Re: No CDs for Update HELP Requested
From: John Doe (John.Doe_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/16/04
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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:31:27 +0100
Time after time questions like these appear on this newsgroup and the advice
given by MVPs (Most Vulgar Professionals) is invariably misleading and
unlikely to solve the problem in the long run. The simplest solution is as
follows:
1) Determine how many departments are there in an organization;
2) Determine how many personnel are employed in each department;
3) As a rule of thumb, calculate the number of copy CDs required to
distribute by dividing the number of personnel by 5 { basially 1 CD for each
5 users}
4) Make/copy number of CDs required for distribution to each department;
5) Record the VLK number on each CD using permanent marker;
6) Send these CDs to each department for use by them;
>From my experience every time I try to update Office (XP or 2003) the
original CD is always required. I have installed nearly 1000 copies for my
clients and now I find that the only way to minimise my own time/cost is to
distribute copy CDs with firm's own VLK inscribed on it. If Microsoft wants
to be difficult with its customers so be it. We too can be difficult even
if there is a risk of piracy by distributing copy CDs with VLK. At the end
of the day we too are running a business like Microsoft and we too have
targets to achieve. My solution is a long lasting one.
I have also heard that Office 2005 will not require activation because
Microsoft has just realised that it is losing more money by people not
buying its product due to total cost of ownership, incidentally this
includes support costs such as patching its crap product range. I consider
common sense has prevailed here!!
Hope this helps.
"Dan Berg" <danb555@hrmsi.com> wrote in message
news:%23a8MyyzmEHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> We have consultants that are on the road 48 weeks a year. All have
> laptops, not all have CD drives in them and with limited disk space.
> After installing Office 2003 Professional we deleted the windows setup
> files to save space. Now when we are attempting to install the Office
> 2003 Critical Updates it is asking for the original install media, which
> none of our consultants carry with them. It is back in our office. We do
> not want to have to ship this CD around to everyone, if takes too long, is
> too expensive to ship, plus may be lost.
>
> How can we get the updates to install without the media.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Dan
>
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