Installing Office 2010 Technical Preview x64

Office 2010 will now be in two architectural flavours: x86 32bit and x64 64bit.

What does that mean exactly?

Well, in the case of the Office 2010 Technical Preview, which is seemingly retail, it means this:

Setup Error

You cannot install the 64-bit version of Office 2010 because you have 32-bit Office products installed. These 32-bit products are not supported with 64-bit installations:

• Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
• Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007
• Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007

Hopefully the Open License version of the software that we will distribute via Group Policy will take care of the uninstalls properly.

More to come on Office 2010 . . .

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book

*All Mac on SBS posts will not be written on a Mac until we replace our now missing iMac! (previous blog post)

Windows Live Writer

Quotes and Proposals need Visio. Trial now available for download

Need to set yourself apart when it comes to quotes and proposals?

Then Visio Professional is the way to go. Period. It gives you the ability to generate a current network infrastructure map quickly and efficiently, then to generate a proposed network map to give your prospect a visual aid to help them along.

Microsoft is offering Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Professional Trial Evaluation Software for download.

A Live ID along with registration is required.

If you do not have the Microsoft Action Pack or TechNet Plus, then this is one way to have a look at the product and what it can do for you and your business.

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists

*All Mac on SBS posts are posted on our in-house iMac via the Safari Web browser.

Business Principles: Spice up that Proposal with Visio

Doing up a network infrastructure proposal?

Need a simple way of presenting the proposed network setup that most people can understand without the technospeak?

Look no further than Visio:



It is a powerful tool that can give us the edge over other proposals that rely on words for descriptions.

Another way to get the edge is to hand deliver the proposal to the prospective client contact person. Chat with them and put a face to that book.

For proposals that are local, how do you think that will compare to something someone put together and faxed or emailed in?

In our experience, the extra effort pays of.

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists

*All Mac on SBS posts are posted on our in-house iMac via the Safari Web browser.