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Archive for the ‘Microsoft Office’ Category

May 13th, 2008

How to speed up Outlook 2003/2007

Is your Microsoft Outlook running slow or taking forever to download new emails? Here are some tips to speed up the performance of Microsoft Outlook (2003,2007). Note that you can also apply these tips to the new Mozilla Thunderbird 2 or even the older versions.
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May 11th, 2008

Convert Thunderbird 2 emails to MS Outlook

A simple guide on how to get emails from Thunderbird 2 to Microsoft Outlook.
I needed to transfer my Thunderbird 2 emails to MS Outlook a few days ago and here is what i needed to do to migrate back Outlook. This Thunderbird 2 email transfer guide works for Outlook Express, Outlook 2000, Outlook 2003, and […]

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May 9th, 2008

Setup cannot continue because a required file is either corrupted or not available.

Setup cannot continue because a required file is either corrupted or not available.
This error may come up if you are using an unlicensed copy of Microsoft Office. The fix?
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May 9th, 2008

OpenOffice.org Beta Fails the Office 2007 Test

I am a big fan of OpenOffice so im excited about how this new beta for their suite will stand up in terms of compatibility with Microsoft Office 2007. Things aren’t looking rosy for Open Office users according to PC World:
“OpenOffice.org 3.0 has just entered public beta, and it promises plenty of improvements from the […]

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April 19th, 2008

Microsoft working on Low Cost Office Suite

Microsoft has confirmed it is planning to release a subscription-based “value box” of low-end productivity software code-named Albany, and has sent an early version of the product to thousands of beta participants for private testing. I dont know how cheap this new product will be but FREE Office suites such Open Office will be hard […]

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March 23rd, 2008

OpenOffice 3.0 Promises to leapfrog Microsoft Office

Microsoft’s Office suite could have a potentially legitimate challenger on the desktop for the first time since Lotus gave up trying to take on Redmond a decade ago. With developers struggling to get OpenOffice 2.4 out the door, details are emerging of the features users have to look forward to in the upcoming bullet point […]

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March 23rd, 2008

Be Warned of New Attacks on Microsoft Word

Be extra careful when opening documents in Windows, especially if they are Microsoft Word files. Microsoft on Friday warned that cyber criminals may be taking advantage of an unpatched flaw in the Windows operating system to install malicious software on a victim’s PC. The reported attack, now under investigation by Microsoft, involves a malicious Word […]

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March 12th, 2008

Infected Excel Files Exploit Known Hole

Security experts have issued a warning that malicious Microsoft Excel documents are making the rounds via email and are exploiting an unpatched Excel vulnerability that has been known publicly since January. The attacks come even as Microsoft has released several critical patches affecting every supported version of Office. The patches are believed to include a […]

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February 16th, 2008

Hackers Post Attack Code for MS Works Bug

Get ready to patch your Microsoft Works installation as hackers have posted the code on the world wild web opening the floodgates for possible exploits.
The proof-of-concept code, posted Wednesday to the Milw0rm Web site, exploits a bug in the Microsoft Works file converter software that is part of Office 2003 and can be used […]

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December 14th, 2007

Office 2007 SP1 Auto-Installs Confuse Vista, XP Users

Oopsie. It seems like some users have gotten the massive Office 2007 SP1 update automatically, even though Microsoft Corp. said it would not use Windows’ Automatic Updates to push out the large upgrade for several months, the company confirmed Thursday.
Anyone running a preview copy of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), which was made available […]

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