Outlook Install Error ‘Outlook may not be installed with a newer version of Outlook’
KB ID 0000665 Problem I saw this whilst installing Office on a machine today. Solution 1. In my case I had just removed Office 2010 x64, (I needed the x32 bit version for some PST/MAPI stuff). So I knew that there was not a version of office installed. Note: If you are unsure, click Start > appwiz.cpl {enter} and MAKE SURE. Remember most PC’s come with a trial version of Office these days, and that’s the most likely...
Deploying Office 2010 via Group Policy
KB ID 0000464 Problem What used to be the simplest task, has now been overly complicated (Thanks Microsoft!) Simply deploying from a single .msi file would have been far too easy! This procedure uses group policy to install Microsoft Office 2010 via group policy. It uses the Microsoft preferred method of employing startup scripts. Below I’ve also disabled UAC, I found it was stopping my automated install, (If I ran the script...
Office Find your Version and Licensing Information
KB ID 0000566 Problem Note: This is an OLD post, you might want to look at the following article instead; Finding Out Your Microsoft Office Licence Version I had some licencing issues a couple of weeks ago with Office 2010, and needed to check my version and licence details, thankfully Office 2010 comes with a VB script that makes this easy. Solution Getting your Office Version and Licence Details 1. Launch a command window (Right...
Exchange 2007 – Install the x32 Bit Management Tools
KB ID 0000285 Problem As you may already be aware Exchange 2007 on a x32 bit machine is NOT supported in a production environment, however there is one exception, x32 bit Exchange 2007 IS supported for management only. Note: There is NO x32 bit support, (or media) for Exchange 2010 (and newer). Solution You can install these tools on XP, 2003, Vista or Windows 7. For this Example I’ll use XP Pre-Requisites 1. Install IIS: Start...
HP 2055 Printer Prints and extra page with ‘GET /DevMgmt/DiscoverTree.xml HTTP/1.1’ on it
KB ID 0000806 Problem A client whose HP 2055 printers had previously worked fine, then all of them suddenly started doing this? They had recently installed a Laserjet 400 Network printer and suspected that was the cause. When they printed something they got an extra page like so; GET /DevMgmt/DiscoverTree.xml HTTP/1.1 Host : 127.0.0.1:8080 and / or PCL XL Error Subsystem: KERNEL Error: IllegalTag Operator: 0x Position: 6255 Solution...