Continuing installation problems plague Office for Mac 14.2.4 update

Microsoft released the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.2.4 Update last Wednesday and within a few hours users were reporting two installation issues. This update was the latest of multiple recent updates for Office 2011 contributing to one or more issues with security, data loss or lack of functionality.

The 14.2.4 update had two installation issues. Microsoft announced workarounds for both.

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Microsoft releases Office 2008 for Mac 12.3.4 Update

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.3.4 Update. (218 MB) This one update includes the 19 prior updates 12.1.1 through 12.3.3.

According to the update’s description it addresses one Excel issue. When selecting Object… from the Insert menu and then selecting Display as icon in the Insert Object dialog box, Excel could crash.

Users should quit all Office applications and web browsers prior to updating. This update should also be available via the Microsoft AutoUpdate . . .

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Microsoft releases Office for Mac 2011 14.2.4 Update

Microsoft has released the out-of-band  Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.2.4 Update. (111 MB) Although this update includes prior updates since 14.1.0, installation issues require first installing the 14.2.3 update on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) systems due to GateKeeper.

According to the update’s description it adds support for MacBook Pros with Retina displays and includes new features and fixes for Outlook for Mac.

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Lync for Mac 2011 14.0.3 update offers improved device support

Microsoft has released its Lync for Mac 2011 14.0.3 update. This update is a hotfix that improves audio quality and applies only to Lync users with these specific devices:

Polycomm CX300 Plantronics Calisto 800 series Plantronics Calisto 540 Logitech B530 Jabra Pro 9450 Sennheiser DW Office Snom UC600 Microsoft LifeCam Studio

The hotfix does not support other devices and Microsoft does not recommend it for any other Lync for Mac users. This is a cumulative update that . . .

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When’s the next version of Office for Mac coming out?

Note: Yep, that’s a loaded question. And I do make a prediction for the next major release of Office for Mac toward the end of this post. However, what’s important is knowing when to expect updates and what to expect in each.

Folks want to know now when they’ll see something new and shiny or maybe they just think the next update will fix a bug that’s biting them. I’d be lying if I said I . . .

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Microsoft releases Office for Mac 2011 14.2.3 Update

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.2.3 Update. (110 MB) This one update includes the six prior updates 14.1.1 through 14.2.2.

According to the update’s description it addresses one new security issue and adds multiple improvements for Excel, Outlook and Word.

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Microsoft releases Office 2008 for Mac 12.3.3 Update

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.3.3 Update. (218 MB) This one update includes the 18 prior updates 12.1.1 through 12.3.2.

According to the update’s description it addresses two new security issues.

The security fixes (MS12-029 and MS12-030) correct remote code execution vulnerability across both Windows and Mac versions of Office, however, Macs are not vulnerable to these attacks according to each knowledge base article.

Users should quit all Office applications and web browsers . . .

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Microsoft releases Office for Mac 2011 14.2.2 Update

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.2.2 Update. (110 MB) This one update includes the five prior updates 14.1.1 through 14.2.1.

According to the update’s description it addresses two security issues.

The security fixes (MS12-029 and MS12-030) correct remote code execution vulnerability across both Windows and Mac versions of Office, however, Macs are not vulnerable to these attacks according to each knowledge base article.

Users should quit all Office applications and web browsers prior to updating. . . .

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Microsoft releases Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.9 Update and Web Services Edition 13.0.9

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.9 Update. (333 MB) It has also released the Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac, Web Services Edition installer. (64 MB) The update requires that the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Pack 1 (12.1.0) or later be installed first.

According to the update’s description this update improves stability and addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to execute malicious code.

This release is a cumulative patch that rolls together the . . .

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Microsoft releases Office 2004 for Mac 11.6.3 Update

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.6.3 Update. (23 MB) This patch requires the following previous updates be installed first:

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.6.2 Update Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.6.1 Update Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.6.0 Update

According to the update’s description this release addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to implement malicious code.

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