J.E. McGimpsey <jemcgimpsey.DeleteThis@mvps.org> wrote:
> In article
> <1g1p0zk.ckhf6i19kss4gN%rm@rmfsnewsXL.fsnet.co.uk.invalid>,
> rm.DeleteThis@rmfsnewsXL.fsnet.co.uk.invalid (Roger Morris) wrote:
>
> > I have recently (and apparently successfully) updated Office X:mac by
> > 1 Remove Office
> > 2 New install from CD
> > 3 updated to 10.1.2, 10.1.4 then 10.1.5
> >
> > However I now need to add more Value Pack s/w
> >
> > Do I have to start again with another remove+install+updates or
> >
> > can I add the VP s/w to 10.1.5 Office then just run the updaters again?
> >
> > I'm a bit wary of remove+install since someone wrote of a limit to the
> > number of times this could be done (and don't remember the outcome or
> > the thread)
>
> Go ahead and add the VP software, then run the updaters. No need to
> remove Office.
>
> FWIW, you can uninstall and reinstall Office (using the Remove
> Office application in the Value Pack, please) as many times as you
> like, there's no limit, and the software doesn't keep track. The
> limit is on the number of simultaneous installations on more than
> one machine - for that, under the regular license, you're limited to
> 2 installations, one on a desktop and one on a laptop.
I did add Value Pack software and tried all three updaters.
The first two refused to do anything (one of the excuses was that the
version of Office installed did not need 'this update')
Updater 10.1.5 did run.
Anyway - everything seems to be alright, I guess time will tell.
Thanks for advice and information.
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