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标 题: Warning All Microsoft Office Users
发信站: 听涛站 (Tue Oct 17 13:24:05 2000), 转信
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发信人: ignorant (呆呆~不学无术), 信区: NewSoftware
标 题: Warning All Microsoft Office Users
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Sat Apr 22 15:40:40 2000)
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_4604.html
Warning All Microsoft Office Users
Jesse Berst, Editorial Director
ZDNet AnchorDesk
Another flaky bug patch from Microsoft? I'd like to laugh ...
Except that millions of us rely on Office for mission-critical apps. So a
software update that introduces new problems isn't funny business. It's
disgraceful. Hello! Does anyone at Microsoft even try to get it right
anymore?
If you haven't downloaded the patch for Office 2000 released last week --
read this first. I'll tell you about the problems it's causing. I'll also
pass along the latest expert tips and tricks for supercharging O2K.
WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD APPS
The AnchorDesk team as a rule thinks Office 2000 -- released in June -- is a
decent product. Managing Editor Nicci Noteboom raves about improvements to
Outlook. Associate Editor Neil Strother tells me the version he's using on
his home PC has been relatively bug-free and reliable -- much appreciated
since his whole family uses it.
What SR-1 adds to the suite is mostly housekeeping:
* Patches for all the core Office products
* Security updates for Excel, Outlook and Internet Explorer
* Y2K updates
* Updates to bring O2K up to par with Windows 2000
Auto Update and a Save My Settings wizard are the only new features. Click
for more.
THE UPDATE NIGHTMARE
Microsoft says it took extra precautions with SR-1 to ensure they wouldn't
screw it up like they did with Office97. (Remember how they had to recall and
patch two service releases?)
My friends at ZDNet Help are shaking their heads over that one. They're
already writing about shut-down problems, workarounds and other annoyances.
And what appears to be a simple update has turned into an installation
nightmare for many users. Read their entire report before you attempt it.
Click for more. Meanwhile, here's a quick take on lessons learned:
* As always, make sure you have a complete backup before you start
* Don't install SR-1 over the Internet; it's a big file and the long
download leaves too much to chance
* Make sure your operating system is up to date
* Allow a lot of time if you decide to uninstall SR-1
BUILD A BETTER O2K
Even if you're generally satisfied with Office 2000, there are always nifty
tricks for improving performance. For instance:
Word 2000 peeves: The new "usability" features in Word are proving annoying
to many users. Here's how to take advantage of them -- or turn them off.
Click for more.
Outlook 2000 secrets: Office expert Woody Leonhard says the latest version of
Outlook is the best yet -- though still far from perfect. He has, however,
discovered a number of ways to improve upon its shortcomings. Click for more.
Office tweaks: The Software Library is loaded with add-ons and utilities to
boost Office performance. Among them:
* DocLauncher makes working with docs and apps easier, and it takes up
less space and is more versatile than the MS Office Shortcut Bar
* Wordware is a collection of useful Word add-ons, including a bookmark
keeper, project manager and font lister
* Power Utility Pak adds 50 general-purpose utilities to Excel, plus 40
custom worksheet functions
One other useful resource is the Office forum, where users share their O2K
pain. You could laugh ?or cry. Click for more.
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