Office 2002 better than 2007

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I have a one person office and do not need any of the new features of Office
2007. It is too complicated for me. Also, I was required to send to my
friends a conversion kit. No thanks!

Simple is best!
 
Hi, Joe.
It is too complicated for me. Also, I was required to send to my
friends a conversion kit. No thanks!
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Why don't you contact Microsoft and tell them? This newsgroup's readers are
volunteers familiar with Microsoft Access databases who help each other out
with problems with the product and give advice. It's very unlikely that
anyone from Microsoft will read your message if you post your complaint in
the public newsgroups.

HTH.
Gunny

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Hi, Joe.


Why don't you contact Microsoft and tell them?
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I just advised someone on UtterAccess who was complaining about MS
dropping replication in the ACE, and suggested they tell MS they
weren't happy, but I couldn't really explain *how* to contact MS to
do that. Do you have any suggestions on that?
 
Hi, David.
Do you have any suggestions on that?
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The best way is to go to the following Web page:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...mspx?dg=microsoft.public.access&lang=en&cr=US

Sign in with your Windows Live ID and then select the "Select New Post"
combo box and choose "Suggestion For Microsoft" (if you're using Firefox).
If you're using Internet Explorer 6, then you may not be able to start a new
thread (I know I can't since they upgraded their Web site), but there will
be a "New" button, and it will say something similar to "Suggestion for
Microsoft" in the drop-down. I suspect IE 7 works correctly since the
upgrade, but I haven't tested it.

What happens is that when the suggestion posts, it gets published as an
article on UseNet (so we'll see it here), but Microsoft gets notice of it
also. (I don't know who's responsible for that, though.) Other members of
the Microsoft Online Community can then vote on the suggestion via the Web
Portal (if they can find it, that is -- they have to sort on "Suggestions
for Microsoft"), and Microsoft will take action on those suggestions that
get the most votes, if possible. In other words, if all members of the
Microsoft Online Community voted that Windows Vista should be free and open
source, Microsoft probably wouldn't act on that suggestion, but a suggestion
for a reasonable feature in a product would be considered. As I'm told
repeatedly, Microsoft does listen. (But that hasn't been my experience.)

HTH.
Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and tutorials.
Blogs: www.DataDevilDog.BlogSpot.com, www.DatabaseTips.BlogSpot.com
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/expert_contributors2.html for contact
info.
 
in message:
It's very unlikely that anyone from Microsoft will read your message
if you post your complaint in the public newsgroups.
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Not entirely true Gunny.
;-)

--
Jeff Conrad - Access Junkie - MVP Alumni
Software Development Engineer in Test
XAS Services
Microsoft Corporation

Co-author - Microsoft Office Access 2007 Inside Out
Presenter - Microsoft Access 2007 Essentials
http://www.accessmvp.com/JConrad/accessjunkie.html
Access 2007 Info: http://www.AccessJunkie.com
 
in message:
I knew you'd say that. That's why I wrote it. :-)
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LOL!
You're always one step ahead of me.
:-)
Welcome back, Jeff! It's always good to hear from you.
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Thanks! And the same for you as well.

--
Jeff Conrad - Access Junkie - MVP Alumni
Software Development Engineer in Test
XAS Services
Microsoft Corporation

Co-author - Microsoft Office Access 2007 Inside Out
Presenter - Microsoft Access 2007 Essentials
http://www.accessmvp.com/JConrad/accessjunkie.html
Access 2007 Info: http://www.AccessJunkie.com
 
hi 69 Camaro, I am hearing that there are many people who are not happy with
office 2007. I have a major problem, I got a virus and hired a gentleman to
come to my home and restore my computer. Of course I phoned around and hired
the man with the cheapest price to do the job. Not a good plan. After he did
what he had to do I discovered that I could no longer use my dvd to back up
my files. I took my laptop to London drugs where I purchased the computer and
the repairman told me, he had never seen this before but the dvd drive had
attached itself to my coral paintshop. He got my permission to remove
paintshop pro and then he called to tell me that he had never known this to
happen but the dvd attached itself to another program in the computer. He
backup all my documents and fixed the problem. I got my computer back with
none of my programs gone. I purchased the puter with microsoft 2003. It is
gone,done, done. I have no proof that I had microsoft 2003 on the computer
and so now I have to get a new microsoft office for my computer. I am very
discouraged. I am going to have to buy a new microsoft office program. I know
this information is quite lengthy but I needed to make someone know and try
to get some advice on getting a new office system. You have already alerted
me to the problems with 2007 and although I have vista on my desktop, brand
new, I am uneasy about making choices here. HELP from anyone would work.
 
Hi, Maggie Mae.
I took my laptop to London drugs where I purchased the computer
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I'm sorry to hear you're having this problem, but there probably is
something you can do about it. Either you should have, or the place you
bought it should have, a list of all the major programs installed on the
laptop you purchased. Microsoft Office is a major selling point when it's
pre-loaded on a computer. Recheck your receipts and your paperwork for
Microsoft Office 2003 being included. Ask them to check their paperwork for
the product you purchased if yours doesn't show that Microsoft Office 2003
was included. You may only have the Product Key, but that would be good
enough proof that you have a license. If you have a stack of CD's that came
with the laptop, then check those for Microsoft Office 2003. If you have
the two CD's and the license (Product Key), then you can reinstall these
applications. There may even be a recovery CD with all of the pre-loaded
software included, so check that, too.

If you check all those and come up empty handed, then this is a long shot,
but you could check the Microsoft Office Product Key in your Windows
Registry. If it was installed and not completely un-installed, then the
Product Key may still be in the Registry. If so, it can be read by the
MagicJellyBean KeyFinder. Download the program from the following Web page
and run it to see if it reveals your Microsoft Office 2003 Product Key:

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

If it doesn't reveal a valid Product ID, then if you activated the software
(Microsoft Office 2003 requires activation, but allows up to 50 uses, so
it's not guaranteed that you activated it) and registered it, then contact
Microsoft and tell them your predicament. They'll have a record of your
activation and registration and can send you a replacement CD (usually at a
nominal fee, such as US$10.00, but don't quote me on that). The caveat is
that if it's OEM software, the only recourse you have is through whoever you
purchased the software from, because Microsoft doesn't support OEM software.
The manufacturer does -- and got a huge discount because of it, so that's
why the computer manufacturer is responsible for support.

To contact Microsoft, I use the phone number on the following Web page:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&x=11&y=12&prid=6689&gprid=36052

They'll put you through to the right person and not charge your credit card
for tech support, because asking for confirmation of your Microsoft Office
2003 license isn't the type of tech support they charge for.

Good luck.

HTH.
Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and tutorials.
Blogs: www.DataDevilDog.BlogSpot.com, www.DatabaseTips.BlogSpot.com
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/expert_contributors2.html for contact
info.
 
maggiemae said:
hi 69 Camaro, I am hearing that there are many people who are not happy with
office 2007. I have a major problem, I got a virus and hired a gentleman to
come to my home and restore my computer. Of course I phoned around and hired
the man with the cheapest price to do the job. Not a good plan. After he did
what he had to do I discovered that I could no longer use my dvd to back up
my files. I took my laptop to London drugs where I purchased the computer and
the repairman told me, he had never seen this before but the dvd drive had
attached itself to my coral paintshop. He got my permission to remove
paintshop pro and then he called to tell me that he had never known this to
happen but the dvd attached itself to another program in the computer. He
backup all my documents and fixed the problem. I got my computer back with
none of my programs gone. I purchased the puter with microsoft 2003. It is
gone,done, done. I have no proof that I had microsoft 2003 on the computer
and so now I have to get a new microsoft office for my computer. I am very
discouraged. I am going to have to buy a new microsoft office program. I know
this information is quite lengthy but I needed to make someone know and try
to get some advice on getting a new office system. You have already alerted
me to the problems with 2007 and although I have vista on my desktop, brand
new, I am uneasy about making choices here. HELP from anyone would work.
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maggiemae,

I'm sorry to hear about your troubles. One thing you might want to
check is if the laptop contains all the loaded software on a ROM. I
think the practice in the past of preloading software on laptops and
supplying CD's (or worse floppies!) for SOME of the software only to
customers who ask for it was irresponsible. I'm thinking about buying a
laptop so I asked specifically about this issue. A tech person (from
Staples) explained that many of the new laptops have a way of restoring
all the preloaded software to their pristine state without using CD's.
I don't know how old your laptop is, but if it's fairly new find out if
all your original software is sitting inside your machine.

James A. Fortune
(e-mail address removed)
 
The best way is to go to the following Web page:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?dg=mic
rosoft.public.access&lang=en&cr=US

Sign in with your Windows Live ID
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My *what*? Why would I have a "Windows Live ID"?
and then select the "Select New Post"
combo box and choose "Suggestion For Microsoft" (if you're using
Firefox). If you're using Internet Explorer 6, then you may not be
able to start a new thread (I know I can't since they upgraded
their Web site), but there will be a "New" button, and it will say
something similar to "Suggestion for Microsoft" in the drop-down.
I suspect IE 7 works correctly since the upgrade, but I haven't
tested it.
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You mean MS is abandoning support for IE6 on their own websites?
That's crazy, particularly given all the Windows 2000 corporate
users out there who can't install IE7.
What happens is that when the suggestion posts, it gets published
as an article on UseNet (so we'll see it here),
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Have I missed other such posts? I don't recall ever seeing one. Is
there a special newsgroup that I've failed to subscribe to perhaps?
but Microsoft gets notice of it
also. (I don't know who's responsible for that, though.) Other
members of the Microsoft Online Community can then vote on the
suggestion via the Web Portal (if they can find it, that is --
they have to sort on "Suggestions for Microsoft"), and Microsoft
will take action on those suggestions that get the most votes, if
possible. In other words, if all members of the Microsoft Online
Community voted that Windows Vista should be free and open source,
Microsoft probably wouldn't act on that suggestion, but a
suggestion for a reasonable feature in a product would be
considered. As I'm told repeatedly, Microsoft does listen. (But
that hasn't been my experience.)
Click to expand...

I was hoping for something more direct to the Access development
team.
 
I'm sorry to hear you're having this problem, but there probably
is something you can do about it.
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While your advice is excellent, you're assuming she had a legitimate
Office installation. My reaction to the story is that if she *had*
had one, then they would have been able to fix Office 2003 already.
That they can't suggests that it wasn't a legitimate installation to
begin with.
 
David;

Microsoft has been running around, abusing customers with things like this
for a decade

and you're fighting AGAINST me instead of praising my courage


I DEMAND BUG FREE ACCESS
 
Jeff

why-- does Microsoft CENSOR this also?

If I've been 'convicted of using uppercase letters' will my posts go
through?
 
I reccomend openoffice

even openoffice has some ADP alternatives



client server, simple mySQL based databases
 
Hi, David.
My *what*? Why would I have a "Windows Live ID"?
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They're required for using any of Microsoft's online services. They used to
be called .Net Passports, although it's a slightly different methodology for
authenticating. And it's far more annoying if you ask me.
You mean MS is abandoning support for IE6 on their own websites?
That's crazy, particularly given all the Windows 2000 corporate
users out there who can't install IE7.
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I don't think they're abandoning it. Their Web site is still buggy, and
occasional upgrades break things that used to work. I do believe it's
targeted at IE 7 users, though.
Have I missed other such posts? I don't recall ever seeing one. Is
there a special newsgroup that I've failed to subscribe to perhaps?
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It posts to the intended newsgroup as if it were a regular UseNet article.
You can tell it's a Microsoft suggestion if it has a special blurb at the
bottom of the post asking you to vote on it. Here is a recent example:

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...1798&mid=5bbc58dc-9f7d-4ed7-9c11-5ce4824b1798

In Google:

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...412a6?lnk=st&q=&rnum=3&hl=en#3b758fac820412a6
I was hoping for something more direct to the Access development
team.
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One voice probably isn't going to be heard as loudly as many voices, but I
suppose one could contact Eric Rucker, the Access Group Program Manager, or
Rob Cooper, the Access Lead Software Design Engineer, directly. (Those are
the only names I know of who are still on the Access team.) Unfortunately,
I don't have Eric Rucker's E-mail address, but he has a blog where people
can post comments and contact him that way. Eric's blog is on the following
Web page:

http://blogs.msdn.com/access/

Rob Cooper occasionally posts in the UtterAccess.com forum, so one may get
his E-mail address from his profile on the following Web page:

http://www.utteraccess.com/forums/u...hat=showflat&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1

I believe one needs to remove the word "online" from his E-mail address for
it to get through, but I don't know for sure.

HTH.
Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and tutorials.
Blogs: www.DataDevilDog.BlogSpot.com, www.DatabaseTips.BlogSpot.com
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/expert_contributors2.html for contact
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