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Microsoft Releases Office for Mac 2008 Updates to Address Open XML Bug

Microsoft today released a pair of updates to address a bug introduced in Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Pack 2 released last month that prevented users from opening some Office documents saved in Microsoft's Open XML format. A description of the issue is included on Microsoft's support document regarding the update.


Compatibility is improved. This update fixes an issue that causes Office 2008 for Mac to display an error message that resembles the following:

"Microsoft Excel cannot open the file. You may have to download the latest updates for Office for Mac. Do you want to visit the Microsoft Web site for more information?"

- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.1 Update (23.8 MB)
- Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.1.1 (45.1 MB)

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36 months ago
Quicker then I thought.
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36 months ago
I just realized the problem existed yesterday when my boss sent me an xlsx file from Office 2007 and I couldn't open it...
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36 months ago
For people too lazy to download the update manually: In one of the Office apps, select Help -> Check for Updates. Quit your Office apps while the download is in progress. A few clicks later you Office apps will be updated.
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36 months ago
Lazy me; everything updated....:p
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36 months ago
Word is the only program I've bought and intend to use, so I'm glad to get updates whenever they come. I just wish Microsoft would do something about my incapacity to add new words to a Custom Dictionary. >_< It's just not me - at least four other people in the world have this problem. =P
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36 months ago
Nadyne Richmond of Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit discussed the update here.
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36 months ago
Seems that the latest 'Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.1 Update (23.8 MB)' is only for the English version?

'Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.1.1 (45.1 MB)' is for all languages.

Greets
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36 months ago

Seems that the latest 'Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.1 Update (23.8 MB)' is only for the English version?

'Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.1.1 (45.1 MB)' is for all languages.

Greets


"The English version of this update is live right now, and we're following with the other languages very soon. "

From Nadyne's blog on the Mactopia website
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36 months ago

You cannot install Office 2008 12.2.1 Update on this volume. A version of the software required to install this update was not found on this volume.

To learn how to fix this issue, see "I can't install Office 2008 for Mac updates" at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/help.mspx.


Edit: Had to install 2008 12.2.0 (from AutoUpdate) first, only then would 2008 12.2.1 "take" (and it showed up immediately in AutoUpdate after the 2008 12.2.0 update completed).

So don't bother to download the 12.2.1 update from microsoft.com/download unless you are already on 12.2.0. Its not a combo update...
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36 months ago
Ugh... how i don't miss Microsoft word... Nothing but headaches... i love pages, easy to use and gets the job done!
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