Packagemaker - Installing Office 2008 and Updates

Hiya,
Is there anyway using PackageMaker to install Office 2008 and the 2 updates automatically?

Just checked my Macbook as I have Office 2008 installed using the Student and Home version and it removed everything form older 2004 version BUT noticed on searching in Spotlight the file caled Ofice 2004 identies which is a database and is 18.1 MB size - Do need tis and should it not have been removed when I installed 2008 version ? Is it safe to remove and fre up the 18 MB space ?
Office 2008 is good and faster than 2004

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I currently am using Office 2004 student version on a powerpc running version 10.4.11. I have a newer computer w/ intel duo core running 10.7. I want to install Office 2008 business version and share and edit existing excel files. Will I have a conflict ?

I am interested in buying Office 2008 and transferring Excel data from my Powerpc iMac which runs 10.4.11 and Office 2004 student version. I wish to constantly use and update the Excel files. Will I have a conflict?

You shouldn't have a problem, I am running 2008 and all my data from 2004 carried over. Office 2011 will also run on 10.7.

Safari Keychain error after installing Office 2008 for Macs

I installed Office 2008 for Macs this morning. It then checked for updates to download, found a couple of big ones, and they were downloaded.
Since then, when in Safari, I keep getting a message saying something like "A keychain cannot be found for Safari" with 2 options: Cancel or Return to Default. Neither one changes anything.
I use only web-based email (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo) so this is a major annoyance for me.
From Office 2008 for Macs, I really only need to use Word & Excel, so I would like to uninstall Entourage, Messenger and probably PowerPoint as well. However, at this point I'm, afraid to do anything else. (Also, i thought it was strange I didn't have a chance to pick w/ Office products to install.)
Any ideas on how to get rid of this Keychain message in Safari?
MTIA!

Follow Up: A few days later, there was a Apple software update. After it was installed, the keychain error message went away.
The keychain error was so annoying, I had decided not to install Office for Macs on my iMac, but since there's no longer a problem on my MacBook, I will probably go ahead and put it on the iMac.

Install Office 2008 in lion?

How do you install Office 2008 into Lion? The installer is a PPC app that without Rosetta does not work.
Thanks

Basically it will be a problem you may be able to overcome. Get Pacifist and try using it to access the packages within the installer so it can install them. See the following for some partial help:
How Restore Deleted or Missing OS X Components
A few of the basic OS X installed applications can be restored from the Optional Installs installer located in the Optional installs folder on your Installer DVD. However, if what you need is not there then follow the instructions below.
How to Use Pacifist to Restore Deleted or Missing OS X Components
Insert the OS X Installer DVD into the optical drive. Use a simple utility like TinkerTool to toggle invisibility so you can see invisible items. Alternatively, open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder and at the prompt enter the following:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles Yes
Press RETURN.
To turn off the display of invisible files repeat the above command substituting No for Yes.
The install packages are located in the /System/Installation/ folder on the DVD.
Download the shareware utility Pacifist. Use it to extract a fresh copy of the missing item(s) from the file archives on your OS X installation DVD. The file archives are in the /System/Installations/ folder (use Go to Folder option in the Go menu of the Finder.)
Here are Four Basic ways to use Pacifist (courtesy of George Orville.)
Drag a .pkg icon onto the Pacifist window .....proceed to step 7.
Click on “Open Package ....” and navigate to package desired and click “Open” in the open/save window.....proceed to step 7.
Insert Mac OS X installer CD and when it mounts, navigate to .... Menu->Go->Go to Folder. In the path field enter or paste ....
/Volumes/disc name/System/Installation/Packages (where disc name is the name of the CD/DVD that you inserted.)
Click on the "Go" button ..... • Drag a .pkg to Pacifist..... proceed to step 7.
The package you'll need will have to be discovered by trial and error, but for most applications you should start with the Essentials.pkg and/or Additional Essentials.pkg.
D. Insert your Mac OS X install disk 1 .... and open Pacifist.
1.          In Pacifist, select "Open Mac OS X Install Packages" ... dialog may appear asking for disk 2, then disk 3 and finally disk 1 again.... {if DVD is not used)...If “Stop Loading” is selected...the procedure will stop!!!
2a. When loading is complete, a new window appears, click the triangle to display contents of each package...Select item and proceed to step 7.
2b.          or click the “Find” icon in the Pacifist window and type the name of the software you need.
3.          In the list that comes back, click the top most entry for the item that you want. ..... that is the one for the English language.
4.          On the top of the Pacifist window, click “verify” .... you will probably be prompted for your password.
5.          Enter checks for.... “verify permissions” and “verify file contents.” and click “verify” ....enter password when prompted.... you will get back output which may look like this:
          20 files were scanned. 20 of 20 files were present on the hard disk. 0 of 20 files had file permissions that did not match those specified in the package. 0 of 20 files had checksums that did not match those specified in the package.
6.          Click “close”. Go to step 7.
Extract or Install........
7.          In the Toolbar (upper left), you now have the option to extract or install. Click a file in the lower list and those two icons will be enabled.
8.          If “Extract to...” is selected.... navigate to the location where the file will be placed, select “choose”, select “extract” in new dialog that appears,authenicate , if prompted, click “OK”.
9.          In the next dialog, click “Extract”.
10.          If “Install” is selected... dialog will appear with the location/path of the installed software. Click “Install”
11.          Type in your password, click “OK”
Pacifist will begin to extract files.
12.          In steps 8/10ß.... you also have the choice to “cancel”
Notes:          Pacifist may find that a file it is installing already exists on the hard disk. Pacifist will present you with an alert panel....
Stop
Leave original alone
Update .....
Default selection
Replace .... (Replace option should only be used on full install packages)

Installing Office 2008 for MAC

I don't see a specific place in the forums to post this, so I thought I'd start here.
Does anyone have any tips for a new mac user before installing office 2008 for mac?
Thanks,
Paul

My recommendation is go ahead and install Office for Mac 2008 with confidence. Once installed then choose Help from the top menu of any office application and the choose *Check for Updates* and update the installation to the latest version right away.
After that it works well.
FYI - MS Excel 2008 for Mac does not have the functionality to run Macros. Just thought that you should know.
Axel F.

HELP?! Safari quits unexpectedly once I install Office 2008

Thanks in advance for any assistance... I spent the afternoon with Apple support trying to figure out how to get this to work. Once I install Office 2008 to the point where it checks for a software update, I can no longer access Safari. The page begins to load and I get the unexpectedly quits notice. When I try to report to apple, I am unable to do so since my internet is down. I cannot do a software update without getting the unexpectedly quits message. I tried checking dashboard for some activity on the weather -- unexpectedly quits. I uninstalled Office, Archived Leopard and Safari was working properly -- so was the software update, dashboard, etc... Tried a second time installing Office and Safari was once again inoperable??? Was advised by Apple Support to contact MicroSoft for further assistance...
Various things we tried was reinstalling safari, removing the safari, internet plugin and fonts folder to desktop, removing two safari and one pubsub file to desktop and nothing, also created a new user.
Anyone one else having a similar situation with Office 2008? ALL help will be much appreciated!

well mine hasn't been crashing, but ever since I installed office yesterday my words on any page on Safari randomly start to jumble up... don't know if this is coz of the new office install, but the timing is definitely suspicious...? anyhow, i quit safari and restarted and it worked fine for a while but it keeps happening randomly and its jus annoying.. any help?

Problems with Microsoft Office 2008 and 2011

Hiya,
I am running Mountain Lion on my Macbook Pro and I'm having ongoing problems with the Office system. I'm doing a PhD so I use footnotes all the time and in Word 2011, the autosave function makes the footnotes disappear from the bottom of the page, but I'm not comfortbale working wihtout autosave running. I deleted Office 2011 and put Office 2008 back on my machine. However, since I re-installed Office 2008, the whole OSX seems to have slowed down.
Could Office 2008 cause my whole system to get sluggish? Is there anything that I can do about it?
I am also wondering if there is there another solution to my original Office 2011 problem with footnotes that doesn;t involve disabling autosave? Has anyone else has similar problems with footnotes? I just wiped my whole system and re-installed all the programmes, so I am surprised to still be having these same problems with Office!
Thank you for any help and advice!

You should try asking your Office for Mac question in the Office for Mac forums where the Office for Mac gurus hang out.http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac?auth=1

Installing Office 2008

I plan to install "Office 2008 for Mac: Home and Student Edition" to replace "Office:mac 2004 - Student and Teacher Edition" on my macBook. Is this an easy installation? Does the new software completely replace the old? Do I uninstall "Office 2004"?
Tom

Just checked my Macbook as I have Office 2008 installed using the Student and Home version and it removed everything form older 2004 version BUT noticed on searching in Spotlight the file caled Ofice 2004 identies which is a database and is 18.1 MB size - Do need tis and should it not have been removed when I installed 2008 version ? Is it safe to remove and fre up the 18 MB space ?
Office 2008 is good and faster than 2004

Cannot install office 2008, newer version message but no version installed!

I just bought this macbook pro used in addition to my macbook pro already owned. I try to install office 2008 that i still have one product key available. But the office wont install because of the newer version message, the thng is THERE IS NO OTHER VERSION OF OFFICE!
One more thing, i istall it using disk shaing with my mcbook pro 13 since this MPB 15 has a not working superdrive

try copying that install files in a usb thumb drive and install from there - the installer might be looking at your other macbook that has office already installed when you run the installer via disk sharing...

About To Install Office 2008 On Leopard 10.5.2; Any Issues Or Tips?

Hello-I'm getting ready to install Office 2008 on my 24" Intel iMac, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 1 500 GB drive, and FW800 external backup drive. (Not using Time Machine)
Just wondering if others have done this with no problems; anything I should watch out for?
I am getting the standard upgrade version; my previous version is Office X (about 7 years old); I currently have the Word only portion of that installed on this iMac.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

You can find a list of the known issues with Office 2008 here:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/help.mspx?qu2=known+issues
And by browsing the Office 2008 forums here:
http://www.officeformac.com/productforums/

Issue with new Office 2008 and Leopard

I recently installed Office for Mac 2008 on a new MacBook Pro. Once it was installed, when I launched the program (like Excel or Word) on the application launching screen (where it comes up showing which program you opened and the product key and the name of the registered user) it showed my full administrator password for the MacBook. Then when I went to look at the document properties for the application, under 'company name' is showed my adminstrator password. Not necessarily good when you send files to clients, friends, etc.
I uninstalled Office 2008, changed my admin password, then reinstalled Office. Same thing happened, except it was still my old original MacBook admin password. Obviously, it did not uninstall the entire program.
Does anyone know how I can correct this so it will not show my MacBook admin password everytime I launch one of the Office applications?

deesea wrote:
I recently installed Office for Mac 2008 on a new MacBook Pro. Once it was installed, when I launched the program (like Excel or Word) on the application launching screen (where it comes up showing which program you opened and the product key and the name of the registered user) it showed my full administrator password for the MacBook. Then when I went to look at the document properties for the application, under 'company name' is showed my adminstrator password.
Welcome to Apple Discussions!!
I recently installed Office 2008 on a Leopard Macbook, and don't have these issues. The launch screen shows my name and the registration code only, and the document properties show only my name.
All I can suggest is you go to MicroSoft's Mactopia pages, and access their forums from there.

Used migration assistant to move office 2008 and now i cannot open it

I had an old MacBook from 2008, and now have a new MacBook Air. Was told to use migration assistant to move my applications. I did this and now when I go to open any programme from Microsoft Office 2008, it takes me to Microsoft Office Setup Assistant, over and over and over... Its saying that I don't need to register...
Any advice or help?

I migrated Office 2011 and other than forcing me to enter the license code again (all 2 million letters of it) everything went OK.
Note that when I tried to open Parallels desktop 6 it wouldn't open and said that it wasn't compatible with Mountain Lion and the icon had a sort of greyed out look. I upgraded to 8 and it started working. I wonder if there is any issue with Office 2008 and Mountain Lion? Probably not but it's a possibility.
You can buy an external superdrive too from Apple. I bought one for my 2010 Air. But CD sharing from another computer should work. I bring it with me when I travel to watch DVDs.

Hi, i've just bought my first macbook pro, i just installed office mac and when i open the page i cannot see the minimise maximise and close buttons as it's hidden behind the apple menu bar, also when it's at full screen, those buttons do not appear

hi, i've just bought my first macbook pro, i just installed office mac and when i open the page i cannot see the minimise maximise and close buttons as it's hidden behind the apple menu bar, also when it's at full screen, those buttons do not appear

Try to edit the size of the page using the sides of the page, or if you are desperate, force quit using command-Q. In full screen put your cursor on the top of the page, and the menu bar will appear. If it doesn't keep "pushing" it up until it does. Hope this helps!

HT5287 I am trying to install Office:Mac 2011 on my Air using a remote disc. I have gotten all the way to where I am installing it on my air, but it is telling me to select a disk to install office on and there is nothing to select. The box is empty.

I am trying to install Office:Mac 2011 on my Air using a remote disc. I have gotten all the way to where I am installing it on my air, but it is telling me to select a disk to install office on and there is nothing to select. The box is empty.

It might be easier to download the trial version from the microsoft site and then use the code off your box set to activate it.

I have Microsoft Office 2008 and only use Word and Excel. It takes 980 mb. I am considering replacing it with Apple iWorks 2013. If I do, can I delete Office, and still access and modify my Word and Excel documents?

I have Microsoft Office 2008 and only use Word and Excel. It takes 980 mb. I am considering replacing it with Apple iWorks 2013. If I do, can I delete Office, and still access and modify my Word and Excel documents?
I have a MacBook Air and OS 10.9.4

Ron
Just adding to what CSound has said.
Pages and Numbers will change Word and Excel documents when they open and close them.
Sometimes the change is subtle and sometimes not. With the latest versions of Pages and Numbers, more likely not.
So don't think you are going to work with MsOffice files without problems. You will always have something not right and in some cases really annoyingly not right. Like having all the text from Pages appear bold in MsWord, or page breaks in the wrong place or some objects and graphics not appearing in one or the other.
If working between different Operating Systems and MsOffice files, I also recommend LibreOffice. It opens and saves nearly all file formats. Unfortunately not .pages or numbers. Yet. The folks at LibreOffice are busy adding to it all the time, and making sure it works in all Operating systems, Mac, Windows and Linux and they are promising iOS as well soon.
Peter

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