I had thought about it but the percentage of users who actually use these
forums is very small, the message would probably get flamed, and it would
drop off after a short time, depending on the news server you are using and
their retention policies.
Anyway, you can't please all the people all the time.
--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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After furious head scratching, Bill asked:
| One more thing I would be happy to post such a warning based on the
| various responses of some MVPs to new users coming to this forum to
| ensure they dont install the beta...I think that it would be service
| to the community...
|
|
| Bill
|
| || Yes G I did read all that, but I think my wording would be more
|| effective...
Use another machine!. But the wider the install base
|| the , well you know what I mean
||
|| And to miss Milly it isn't a question of blaming, they are users out
|| there not at all familiar with beta and its ramifications so a
|| forceful specific warning is more appropriate than words like,
|| "potentially", "same level", "may experience", "not
|| necessarily"...and on and on...so vague and potentially harmful (see
|| I can use the word too) to the uninitiated.
||
|| Anyway just my two cents and I am sure it would reduce the zillion
|| questions and problems posted here
||
|| Bill
||
|| "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" <
[email protected]>
|| wrote in message ||| Geez, Bill. If you go to
|||
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/getthebeta.mspx , it
||| clearly states:
|||
||| About Beta Software
||| . Registration is required for participation.
||| . 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 is for evaluation and planning
||| purposes only.
||| . Beta software does not necessarily display the same high level of
||| stability of shipped Microsoft products.
||| . Beta testers may experience problems with 2007 Microsoft Office
||| system Beta 2 products that could potentially result in loss,
||| corruption, or destruction of existing data.
||| . This beta testing release is not appropriate for production use.
||| . It is strongly recommended that you back up your existing data
||| before you install and run this software.
||| . Beta code is offered "as is," and does not include technical
||| support. . Many organizations have policies prohibiting
||| unauthorized software installation on company-owned computers. Make
||| sure you check with your IT department before downloading and
||| installing 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 on your computer at
||| work.
|||
||| This notice takes up about a quarter of the page... how much bigger
||| do you need it to be?
|||
|||
||| Bill wrote:
|||
|||| Non productive machines seem to be the buzz or key words around
|||| here at least to me and betas.
||||
|||| Maybe MVPs can get MS to put up a sign on their web site under
|||| system requirements for betas, "USE ON NON PRODUCTIVE MACHINES
|||| ONLY"
||||
|||| Would sure save a lot of headaches for users and MS.
||||
|||| Thanks
|||| Bill
