSB itself. So if you have a choice, use
an Office 2000 version rather than an Office XP version.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[Jim Cone]

Shauna,
Thanks for the info.
Jim Cone


"Shauna Kelly"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
Hi Jim
I don't know the details, but my guess from minor experience is that:
- On an old machine that had a prior version of Office, you just need the
file for the Office Shortcut Bar itself. Run it and it will ask if you want
it to start every time you start Windows.
- On a brand new machine, you actually need to install Office, but choose
only to install the office shortcut bar.
However, be aware that some more recent "validation" exercises from
Microsoft won't accept the OSB as genuine, and there's no way to activate it
or prove that it's genuine from the OSB itself. So if you have a choice, use
an Office 2000 version rather than an Office XP version.
Hope this helps.
Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word