You're wasting your keystrokes, John - that individual is mistakenly
attempting to install the *12.0.1* update instead of SP 1 (12.1.0)... If
he/she had downloaded the correct update the message wouldn't read;
>> You cannot install Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.0.1 Update on this
>> volume. A version of the software required to install this update was
not
>> found on this volume.
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
On 5/14/08 6:44 AM, in article ee9b481.1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"John_McGhie_[MVP]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <John_McGhie_[MVP]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> There are one or two "issues" with 12.1.0 right now {sigh}.
>
> The error message means "Spotlight did not FIND the components of Office
2008
> that it was looking for."
>
> The entire "Microsoft Office 2008" folder needs to be on the boot
partition,
> in the Applications folder. If there are any versions archived to a
different
> drive by a backup, you may wish to disconnect that drive while you run
the
> update.
>
> Please advise if that helps.
>
>> Not sure what Geoffrey is looking for here, but I'm going to take
advantage
>> of this blank space. I just downloaded SP1 for Office 2008 12.0.1 and
tried
>> to install it. When it finds my HD volume it has an exclamation point
next to
>> it along with the following text (below):
>>
>> You cannot install Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.0.1 Update on this
>> volume. A version of the software required to install this update was
not
>> found on this volume.
>>
>> Uhhh, duh...the version of the software is on my HD...so what gives?
Once
>> more MAC BDU you have disappointed me. For now, I'll just stick with
>> MS-Office 2007 on Parallels until someone gets your folks act together
a
>> little bit better...
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