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re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

David Overton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:08:47 GMT

@Andy,

If files are synching then this is a strange one. Can you access the server via IP address?

Thanks

David

re: Connect Manager for VPNs into SBS 2008 …er, not really, with CMAK information too

Andy Steadman — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:32:43 GMT

The user connects to the VPN OK and the files are sync-ing between the server and the user remotely however when browsing the server (\\servername from run) they cannot see the shared folders. I have tried \\servername.domainname.local etc but still cannot view the shares. Any ideas?

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

John B — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:10:00 GMT

Dave, I ran your registry change to get rid of the Windows installer (running when opening Office documents), and it worked first try - thanks so much for helping me rid myself of this annoyance.

re: Installing Office 2003 and Office 2007 on the same system

David Overton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:29:46 GMT

@Sonya,

You will need to load Windows Live (http://download.live.com) to open you e-mails properly on WIndows 7. Office 2007 trial / STE 2003 probably don't come with Outlook, so Office is not to blame.

If you have a non-OEM copy of Office 2003 and you have removed it from your old PC then you should be able to load it onto your new PC.

Having said that, Office 2010 is going to launch soon, so perhaps waiting for that might be a good idea?

thanks

David

re: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 VPC Image

David Overton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:21:32 GMT

Jayce, I can't send a version for you, however the MS-CRM VHDs can be found with this query - search.microsoft.com/results.aspx

Thanks

David

re: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 VPC Image

Jayce Nguyen — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:28:31 GMT

I'm developer and really want to dive deep with Dynamic CRM but I can't download this VPC Image. Could you please send me a copy. My email is thuongnd@sunivy.com

re: Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc) always has the wrong domain name, IP address or always prompting me about security - here are the fixes

Kenty — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:08:39 GMT

Thank you! u have no idea how helpful this article was to me! I couldn't log on to my server because the domain was not right.

Now it works perfectly. Thankyou again!

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Mike — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:57:50 GMT

Turns out the solution of removing msiexec.exe doesn't work since it appears that Access loads DLL's or at least pointers to the specific DLL files based on the registry configuration at the time it's launched. The registry entries can be changed after Access loads, and the mapping to the DLL's remain valid, but the registry entries have to be there at the time of load. One workaround would be for Microsoft to provide a list of the registry entries that need to be changed so we can just have a batch file run beforehand to update the needed entries, which should be a lot quicker than the installer.

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Mike — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:44:40 GMT

The only thing that worked for me was renaming misexec.exe, which had to be done in both c:\windows\system32 and c:\windows\system32\dllcache. In fact, I had to delete it from dllcache and then immediately pull the plug on the computer so it wouldn't be put back in the cache from RAM. When I need to install something I'm going to have to rename the copy in system32 and then change its name back. It seems to be working fine, so it would be good to know what the changes are that Access feels compelled to make each time it opens. Waiting 40 seconds each time it opens is not an option, so I will deal with whatever problems arise, but it would be good to know what the issues are so I can determine when I might want to re-enable the installer. This has got to be among the world's most annoying application flaws. With the installer removed, both versions of Access open in less than two seconds.

re: Installing Office 2003 and Office 2007 on the same system

Sonya — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:06:44 GMT

Hi David,

I have just replaced my old PC and it has come with Microsoft Office 7 trial...I hate it! and my old saved emails don't want to open properly or at all. I would rather like to go back entirely to MS Office Student and Teacher 2003. Can I just load it and request it to remove Office 7 or do I still need Office 7 on my PC?

Thanks

Sons

re: Hyper-V Security and Management from Windows 7

Oguzhan Oguz — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:22:47 GMT

First try to access the computer like start, run, \\servername\c$ and use administrator credentials... that will open an connection and give you the administrator rights. Then check Hyper-V Manager.

x64 version works great with win7 x64

re: Running Office 2003 on Windows Vista and running other applications that work on Windows XP on Vista

Pam — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:24:27 GMT

I have office 2003 installed for 2 years and now it is telling me the license expired. I want to upgrade to 2007 can I buy upgrade or do I need full version.

Thanks

re: What to do when you get the error "This modification is not allowed because the selection is locked" in Word 2007

nisa — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:19:45 GMT

hi david, i tried ur methods and it doesnt work too...most of the buttons are also inactive. i tried de-install and re-install, it never worked too...any other solutionS?

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Jesse Attard — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:00:04 GMT

Oh, and sorry to double post, but in my Event Viewer msiInstaller has a warning that reads:

Detection of product '{90120000-0021-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}', feature 'ProductNonBootFiles' failed during request for component '{90120000-0021-0000-0000-00413F67CB5F}'

re: Installing Office 2003 and Office 2007 on the same system

David Overton — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:24:02 GMT

@Jayne,

When you install Office 2007 you can customise it and chose which products get installed and un-installed if you customise the install options. Office 2007 installl will do the uninstalling.

Thanks

David