upgrade from office 2004 to 2008

In article <jemcgimpsey-A10B13.10361821012008 RemoveThis @news.microsoft.com>, JE
McGimpsey <jemcgimpsey RemoveThis @mvps.org> wrote:

> You can read on these groups that there are some people who have had
> problems. Of course, the people that haven't had problems usually don't
> post!

I have had no problems so far.

Saving things in the native format sometimes has formatting problems
when taking the doc to a PC, but I don't have to do that very often.

And I'd like to figure out how to have My Day not load on startup.
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Mr. Strat <rag.RemoveThis@nospam.techline.com> wrote:
> And I'd like to figure out how to have My Day not load on startup.

In the My Day menu is a Preferences option. Under General is a checkbox that
says "Open after computer logon."

I have My Day in my menu bar rather than my Dock, but I assume there's a
similar menu item for Dock users.

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ok, thanx for the fast replies.
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In article <slrnfp9oht.1bh.adamb.DeleteThis@peregrinus.akb.lull.org>, Adam Bailey
<adamb.DeleteThis@lull.org> wrote:

> In the My Day menu is a Preferences option. Under General is a checkbox that
> says "Open after computer logon."

Yeah...I found it. Since I have no life, I have little need for the app.
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In article <210120080950588304%rag@nospam.techline.com>,
"Mr. Strat" <rag.DeleteThis@nospam.techline.com> wrote:

> And I'd like to figure out how to have My Day not load on startup.

Uncheck the "Open after computer logon" checkbox in My Day preferences.
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Need more detail to answer that.

OS version? Which programs? Crashing while you are doing what?


On 23/01/08 3:32 AM, in article ee89959.6 RemoveThis @webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Rex"
<Rex> wrote:

> I have upgraded from 2004 to 2008 and the programs keep crashing....very
> frustrating. Anyone have a similar situation or a suggestion?

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I am in the process of upgrading from 04 to 08...wish i had read these threads first. The issue I have encountered after installing the 08 applications and responding to the requirement to move the 04 Entrourage pointer from the old files that took up ~15GB of file space, upon checking the box to update the pointers, Entrourage added an additional 10GB to the files stored. At the start of the upgrade I had 71GB available, upon completion I had 61GB. Anyone have a suggestion on what went wrong or where I should seek help.
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migrating from 04 to 08 thus far has been an abysmal experience. Unexplainable errors, data base rebuilds that yield an unexplainable error after a 6 hour rebuild. Cannot access my existing Entrourage file. Will try once more before i go back to '04....This reinforces why I love the Mac and apple apps in general! Steve Jobs, please hurry with a robust mail alternative to Office
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On 2/6/08 7:07 PM, in article ee89959.11.TakeThisOut@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"jerry_m@officeformac.com" <jerry_m.TakeThisOut@officeformac.com> wrote:

> migrating from 04 to 08 thus far has been an abysmal experience. Unexplainable
> errors, data base rebuilds that yield an unexplainable error after a 6 hour
> rebuild. Cannot access my existing Entrourage file. Will try once more before
> i go back to '04....This reinforces why I love the Mac and apple apps in
> general! Steve Jobs, please hurry with a robust mail alternative to Office

Try opening Entourage with a new blank Identity. Many users are having
problems importing their 2004 Identity. Check it out first to see if you
like it, then we can talk about importing your data from 2004.

--
Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
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Did Entourage import your old data? Because if so, then it's all
duplicated, so that would account for a big chunk. Erage 2008 doesn't
overwrite your old identity.

If you pointed the setup assistant at your 2004 Identity, then Erage
2008 made a backup duplicate of the 2004 identity before converting the
2004 identity to 2008 format.

In addition, make sure you have emptied your trash--though check what's
in there first.

Jerry M wrote:
> I am in the process of upgrading from 04 to 08...wish i had read these
> threads first. The issue I have encountered after installing the 08
> applications and responding to the requirement to move the 04
> Entrourage pointer from the old files that took up ~15GB of file
> space, upon checking the box to update the pointers, Entrourage added
> an additional 10GB to the files stored. At the start of the upgrade I
> had 71GB available, upon completion I had 61GB. Anyone have a
> suggestion on what went wrong or where I should seek help.
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I needed to buy Office 2008 for a a new Macbook, and so purchased the "full" version (still in the box and unopened). Can I use this version to upgrade my Office 2004 on my iMac desktop without losing all my Entourage files, etc.

Another question that rises after reading this thread, though, is do I want to?
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On 2/13/08 1:41 PM, in article ee89959.14.DeleteThis@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "" <>
wrote:

> I needed to buy Office 2008 for a a new Macbook, and so purchased the "full"
> version (still in the box and unopened). Can I use this version to upgrade my
> Office 2004 on my iMac desktop without losing all my Entourage files, etc.
>
> Another question that rises after reading this thread, though, is do I want
> to?

You don't have to remove Office 2004. When the option comes up to remove
don't select it.

Your data is stored in the Microsoft User Data folder. It can handle
multiple Identities from different versions. No worries there. However, I do
suggest you backup your Microsoft User Data folder before installing in case
of some rare disaster. Stuff or zip it.

Since you purchased the full copy of Office 2008, just go ahead and install.
It does not overwrite/update Office 2004.

Let us know if you have further questions.

You can use both versions of Word, Excel and Powerpoint. You cannot use
Entourage 08 and 04 at the same time. Most of Entourage's problems are with
syncing and Exchange.

If nothing I would install and play around with them until the next update.

--
Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
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Yes, you can, and no, you don't :-)

Office 2008 "upgrades" the Entourage database to a new format, after which
Entourage 2004 can't read it.

Personally, I allowed that to happen because Entourage 2008 runs well for
me. But if you are wise, you will wait until Service Pack 1 is released
before you burn your bridges.

To be quite sure you can go back if you want to, do a Custom install and
don't install Entourage 2008. Put that in later, when you are quite sure
you won't need to revert.

Hope this helps


On 14/02/08 8:41 AM, in article ee89959.14 RemoveThis @webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "" <>
wrote:

> I needed to buy Office 2008 for a a new Macbook, and so purchased the "full"
> version (still in the box and unopened). Can I use this version to upgrade my
> Office 2004 on my iMac desktop without losing all my Entourage files, etc.
>
> Another question that rises after reading this thread, though, is do I want
> to?

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Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:john@mcghie.name
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/
Sydney, Australia. S33°53'34.20 E151°14'54.50
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