Transforms only work with Enterprise version of Office 2003

I use both but find Windows much more suits what I need to do.

And, no, nothing in my post is negative about Microsoft's future, just a
comment on the overblown fantasies about Linux.


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After furious head-scratching, Evadne Cake asked this group:

| On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 22:23:12 +0100, Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| wrote (in article ):
|
|| 2.
||
|| No, if they are smart, they will turn to Apple that has an actual
|| future.
||
|
|
| As an MVP, Milly, isn't that tantamount to treason?! ;o) Having said
| that, I've been Windows-free for 24 days and I've not gone back to my
| PC for anything (save to transfer files). I don't understand what
| took me so long to switch.

Hi Gerry,

The Action Pack is a Microsoft Partner's set
to use to help in internal training and marketing.

The Action Pack is intentionally not an Office Admin
Point supported series.
https://partner.microsoft.com/US/sal...npackoverview/

Only Volume License Keys (VLK) have worked to create
an Office Admin Pack starting with Office 2000.


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"Gerry Hickman" wrote in message ...
Hi,

I don't know the exact answer, and what on earth is an "Action pack"?

What I do know, from recent roll-out of Office 2003 is that the AIP
option and the transform option appear to now be limited to "special"
releases of Office 2003 such as Volume License option. I had to request
special media from our Volume License supplier to get it to work with
our Volume License keys.

Personally, I think this decision is short-sighted, together with
similar decisions across the rest of the Microsoft product line.

In some ways you could argue "why give home users the option to
customize" and use AIPs? Well in my view there's lots of reasons.

1. AIPs are better than local install source, even for home computers.

2. The home users of today are the Enterprise Admins of tomorrow, and
Microsoft are basically locking out the learning process of the young
hobbyists who can't afford to buy a volume license for their home
computer. This will stifle innovation, and those guys will experiment
with Linux instead where they are respected and allowed to install and
compile on as many computers they feel like.

The big bucks I make today providing Microsoft solutions are a result of
all the free tools Microsoft used to provide, and being able to set them
up at home. These new restrictions mean this is no longer possible.

Hi Bob,

The Action Pack is a Microsoft Partner's set
to use to help in internal training and marketing.

The Action Pack is intentionally not an Office Admin
Point supported series.
https://partner.microsoft.com/US/sal...npackoverview/

OK, that makes sense. The partner will be evaluating what the ordinary
customer gets, NOT what the VL customer gets...

Only Volume License Keys (VLK) have worked to create
an Office Admin Pack starting with Office 2000.

Not sure what you mean here by "Office Admin Pack". If you mean an
"Administrative Installation Point", I'm pretty sure this was possible
with all CDs of Office 2000 pro, but is NOT possible with retail Office
2003...

--
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

Evadne Cake wrote:

As an MVP, Milly, isn't that tantamount to treason?!

Hehe!

;o) Having said that,
I've been Windows-free for 24 days and I've not gone back to my PC for
anything (save to transfer files). I don't understand what took me so long to
switch.

Yes, I'm doing this too for all friends/family etc, but there are a few
programs at work that are only available for Windows, so it may be some
time before being able to move completely.

--
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

Hi Milly,

And, no, nothing in my post is negative about Microsoft's future, just a
comment on the overblown fantasies about Linux.

I believe Apple is bsed on OpenBSD (?), so in some ways it's not that
different to Linux. It has a better UI, Mac legacy compatibility, and
Microsoft have always offered Office for Mac, so again that's a bonus.
But the big downside, as I see it, is that this additional layer is not
free/Free or open-source, and is also tied to hardware. So personally, I
think things like FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris and Linux have far more
potential for the future.

The most incredible thing I find with the open source alternatives, is
that when there's a bug, or behaviour you don't like, simply fix the bug
the same day and re-compile! It beats waiting for companies like
Microsoft to spend months releasing simple hotfixes that are only
offered via PPS and phone. I don't see how Apple is any better in this
regard...

--
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

If you will note, my post specifies Linux, not FOSS software across the
board. Open/FreeBSD is an excellent system, and I commend Mac on using it
as their core. As for backwards compatibility, you obviously are only
talking about compatibility within the pre OS X and OS X and later systems,
right, and not between?

As for compiling it yourself, I am a user and have NO intentions of having
to learn to program, compile and use my personal time to get something to
work on a system warranted to "just work."

If you are one of those geeks, fine, go ahead and compile. For me, I prefer
to use my computer for productive work or increase my Quake III abilities,
not muck around some obscure code trying to get a freakin' wireless card to
work on my notebook.

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After furious head-scratching, Gerry Hickman asked this group:

| Hi Milly,
|
|| And, no, nothing in my post is negative about Microsoft's future,
|| just a comment on the overblown fantasies about Linux.
|
| I believe Apple is bsed on OpenBSD (?), so in some ways it's not that
| different to Linux. It has a better UI, Mac legacy compatibility, and
| Microsoft have always offered Office for Mac, so again that's a bonus.
| But the big downside, as I see it, is that this additional layer is
| not free/Free or open-source, and is also tied to hardware. So
| personally, I think things like FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris and Linux
| have far more potential for the future.
|
| The most incredible thing I find with the open source alternatives, is
| that when there's a bug, or behaviour you don't like, simply fix the
| bug the same day and re-compile! It beats waiting for companies like
| Microsoft to spend months releasing simple hotfixes that are only
| offered via PPS and phone. I don't see how Apple is any better in this
| regard...

On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 15:21:56 +0100, Gerry Hickman wrote
(in article ):

Evadne Cake wrote:

As an MVP, Milly, isn't that tantamount to treason?!

Hehe!

;o) Having said that,
I've been Windows-free for 24 days and I've not gone back to my PC for
anything (save to transfer files). I don't understand what took me so long
to
switch.

Yes, I'm doing this too for all friends/family etc, but there are a few
programs at work that are only available for Windows, so it may be some
time before being able to move completely.



Yes, I have applications that will only run under Windows (Paint Shop Pro,
NoteWorthy Composer, Publisher, etc) but I'm not really missing them. I have
CS2 installed on here (as I have on my Windows box - I have two licences). I
wanted to buy my parents a Mac Mini when they were considering a new
computer, but they wanted a PC. A Mini would have suited their needs
adequately, but it would have meant purchasing new software (I have 2004
because it was given to me by a good friend who happens to be an MVP and can,
therefore, get things from MS at about a 90% discount!)

I have tried VPC and it is torturous. It will only utilise 512MB RAM and a
fifth of one CPU (you can work that out - I have 2x 2.7GHz CPUs). I do miss
some applications (NWC in particular, but I have learnt to do without).

I love widgets - I cannot manage without me widgets. I have free applets that
I had to *PAY* to use under Windows and I don't know how I managed without
iCal. It's more useful than the Outlook calendar (though you cannot set it up
with public holidays).

The one thing I was worried about was setting up the network. I got a shock
when I found that all I had to do was plug the cable into the router! That
was it - it set up everything itself - I didn't even have to assign an IP! I
didn't have to install a driver for my printer (iP8500) either. Tiger has a
fully featured native driver (exactly the same as you'd download from Canon)
- none of this "just enough to get it printing" crap. It also resizes web
pages intelligently - none of this losing half the page, or using an applet
to resize it. I've printed the same page from the Mac, and from my PC (both
using IE) and I lose half the info on the PC!

Glad you moved to a Mac where you don't have to think - Apple depends on
that, especially their support team.

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After furious head-scratching, Evadne Cake asked this group:

| On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 15:21:56 +0100, Gerry Hickman wrote
| (in article ):
|
|| Evadne Cake wrote:
||
||| As an MVP, Milly, isn't that tantamount to treason?!
||
|| Hehe!
||
||| ;o) Having said that,
||| I've been Windows-free for 24 days and I've not gone back to my PC
||| for anything (save to transfer files). I don't understand what took
||| me so long to
||| switch.
||
|| Yes, I'm doing this too for all friends/family etc, but there are a
|| few programs at work that are only available for Windows, so it may
|| be some time before being able to move completely.
||
||
|
| Yes, I have applications that will only run under Windows (Paint Shop
| Pro, NoteWorthy Composer, Publisher, etc) but I'm not really missing
| them. I have CS2 installed on here (as I have on my Windows box - I
| have two licences). I wanted to buy my parents a Mac Mini when they
| were considering a new computer, but they wanted a PC. A Mini would
| have suited their needs adequately, but it would have meant
| purchasing new software (I have 2004 because it was given to me by a
| good friend who happens to be an MVP and can, therefore, get things
| from MS at about a 90% discount!)
|
| I have tried VPC and it is torturous. It will only utilise 512MB RAM
| and a fifth of one CPU (you can work that out - I have 2x 2.7GHz
| CPUs). I do miss some applications (NWC in particular, but I have
| learnt to do without).
|
| I love widgets - I cannot manage without me widgets. I have free
| applets that I had to *PAY* to use under Windows and I don't know how
| I managed without iCal. It's more useful than the Outlook calendar
| (though you cannot set it up with public holidays).
|
| The one thing I was worried about was setting up the network. I got a
| shock when I found that all I had to do was plug the cable into the
| router! That was it - it set up everything itself - I didn't even
| have to assign an IP! I didn't have to install a driver for my
| printer (iP8500) either. Tiger has a fully featured native driver
| (exactly the same as you'd download from Canon) - none of this "just
| enough to get it printing" crap. It also resizes web pages
| intelligently - none of this losing half the page, or using an applet
| to resize it. I've printed the same page from the Mac, and from my PC
| (both using IE) and I lose half the info on the PC!

Hi Milly,

As for compiling it yourself, I am a user and have NO intentions of having
to learn to program, compile and use my personal time to get something to
work on a system warranted to "just work."

No one is forcing the user to spend their personal time, but the
difference is that they have a CHOICE. With Windows there is no choice
for the end user. The only choice for corporates is to use hacking and
reverse engineering, or wait weeks/months for hotfixes from Microsoft.
We're already waiting for two, and I've a feeling they're not very high
on Microsoft's list of priorities.

In the context of corporations, or home developers, having to recompile
something is a fairly minor chore, and means you can fix it the SAME DAY.

For end users, they can either wait around (like with Microsoft), or
they can interact with the community to get an unofficial update to tide
them over until the next release.

--
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

Evadne Cake wrote:

wanted to buy my parents a Mac Mini when they were considering a new
computer, but they wanted a PC. A Mini would have suited their needs
adequately, but it would have meant purchasing new software

Yes, I think this is the exact reason it's not been more popular.

The one thing I was worried about was setting up the network. I got a shock
when I found that all I had to do was plug the cable into the router!

Yes, I think this is where it's excellent for the non-technical user who
just wants to get it working on a small network, but a nightmare for
anyone running a big corporate network where you really don't want
computers thinking for themselves

--
Gerry Hickman (London UK)