Office 2010 Beta Public Download Site URL is Live

Bare Foot Kid · 18 Nov 2009

24c said:

I'm running Office 2010 Beta x64, in Windows Professional x64, on a Torqx 64GB SSD. When it comes to "64", I'm "all in" and able to screw up more in less time than I ever thought possible.

Well said!

Zidane24 · 18 Nov 2009

DarkNovaGamer said:

Zidane24 said:

Bare Foot Kid said:

It'll upgrade your 32-bit 2007 to 2010 and you'll have to uninstall the 32-bit 2007 to install the 64-bit 2010

Thats a bummer...eventhough Office 2010 is an improvement of 2007 unlike how 2007 was an overhaul of 2003

If you've noticed, lately things have been just mostly improving performance.

Vista -> 7
Office 2007 -> Office 2010
OneCare -> MSE

IE8 -> IE9 will likely be mostly performance as well. IE9 only scores 32/100 on the Acid3 test so far.

Its the same over in Apple land...

Leopard -> Snow Leopard

...and Ubuntu land...

Jaunty Jackalope -> Karmic Koala

Dark Nova Gamer · 18 Nov 2009

Zidane24 said:

DarkNovaGamer said:

Zidane24 said:

Thats a bummer...eventhough Office 2010 is an improvement of 2007 unlike how 2007 was an overhaul of 2003

If you've noticed, lately things have been just mostly improving performance.

Vista -> 7
Office 2007 -> Office 2010
OneCare -> MSE

IE8 -> IE9 will likely be mostly performance as well. IE9 only scores 32/100 on the Acid3 test so far.

Its the same over in Apple land...

Leopard -> Snow Leopard

...and Ubuntu land...

Jaunty Jackalope -> Karmic Koala

I'd say Karmic had more features to add then Vista -> 7 or Leopard -> Snow Leopard.

Am I remembering correctly or did Apple say something like 'Windows 7 is basically Vista relabled'? Because thats the same with Leopard mostly.

Zidane24 · 18 Nov 2009

DarkNovaGamer said:

Zidane24 said:

DarkNovaGamer said:

If you've noticed, lately things have been just mostly improving performance.

Vista -> 7
Office 2007 -> Office 2010
OneCare -> MSE

IE8 -> IE9 will likely be mostly performance as well. IE9 only scores 32/100 on the Acid3 test so far.

Its the same over in Apple land...

Leopard -> Snow Leopard

...and Ubuntu land...

Jaunty Jackalope -> Karmic Koala

I'd say Karmic had more features to add then Vista -> 7 or Leopard -> Snow Leopard.

Am I remembering correctly or did Apple say something like 'Windows 7 is basically Vista relabled'? Because thats the same with Leopard mostly.

Karmic ended up being a performance boost over Jaunty...

You can't tell a noticeable difference between the two

pauliewog · 18 Nov 2009

I keep getting this error when I am trying to install!! HELP!!!! lol

jav · 18 Nov 2009

pauliewog said:

I keep getting this error when I am trying to install!! HELP!!!! lol

does it give any error code when you press that exclamation mark?

And do you have any other office version installed?

Zardoc · 18 Nov 2009

24c said:

I'm running Office 2010 Beta x64, in Windows Professional x64, on a Torqx 64GB SSD. When it comes to "64", I'm "all in" and able to screw up more in less time than I ever thought possible.

You've got the blood of a real beta tester!!!

Screw up as much as you can and as fast as you can so they can fix it as fast as possible or get rid of it as fast as possible.

24c · 18 Nov 2009

pauliewog said:

I keep getting this error when I am trying to install!! HELP!!!! lol

I had this problem - rebooted, started the install again, all went well.

24c · 18 Nov 2009

Zardoc said:

24c said:

I'm running Office 2010 Beta x64, in Windows Professional x64, on a Torqx 64GB SSD. When it comes to "64", I'm "all in" and able to screw up more in less time than I ever thought possible.

You've got the blood of a real beta tester!!!

Screw up as much as you can and as fast as you can so they can fix it as fast as possible or get rid of it as fast as possible.

You have no idea the fun factor involved here. I've got a Raptor as C:\, the SSD as D:\, and just installed a VelociRaptor as E:\ - will put Win7 Pro and Office 2010 on that too. I decided to name the VelociRaptor "VeRap" in Explorer, it looks way cooler.

I'm pretty sure I'm approaching the proverbial line of "...as much fun as you can have with your clothes on".

I do thank all here for the help I've gotten.

pauliewog · 18 Nov 2009

I got the same result after rebooting and don't have any other office software installed! The exclamation mark only said this...

Register for online services on Office.comRegister for online services on Office.com

Office.com is the Web site where you can get free online services for Microsoft Office. To make sure that these services are available to you, connect to the Internet and complete a brief registration and sign-in process.
What online services do I have to register for?

Registration grants you authorization to use the free services hosted on Office.com that require authentication.
You can use the product updates, templates, clip art, and Help on Office.com without registering. However, for example, if you want to publish your Microsoft Outlook calendar using the Microsoft Outlook calendar publishing service, you must register.
Notes

Registration is not the same process as activation. While you must activate your software for it to work correctly, registration is entirely optional.
When you register for Microsoft Online Services, you are asked to sign in by using your Microsoft Passport Network credentials (an e-mail address and a password). You can register for those credentials at the Passport Network Web site. You are also asked to enter additional information, such as a display name and a country/region. Your display name is shown when you use personalization features on Office.com.
For more information about your privacy rights, see the privacy statement on the Web site where you register.

Any ideas anybody?