Free : Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2

[foolish501]

http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/getthebeta.mspx

 

[russr]

For the record it is Office 2007, not 2006.
I have downloaded and installed this and it seems fairly stable. Just be aware though that it is beta and I'd avoid installing it on a production machine.

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: russr
For the record it is Office 2007, not 2006.
I have downloaded and installed this and it seems fairly stable. Just be aware though that it is beta and I'd avoid installing it on a production machine.

what happens after the official is released?

if i start using the beta, is it hard to revert back to 2003 while preserving all my outlook data?

 

[codeyf]

Originally posted by: GeneValgene

Originally posted by: russr
For the record it is Office 2007, not 2006.
I have downloaded and installed this and it seems fairly stable. Just be aware though that it is beta and I'd avoid installing it on a production machine.

what happens after the official is released?

if i start using the beta, is it hard to revert back to 2003 while preserving all my outlook data?

Expiration Date
All 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 software has an expiration date of February 1, 2007. After expiration, 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 will continue to work in a reduced functionality mode that limits your options and operations.

 

[altonb1]

Info shared with colleagues. Thanks!

 

[c3p0]

Originally posted by: altonb1
Info shared with colleagues. Thanks!

They sure make you jump through a lot of hoops just to download a beta program.

c3p0
:beer:

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

im having troubles activating.. anyone?

 

[Gunslinger08]

I've been using all of the betas at work up to this point. They're getting more and more stable. I can even close Outlook now without it crashing!

However, I can't activate either. Seems like the process might be hosed.

 

[jdogg707]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
im having troubles activating.. anyone?

same problem here.

 

[Einz]

I got the email with the keys, but I never got the download link? Anyone have the link I need?

 

[foolish501]

Originally posted by: Einz
I got the email with the keys, but I never got the download link? Anyone have the link I need?

the last page you go to has the cd key, and the link on the left is the download link (it's not obvious)

 

[ErikaeanLogic]

Originally posted by: jdogg707

Originally posted by: DLeRium
im having troubles activating.. anyone?

same problem here.

has anybody actually gotten it to activate?

 

[RideFree]

Is it just me or has M$ become obsessed with sniffing my entire LAN for a whiff of anything not "legal" (per the M$ definition), and doing it on a daily basis?

 

[RideFree]

has anybody actually gotten it to activate?

Not me.
It appears that security concerns at M$ have finally managed to lock itself out of the internet.

 

[Nick5324]

Originally posted by: ErikaeanLogic

Originally posted by: jdogg707

Originally posted by: DLeRium
im having troubles activating.. anyone?

same problem here.

has anybody actually gotten it to activate?

No dice for me either. I thought it was my connection being difficult, turns out it is MS being difficult.

 

[cbuchach]

I am unable to activate also. I really don't initially care for the new look. But I will see if it grows on me.

 

[RideFree]

Originally posted by: GeneValgene

Originally posted by: russr
For the record it is Office 2007, not 2006.
I have downloaded and installed this and it seems fairly stable. Just be aware though that it is beta and I'd avoid installing it on a production machine.

what happens after the official is released?

if i start using the beta, is it hard to revert back to 2003 while preserving all my outlook data?

You can now trust M$ to allow backwards compatibility with all of their new "open document formats".
{Sarcasm, folks, nothing but propaganda.)

 

[RideFree]

Originally posted by: cbuchach
I am unable to activate also. I really don't initially care for the new look. But I will see if it grows on me.

While I like the tabbed interface in Opera and FF, it's usefulness remains to be seen in a Word doc.

 

[RideFree]

Thank you foolish501 for calling this to our attention. I'm always interested in what's new.

 

[MOCKBA1]

Does it run on Linux? If I use grasshopper, can I make it working?

 

[rml]

quote:
Expiration Date
All 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 software has an expiration date of February 1, 2007. After expiration, 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 will continue to work in a reduced functionality mode that limits your options and operations.

Does the reduced functionality implied "READ ONLY" version of Word, Excel after the expiration date?
If that is the case, I don't want to waste my time.

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: rml
quote:
Expiration Date
All 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 software has an expiration date of February 1, 2007. After expiration, 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 will continue to work in a reduced functionality mode that limits your options and operations.

Does the reduced functionality implied "READ ONLY" version of Word, Excel after the expiration date?
If that is the case, I don't want to waste my time.

lol...you think they would let you keep the beta to a $500 piece of software for free?

 

[hytek369]

sweet

 

[SurgicalShark]

Originally posted by: russr
For the record it is Office 2007, not 2006.
I have downloaded and installed this and it seems fairly stable. Just be aware though that it is beta and I'd avoid installing it on a production machine.

can you do parallel installation of Office 2003 and Office 2007? I don't want to loose complete Office 2003 that Ihave installed on my only machine.

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: SurgicalShark

Originally posted by: russr
For the record it is Office 2007, not 2006.
I have downloaded and installed this and it seems fairly stable. Just be aware though that it is beta and I'd avoid installing it on a production machine.

can you do parallel installation of Office 2003 and Office 2007? I don't want to loose complete Office 2003 that Ihave installed on my only machine.

exactly my question...if someone has experience with this, please let us know