Office 2008 Update path

[Charles]

I have lost track of which updaters are necessary to bring a new
installation of Office 2008 up to the latest level. Could someone please
enlighten me?

Thank you,

Charles

 

[CyberTaz]

It depends on the vintage of the source DVD. Those that first shipped were
version 12.0.0 so SP1, SP2 & 12.2.4 would need to be applied in that order.

I'm not certain of the exact date, but later production DVDs were burned to
have 12.1.0 for which only SP2 & 12.2.4 are required.

You can take the guesswork out of it by simply running AutoUpdate using
Help> Check for updates then follow the yellow brick road.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[CyberTaz]

Correction: In order to apply the 12.2.4 update you will have to have the
12.2.3 first ‹ I forgot that this latest one isn't a combo. Even so,
AutoUpdate will prompt you accordingly.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Charles]

It depends on the vintage of the source DVD. Those that first shipped were
version 12.0.0 so SP1, SP2 & 12.2.4 would need to be applied in that order.

I'm not certain of the exact date, but later production DVDs were burned to
have 12.1.0 for which only SP2 & 12.2.4 are required.

You can take the guesswork out of it by simply running AutoUpdate using
Help> Check for updates then follow the yellow brick road.

Thanks for this info--I know I could just run AutoUpdate, but I usually
like to keep the downloads available in case I am in a hurry to
reinstall, as sometimes happens.

Charles

 

[Charles]

Correction: In order to apply the 12.2.4 update you will have to have the
12.2.3 first ‹ I forgot that this latest one isn't a combo. Even so,
AutoUpdate will prompt you accordingly.

Yes--and I see now at <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx>,
where I should have looked first, that the only downloads available for
Office 2008 (besides an Entourage one) are SP1, SP2, 12.2.3 and 12.2.4.

Charles