Re: Equation Editor AWOL

From: Beth Rosengard (bethrosengard_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 06/02/04 

Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 10:07:54 -0700

Hi Ed,

Actually you *could* have and *should* have rerun all of the updaters
beginning with 10.1.2. They must be run in this order ­ 10.1.2, 10.1.4
(includes 10.1.3), 10.1.5 ­ or they don't work. When you install new
features from the Value Pack, it's not okay to run a later updater without
first running the earlier ones, even if you've already done so at an earlier
time.

So, yes, you need to do a remove and reinstall of Office, and you *must* do
a proper removal first. Here's the procedure:

The Remove Office tool is located in the Value Pack folder on the Office X
CD. Install it and run it. Now reinstall Office X using the installer on
the CD or do a Drag & Drop to the Applications folder. Also don't forget to
install any Value Pack items you need. When you've finished, you'll need to
download (<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/download/>) and install the Office X
10.1.2, 10.1.4 (includes 10.1.3) and 10.1.5 updaters.

For the most trouble-free installation, run Disk Utility First Aid to repair
permissions after you remove Office, after you reinstall it and after you
install all the updates. To repair permissions go to Macintosh
HD/Applications/Utilities; open up Disk Utility; select your hard disk and
click the First Aid tab and then the button to "Repair Disk Permissions".

Note: Before doing the removal, you may want to back up some files for
later reinstallation. Consider these:

Normal Template
Your custom templates
Word Settings (10)
Settings files for the other Office apps
AutoCorrect List (called Office ACL English or whatever language)
Custom Dictionary 

-- 
Beth Rosengard
Mac MVP
Mac Word FAQ:  <http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/WordMac/index.htm>
Entourage Help Page:  <http://www.entourage.mvps.org>
On 6/2/04 5:20 AM, in article BCE33E67.1CA78%ed.kimball@att.net, "Ed
Kimball" <ed.kimball@att.net> wrote:
> I reran the 1.5 update and it didn't help.  I can't rerun 1.3 or 1.4 because
> I've already run them.  Is there any other way to make sure I get the right
> version?  Do I have to reinstall all of Office, including EE, and rerun ALL
> the updates?  Ugh!
> 
> On 6/2/04 12:16 AM, in article BCE2CCCF.BA05%goldkey74@WarmerThanWarmMail.com,
> "Jim Gordon MVP" <goldkey74@WarmerThanWarmMail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> If you ran the installer after doing an office update you will need to re-run
>> the updates so that the version of equation editor is the right one.
>> 
>> -Jim
>> 
>> 
>>