word 2004 + os x 10.3 + network home directories = constant crashes! please help

jackson.harvell_at_gmail.com
Date: 12/07/04 

Date: 7 Dec 2004 08:48:25 -0800

hello...

my clients who are running office 2004 in an all-mac open directory
environment. an xserve hosts the users home directories, they log in to
machines on their desks and use the home directories located on the
xserve g5. licsened copies of office 2004 are installed in the
/Applications folder on each clients root hard drive. all machines have
up-to-date software (ie. os 10.3.6 & service pack 1 for office 2004)

microsoft word crashes consistently after a few minutes use.

excel seems stable; they dont use powerpoint or entourage enough for
me to say whether or not these work.

i have found little/no documentation on using office 2004 in a
networked home directory environment. does anyone know what the deal is
with this? is it supported? does it work? any suggestions or remedies
to make word work will be greatly appreciated.

jackson harvell

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