Re: Office 2007 "Installation of this package failed"

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And there are several MVPs who are not very happy that everyone and his dog
is downloading the beta without taking the warnings seriously.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Milly Staples - MVP Outlook" <millys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message news:u9K8km1kGHA.4200@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Microsoft MVPs are not employees of the company; indeed, they must give up
their MVP designation if they accept employment with Microsoft.

As such, we do NOT represent Microsoft, their views, or the fitness of
their
software for specific purposes.

Read the archives of this group and others if you have any questions.

Microsoft lackeys we are not - and you would find many MVPs who will give
them "what for" when they mess up, which they do, on many occasions, me
among them.

However, user stupidity, lack of thoughtfulness, inability to understand
"beta" or any other user error also gets the same treatment.

Caveat Emptor - would that be a better label for Beta software? Except,
folks think they are getting a free Microsoft Office suite to use for a
few
months and can't resist the temptation, DON'T read the warnings, and
install
it thinking that it will work perfectly and can be uninstalled as the
"normal" program can.

Tell me, how is anyone going to bang this into anyone's head when Google
mail, toolbar, etc. have been in perpetual beta and lull people into
thinking that beta software works perfectly for their production
environments.

If you want to blame anyone, blame the perpetual Google betas for diluting
the meaning of "beta."

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John S. asked:

| Let it be known that if you post something that JoAnn Paules [MVP]
| dosent like, you will be berated & belittled because you did not do
| things the way she thinks is the "only" way. This is no way for a
| supposed Microsoft representative to behave. Uncle Bill should be
| told about this woman. After all he signs her paycheck.
|
|| I downloaded the beta file OPPLUS-EN.EXE
||
|| All I get from the application is "The installation of this package
|| failed"
||
|| ??




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