Office 2010 Reaches RTM!

Lordbob75 said:

HQuest said:

Should Office 2010 discs be Universal, 32 and 64-bit friendly, or will I need to choose which version to buy?

That is a good question.

I know on TechNet they are offering just the ProfessionalPlus x32 and x64.
I do not know what they will sell in stores.

~Lordbob

Guess I just answered myself. From 64-bit editions of Office 2010:

This section describes the Setup sequence for a 64-bit Office client installation.
The Office 2010 installation DVD contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Office 2010 with two architecture-specific folders: one for 32-bit and one for 64-bit, as noted previously. Each of the architecture folders contains a Setup.exe file for the specific platform. There is also a Setup.exe file at the root folder. This is referred to as the platform chooser. The following figure shows the folder structure.

I am still fetching install discs from Technet (actually they are already finished but I'm still at work and can't RDP home from here). Can anyone check this before I do by myself?

The Office 2010 files I got from TechNet are .exe files, not dvd, or iso. 1 is 32 bit, the other 64 bit.

That image refers to an "installation DVD" and I don't think that's what is currently on TechNet.

I reserve the right to be wrong.

24c said:

The Office 2010 files I got from TechNet are .exe files, not dvd, or iso. 1 is 32 bit, the other 64 bit.

That image refers to an "installation DVD" and I don't think that's what is currently on TechNet.

I reserve the right to be wrong.

I'm also downloading individual files for 32 and 64-bit -- still unsure if they were .ISO or .EXE, but coming from the same source, should be .EXE then. However as this picture came from Technet documentation, looks like the retail discs may be dual systems after all -- which is a good move IMHO.

HQuest said:

24c said:

The Office 2010 files I got from TechNet are .exe files, not dvd, or iso. 1 is 32 bit, the other 64 bit.

That image refers to an "installation DVD" and I don't think that's what is currently on TechNet.

I reserve the right to be wrong.

I'm also downloading individual files for 32 and 64-bit -- still unsure if they were .ISO or .EXE, but coming from the same source, should be .EXE then. However as this picture came from Technet documentation, looks like the retail discs may be dual systems after all -- which is a good move IMHO.

I agree - hope the d/l and install go OK for you.

Is anyone else who has a TechNet subscription having problems validating Office 2010? Here's a screenshot of the page I view after attempting to validate...



Could this be because TechNet's Office has a volume license? I've downloaded and installed the Active X control successfully, but no dice on validation. It doesn't say it's NOT valid, but it doesn't say it is either.

tw33k said:

I had no problems with validation

Are you running the TechNet Office 2010 Pro Plus x64 version?