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MS Office Forum / Excel / Programming / January 2007Upgraded XP >> 2003: should I hold my breath?
So I come into work this morning and the Sys Admin tech is running update scripts on my machine! One of the biggest changes is upgrading from Office XP to Office 2003 (SP2). I use lots of macros in Word and Excel. Should I hold my breath every time I launch one waiting for something to break? Ed Provided the upgrade did not manage to lose your configuration files - particularly normal.dot - then you should find 2003 more stable than XP.  Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > So I come into work this morning and the Sys Admin tech is running > update scripts on my machine! One of the biggest changes is > upgrading from Office XP to Office 2003 (SP2). I use lots of macros > in Word and Excel. Should I hold my breath every time I launch one > waiting for something to break? > Ed Everything seems okay so far in Word - macros and toolbars are there. I miss the old Help screen, though - the new one just gives me a window to read and not the Index and Ask a Question options. Excel's a different story - no toolbars! Got to find my XLB and hope I have sufficient privileges to install it! And my Office Shortcut Bar isn't coming up! grrr!! Ed > Provided the upgrade did not manage to lose your configuration files - > particularly normal.dot - then you should find 2003 more stable than XP. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> waiting for something to break? >> Ed Excel XLB in place and that is good. I think they didn't install the Shortcut Bar option with this Office update. grrr!! Ed > Everything seems okay so far in Word - macros and toolbars are there. I > miss the old Help screen, though - the new one just gives me a window to [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>> waiting for something to break? >>> Ed Just found out the Shortcut Bar doesn't come with Office 2003. So I'm as good as I'm gonna get. *sigh* > Excel XLB in place and that is good. I think they didn't install the > Shortcut Bar option with this Office update. grrr!! [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >>>> waiting for something to break? >>>> Ed The shortcut bar is an old friend and one I didn't want to lose... You have to have a copy or get a copy of the OSA.exe file. Then in the All Users startup folder add a shortcut to it. Mine shows... "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2002\Office10\OSA.EXE" -b -l" I believe MS feels that the Quick Launch toolbar is an acceptable substitute. (right-click the taskbar and select toolbars) SignatureJim Cone San Francisco, USA http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware "Ed" <ed_millis@NO_SPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message Just found out the Shortcut Bar doesn't come with Office 2003. So I'm as good as I'm gonna get. *sigh* "Ed" <ed_millis@NO_SPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:uwr7PE9PHHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Excel XLB in place and that is good. I think they didn't install the > Shortcut Bar option with this Office update. grrr!! [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >>>> waiting for something to break? >>>> Ed HI, Jim. I've got the OSA.exe file in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11 folder. The shortcut for that has a -o switch - not sure what that means, but when I try to launch it, it doesn't respond. Ed > The shortcut bar is an old friend and one I didn't want to lose... > You have to have a copy or get a copy of the OSA.exe file. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >>>>> waiting for something to break? >>>>> Ed Just sticking a shortcut in the Windows startup folder worked for me. (however, with 4 Excel versions installed, the correct switches may have already been there?) More info about switches and the shortcut bar here... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/210875/en-us "FAQ about the Office ... Shortcut ..." SignatureJim Cone San Francisco, USA http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware "Ed" <ed_millis@NO_SPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message HI, Jim. I've got the OSA.exe file in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11 folder. The shortcut for that has a -o switch - not sure what that means, but when I try to launch it, it doesn't respond. Ed > The shortcut bar is an old friend and one I didn't want to lose... > You have to have a copy or get a copy of the OSA.exe file. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >>>>> waiting for something to break? >>>>> Ed Hi Jim I don't know the details, but my guess from minor experience is that: - On an old machine that had a prior version of Office, you just need the file for the Office Shortcut Bar itself. Run it and it will ask if you want it to start every time you start Windows. - On a brand new machine, you actually need to install Office, but choose only to install the office shortcut bar. However, be aware that some more recent "validation" exercises from Microsoft won't accept the OSB as genuine, and there's no way to activate it or prove that it's genuine from the OSB itself. So if you have a choice, use an Office 2000 version rather than an Office XP version. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word > Just sticking a shortcut in the Windows startup folder worked for me. > (however, with 4 Excel versions installed, the correct switches may have [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >>>>>> waiting for something to break? >>>>>> Ed Shauna, Thanks for the info. Jim Cone "Shauna Kelly" <ShaunaKelly@SendNoSpamToShaunaKelly.com> wrote in message Hi Jim I don't know the details, but my guess from minor experience is that: - On an old machine that had a prior version of Office, you just need the file for the Office Shortcut Bar itself. Run it and it will ask if you want it to start every time you start Windows. - On a brand new machine, you actually need to install Office, but choose only to install the office shortcut bar. However, be aware that some more recent "validation" exercises from Microsoft won't accept the OSB as genuine, and there's no way to activate it or prove that it's genuine from the OSB itself. So if you have a choice, use an Office 2000 version rather than an Office XP version. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word Depending on your version of windows, maybe you can just rightclick on the windows taskbar and create a new toolbar. I use winxp and I've cut the cord on the Office short cut bar <bg>. > So I come into work this morning and the Sys Admin tech is running update > scripts on my machine! One of the biggest changes is upgrading from Office > XP to Office 2003 (SP2). I use lots of macros in Word and Excel. Should I > hold my breath every time I launch one waiting for something to break? > > Ed SignatureDave Peterson |
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