MS Office Update 12.1.0 is out...

For those of us bedeviled with having to use MS Office, update 12.1.0 is out as of today, a 180MB download if you want the disk image containing the updater. Maybe AutoUpdate is smaller.
Comments, warnings, etc., would be welcome. Especially gotchas, so we won't be blaming our poor Macs about something due to MS' 'fine' products....

daymn. out of curiosity, does anything else happen for you when those messages get printed in the console? for me, it effectively rendered the office suite unusable, as all applications would bring up the beloved beachball of death every couple of seconds, and would give strange oddities on the screen like these:
- excel
- office screwup (excel was running in background)
this was pretty scary so i reverted back to Office 2004, which runs like the wind! who would have thought that office 2008 was just vista for mac in disguise...

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Whats the best way to apply office updates during OSD task sequence with Software Update Agent disabled?

I am trying to update office via the SCCM 2012 R2 OSD task sequence. I know offline updating only updates the core components in the WIM and I'm trying to figure out how to add office updates as well. I am aware of using powershell to try and kick off
a WU scan as seen here:
http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2012/01/24/use-powershell-commands-to-assist-with-patching-during-sccm-image-build/
But the kicker is we don't use SCCM to update the workstations (Solo WSUS install). Is there a way to do this (maybe set the client in the TS to switch on SUP, then off again when it goes off into production) rather than have to build a new image every month?

You could use the ZTI_WindowsUpdates.wsf script from MDT.
http://scriptimus.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/mdt-2012-automating-updates-in-lite-touch-deployments/
How does it work?
The task sequence steps run a script called ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf. The script uses the
Windows Update Agent API to manage the downloading and installation of updates. All audit information is written to the
ZTIWindowsUpdate.log file. If you find any unusual error codes in your log returned from the API (although I never have) you can compare the codes
here. The script will also check and update the
Windows Update Agent(WUA) as needed at the start.
In its default state, the ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf script will connect to Microsoft Update then search for and download all available updates including Security Patches, Drivers, Browser Updates and Service Packs. This is essentially the same
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Database daemon and SyncServicesAgent won't close during MS Office Update Install

While running Microsoft Office Updater I tried to close apps that were preventing the Installer from continuing. Two apps wouldn't close: Database Daemon and SyncServicesAgent. Out of desperation rather than knowledge I ran the Disk Utility and repaired permissions. BINGO! the Installer closed the errant apps and completed its task. What is going on? I read the same advice repeatedly in this forum that repairing permissions is a waste of time. Clearly not in this case I think.

A message to quit applications occurs in Office for Mac
If you see a message to "quit the following applications" while installing an update for Microsoft Office for Mac (See image) , click Continue, and then quit the applications listed in the message. To quit an application, click its name on the Apple menu bar, and then click Quit <application name> or press COMMAND Q. You can also quit an application if it has an icon in the Dock by pressing the CONTROL key, clicking the icon, and then clicking Quit.
You'll also have to turn off Sync Services in Outlook. To do this, start Outlook, click Outlook > Preferences, and then choose Sync Services under Other. Uncheck all boxes and then quit Outlook.
You should now be able to install the update for Office.
NOTE The message to quit applications may also appear if you're installing Microsoft Office for Mac. Follow the same steps to quit the applications before you install Office.

How To: Deploying Windows & Office updates during task sequence

How do you guys apply windows and office updates during the task sequence?
Right now for Windows, I am offline servicing using my software deployment package.
For Office, I had the software deployment package, but can't figure out how to add it to my task sequence. All the options don't allow me to choose the package.
My end goal is to keep everything as up to date as possible, and if people image a computer and run Windows Update, they only have to download 10 or less updates, not 100+.

Is Office part of your image or do you deploy Office as part of your task sequence?
If office is part of your image, i'd recommend that you create a fully automated build and capture process using the MDT lite touch, and use a separate WSUS server to update the image with Windows , Office and other updates.
It's pretty easy to setup.
Creating a Windows 8.1 reference image:
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9845755
If Office is not part of the image, you need to deploy the updates using Software Updates In SCCM as part of your Task Sequence.
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It's a task sequence. I'm confused how Software Updates works with SCCM because I do not want to use it to update All Systems. I only want to update it to computers that get imaged which are Unknown Computers. We have WSUS to take care of updates.
If I deploy to Unknown Computers the updates in SCCM, once it joins the domain though to install all the other applications in the task sequence, will updates still go through now that it isn't a "Unknown ComputeR"?

SMS - Uninstall windows/office updates

I install windows and office updates using SMS 2003. The patches are in
.exe format. I want to uninstall one of the updates from all the computers. How do I unistall it using SMS2003?
Regards,
Fred.

Hi,
Check out this script it should do the trick for you:
http://blog.coretech.dk/jgs/vbscript-uninstall-updates-on-winxpwin2003-win7-and-win-2008-r2-automatically/
regards,
Jörgen
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Does Office update independent of Windows?

Hello Forums world.
If you could please shed some light on Office 2013 and its update process, I would appreciate it.
Our clients use the Click to Run version of Office Pro Plus downloaded from Office 365 directly through their user account. Now, I understand these will update automatically, with no intervention from us or the users. Problem is, we turn off
automatic updates on the computer, to approve and push updates through our management software. And we would like to do this with Office as well. It is my understand previous versions of Office would use Microsoft Update, which is through (not
really, but it always tied in with it) Windows update. Meaning, any settings you had for Windows update, when you upgraded to MS update, would keep these same settings. So, Office would only be updated when you selected, if Automatic
updates were turned off. Is 2013 different? I know updates for Office are found under File--Office Account, and here you can select if updates are Automatic, Disabled, what updates are installed (by the Office Version Number) and other items. Is
this updating process completely independent of Windows update now? If we set the computer to disable automatic updates, is Office still going out and updating itself? Do we have to configure this separately now?
Lately, we disabled an Office update in our management system, and Office still pulled down the update on a client system. I would like to have this not happen in the future. If someone can please illuminate me on how updates work in Office 2013,
I would appreciate it. I have been reading on TechNet what happens, but am not sure if I fully understand it.
Thanks.

Hi,
The update process of Click-To-Run version of Office is different from Windows Installer-based version. It is now configured to update automatically from the cloud, the updates are not provided via Windows Update any more.
By default, Office 365 ProPlus Click-to-Run installations are automatically updated, and the update process automatically detects and downloads the new data in the background. Office will look daily for software updates and apply them automatically as updates
become available.
Here is a great blog post which has a thorough disscussion of how to manage Updates for Office 365 ProPlus:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_resource_kit/archive/2014/01/28/managing-updates-for-office-365-proplus-part-2.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_resource_kit/archive/2014/01/21/managing-updates-for-office-365-proplus-part-1.aspx
Regards,
Ethan Hua
TechNet Community Support
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Office Updates through the Updates Folder

I am trying to make an office package for my sccm environment. I downloaded all the cab files from the "wsusoffline tool" but say if I extract all the cab files to the updates folder there is obviously duplicate files names such as excel-x-none.msp.
I guess what I am looking for is guidance to best practice to getting all the updates properly in that folder. I wish microsoft had a pack of MSP files you could just download easily.
We also have Office Updates in SCCM that I could deploy out to the machines but most of our technicians use offline installer usb drives so I do not think that would work.
Any help would be great.

I am doing some research. And I might involve someone who is more familiar with this kind of issue to deal with this problem.
Cheers,
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Office Updates in SCCM

I am trying to make an office package for my sccm environment. I downloaded all the cab files from the "wsusoffline tool" but say if I extract all the cab files to the updates folder there is obviously duplicate files names such as excel-x-none.msp.
I guess what I am looking for is guidance to best practice to getting all the updates properly in that folder. I wish microsoft had a pack of MSP files you could just download easily.
We also have Office Updates in SCCM that I could deploy out to the machines but most of our technicians use offline installer usb drives so I do not think that would work.
So is there anyway to deploy office updates when using and offline installer?
Any help would be great.

Hi,
Please refer to the link below:
Current Cumulative Updates for Office - Q1 2014
http://blogs.technet.com/b/messaging_with_communications/archive/2014/01/02/q1-2014-current-cumulative-updates-for-office.aspx
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I am using an iPad and iPhone and have exchange as my email. Both will only collect mails when I am in the wifi of the office, and not when I am out and about. I can't seem to get a fix for it.

I am using an iPad and iPhone and have exchange as my email. Both will only collect mails when I am in the wifi of the office, and not when I am out and about. I can't seem to get a fix for it.

This - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-make-web-links-open-firefox-default - didn't work?

HT201407 When I did the latest update, my phone was wiped out completely. My laptop that I had everything on, crashed. I have a new laptop, tried to update on it and of course i couldn't without deauthorizing my account then reauthorizing. I need help!

When I did the latest update, my phone was wiped out completely. My laptop that I had everything on, crashed. I have a new laptop, tried to update on it and of course I couldn't without deauthorizing my account then reauthorizing. I need help! I want my ringtones and picturesd back, and can't get them. Does anyone know how to do this given my situation?
Thanks!

cathorio wrote:
I recently changed my lap top. My problem is the new lap top won't accept my apple I D it asked me to sing up for a new one which I did.
I am puzzled by this. The laptop doesn't need the Apple ID - but iTunes does. I could be missing something but ....
Why would you not be able to use your existing Apple ID and iTunes account on a new laptop? If you authorized the computer - you should be able to use your existing account - unless you already had 5 computers authorized with the existing ID - and that was why iTunes would not accept the ID. However, I'm sure that you would have received a popup message from iTunes telling you that you had reached the limit.
I just received a new MBP and my daughter did as well. My entire family shares an Apple ID and we had no issues at all with my Apple ID and iTunes on our new computers and I did not have to sign up for a new account. Did you even try the old ID?

How can I use Office Update without the Office CD?

How can I use Office Update without the Office CD? On the microsoft website I've clicked the options which mean I shouldn't need the CD (which wasn't supplied with the laptop), but poartway through updating the service pack I get a request for the Office 2000 Professional CD.
Any suggestions?

Hi
Did you mean a Office or One Note?
As far as I know the One Note is a part of the Recovering Image and the CD is not delivered with the unit. Furthermore the Toshiba units are not delivered with the Office 2000 software.
Nevertheless, did you check the update function in the Help i.e. in Word?
There you will find a options called Check for Updates
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdate/default.aspx
Bye

HT1338 i have apps to be updated but when i try to update them a message pops out saying "You have updates for other accounts, please sigh in with the other id". Can some one help me how can i still update the same with the new apple id ive created.

i have apps to be updated but when i try to update them a message pops out saying "You have updates for other accounts, please sigh in with the other id". Can some one help me how can i still update the same with the new apple id ive created. As i dont have the access to the earlier id anymore.

You cannot. The apps are assigned to that Apple ID and there is nothing you can do to change that. You could choose to download them again with the new Apple ID, any paid apps will need to be purchased again.
Hope that helps.

I bought a iPhone and I was able to log into my iCloud with no problem and when I tried to update it it kicked me out and now it's asking me for the old apple user please help what can I do...?

I bought a iPhone and I was able to log into my iCloud with no problem and when I tried to update it it kicked me out and now it's asking me for the old apple user please help what can I do...?

Contact the original owner, and ask them to remove the device from their icloud.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13695
HTH

How to update my ibook G4 with out itunes

how to update my ibook G4 with out itunes

Your question begs more questions before an answer...
What are you trying to upgrade, and why would you try to use iTunes
in a vintage G4 computer that cannot run an OS X later than 10.5.8
at best? (and only if it has a processor at least 867MHz or better)
With at least a 1.0GHz iBook G4 you could run Leopard 10.5.8, and
the system requires a retail DVD to install the 10.5, then go online
after installation, to get the Combo 10.5.8 update, by use of Software
Update within that first earlier system...
If the computer does not have at least the minimum processor, it would
not be able to see Leopard as a system, so Tiger 10.4.11 is the last...
http://www.apple.com/support/leopard/
iTunes does not upgrade or update much of anything in an obsolete &/
or vintage Mac OS X before the Intel-Mac era, and prior to OS X 10.6.8.
If your computer does not have an iTunes version at all, you can go to
Apple support downloads and look at older iTunes, and older safari,
and some other bits that are limited to their respective vintage OS X.
Usually the upgrade path utilizes DVD media or CD media, for software
& depending on what kind of software, then later get update-downloads.
To see if there may be anything not already installed in the system or
applications that could exist in the Apple support download servers,
you could see if the System's own Software Update, located in Apple
Menu in upper left side of the menu bar in Finder, can locate some.
If you perform a new install and did not save all the bits as downloaded
from when they were more current, some updates to original media that
formerly were online and available as download (step updates, not full
upgrades) you may eventually be unable to upgrade then update an older
OS X system; the remainder of the later or last fixes were in the update.
So, if you have an old G4 PowerPC Mac computer running, say Tiger 10.4.3
and thought to use some software intended to run in Tiger 10.4.11, then
you'd have to see if Software Update could find the 10.4.11 Combo update.
After updating the main system, other applications may also see a need to
be updated, if they were not already as far as they could go, in their vintage.
iPhoto, and other applications, such as they were, had updates to their main
application. So with iTunes, the last version that can work in a PPC G4/G5
non-intel would be in the last supported OS X, Leopard 10.5.8, and that
version number is iTunes 10.6.3; so you can't visit an App Store or Mac App
Store nor can you run Snow Leopard on a PowerPC architecture Mac.
With the intel-based Mac, and Snow Leopard, you can access the online
Stores to include recent Mac Apps, App Store, iTunes Store, etc. A light
version of early iTunes (see iTunes Player) can be seen, and their Radio
still plays free music channels. I have several older pre-Intel Macs...
The matter involves the vintage of the device, the system, and limits of the
old vintage/obsoleted configurations where both are interdependent.
Not sure if this helps, but more of a history lesson may be read if you look
into everymac.com and compare models, build years, and other specs...
If you need some feature or function not supported by vintage hardware or
vintage software, or a newer web browser, you have to look further. A fair
browser can be found in TenFourFox. I use it daily in a PPC G4 MINI 1.5GHz.
with Leopard 10.5.8. Plus others. To go further, look into an Intel-based Mac
such as MacBook2.1 & then buy the Snow Leopard retail DVD for about $20.
Hopefully this helps somewhat...
Good luck & happy computing!

Word experienced a serious problem with the 'acrobat pdfmaker office com addin' add-in. after Office Updates.

I cant cant use mail merge feature in Winword in conjunction with Abobe Acrobat 10 (pdfmaker add-in) after the recent Office April Windows and Office Updates.
Here is a quick note from the event viewer:
The program WINWORD.EXE version 14.0.7134.5000 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Action Center control panel.
Process ID: 1138
Start Time: 01d07dcede19c458
Termination Time: 15
Application Path: C:\Program (file:///C:/Program) Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE
Report Id:
Microsoft Word: Accepted Safe Mode action : Word experienced a serious problem with the 'acrobat pdfmaker office com addin' add-in. If you have seen this message multiple times, you should disable
this add-in and check to see if an update is available. Do you want to disable this add-in?.
I do not wish to disable the pdfmaker add-in as I use it to run mail merge on WORD and send 10s and 1000s of pdfs via email to external users. I am not sure what are my options here and I wish
someone could help me get to the root cause of the matter.
My environment is as follows:
Windows 7 x64 SP1
Office 2010 v 14.0.7128.5000
Adobe Reader MUI X and Adobe Acrobat X
Feroze

Hi,
As the event log indicated, this is due to acrobat pdfmaker office com addin doesn't work well with Microsoft Word.
I would suggest you go ahead and try to upgrade your Adobe product to the latest version and see if issue persists.
Or contact the support of Adobe and see if there is a known compatibility issue or not.
Regards,
Ethan Hua
TechNet Community Support
It's recommended to download and install
Configuration Analyzer Tool (OffCAT), which is developed by Microsoft Support teams. Once the tool is installed, you can run it at any time to scan for hundreds of known issues in Office
programs.
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help, and unmark the answers if they provide no help. If you have feedback for TechNet Support, contact
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