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MS Office with vista rc1

I got windows vista rc1 (build 5600) that I downloaded freely from microsoft website..

now the question is: "What version of Office - and how can I get it - that works with this copy of windows?"

I downloaded Office Technical Refresh but it didn't work. It gave a message which didn't look like an error one, but after then nothing else happend, but anyway it didn't install the programs of office suite

is there a beta release that is available in the present time and compatible?

I can't tell you how much I need to install the Office applications.. please help

[636 byte] By [MrSHeeN] at [2008-2-7]
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# 1

Hello Mr SHeeN,

Did you download the Office 2007 build from http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/download/en/default.mspx ?

Any chance you could post a link to a screenshot of the Message that didn't look like an error?

Also you might search around in the following newsgroup:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?query=vista+rc1&dg=&cat=en-us-office&lang=en&cr=US&pt=3a4e9862-cdce-4bdc-8664-91038e3eb1e9&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us

Thanks,
Louis Shanks

App Compat

LouSha at 2007-8-31 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Application Compatibility for Windows Vista...
# 2
Hello Mr Shanks, and thanks for your intention to help me..

No, I did not download it from there, as I told you before I downloaded 'Microsoft Office TR (Technical Refresh)' which was said to be compatible with Vista RC1 OS..

What happens after I click on the setup file, it shows this (screenshot) by proceeding it shows this (screenshot) by clicking 'yes' it shows this (screenshot) and after the bar is filled within about 8 minutes it shows this (screenshot) and that's it! nothing happens after.

Thanks again

MrSHeeN at 2007-8-31 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Application Compatibility for Windows Vista...
# 3

Hello Mr SheeN, I did a little research and found this posting.
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=765315&SiteID=17

and this posting:
http://forum.osnn.net/showthread.php?t=82122&page=8 (At the bottom of this thread)

Did you already have an install of Office 2007 on the box before attempting to install the Technical Refresh?

Thanks,
Louis Shanks

AppCompat

LouSha at 2007-8-31 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Application Compatibility for Windows Vista...
# 4
The problem is that you don't have the Office 2007 beta installed. But the problem with that is that it seems that you have to pay $1.50 to download the beta.
DelotaOps101 at 2007-8-31 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Application Compatibility for Windows Vista...
# 5
yea, that's it, apparently.. things never been so clear, why didn't they just make it a bit more clear TR is an update and not an independant application?!!

thanks guys, really appreciate it

MrSHeeN at 2007-8-31 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Application Compatibility for Windows Vista...
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