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Old 05-26-2008, 11:37 PM
Mark L. Ferguson
 
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Re: Office Genuine Advantage
That instruction doesn't really apply to what you are going to do with the
FAST Wizard. It can just as easily save the files to the same hard drive,
and restore them after the un-re install of Office.

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Mark L. Ferguson

"GrammyJo" <GrammyJo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for getting back to me so fast Mark.
>
> When I opened 'files and settings transfer wizard' I'm told "the best way
> to
> use this wizard for transferring files and settings is to use either a
> direct
> cable connection or a network." I have neither. So what next?
>
> Thanks in advance ;o)
>
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>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> Run the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (on start menu) to save your
>> Office settings and data. Uninstall Office. Reinstall it, and run the
>> FAST
>> Wizard again to restore your settings.
>>
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>>
>> "GrammyJo" <GrammyJo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2A71936A-9B08-4331-92D9-21918510BFB3@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I run Windows Pro XP and use 'Word 2002' (bundled). I starting having
>> > trouble with copy/pasting into Word today and started getting a
>> > 'notification' that I need to download and install 'Office Genuine
>> > Advantage'. I do not WANT to use any 'verification' software in order
>> > to
>> > use
>> > 'Word' and so starting searching for information concerning this
>> > download.
>> > I
>> > found that this update isn't INTENDED for Word 02 and further more it
>> > wasn't
>> > even intended to be RELEASED to the USA at this time! Needless to say
>> > I'm
>> > pretty annoyed (putting it mildly) that I apparently can't use my
>> > software
>> > as
>> > I have always been able to, all because of an update I not supposed to
>> > get.
>> >
>> > I wanted to use live chat to resolve this problem but don't intend to
>> > PAY
>> > for help eliminating a problem not even CAUSED by myself! So I'm hoping
>> > someone here will be able to tell me how to proceed with this. I ran a
>> > search
>> > in WINNT and apparently there's no update in there to have caused this
>> > to
>> > happen. I've never downloaded or installed Windows Genuine Advantage
>> > (WGA)
>> > and don't intend to. I never intend to use Vista either. But NOW I'm
>> > getting
>> > this about Office Genuine Advantage. It's always something with MS.
>> > Here's
>> > a
>> > paragraph I copied from another web page about MS 'mistakenly' sending
>> > OGA
>> > to
>> > users in the USA. As you will see I'm not supposed to get this at ALL.
>> > Oh....and any help will be MUCH appreciated in advance!
>> >
>> > [As part of Microsoft's continuous efforts to reduce piracy, the
>> > software
>> > giant released update KB949810, also known as the Office Genuine
>> > Advantage
>> > (OGA) Notifications application, through Windows Server Update Services
>> > (WSUS). The update was meant to notify companies in Chile, Italy,
>> > Spain,
>> > and
>> > Turkey whether or not their copies of Office XP, Office 2003, or Office
>> > 2007
>> > were genuine. Microsoft has acknowledged that the release did not go as
>> > planned: "but because of WSUS publication, it became available to WSUS
>> > managed clients inside and outside of these intended countries."
>> > The problem with the update in question, which was "marked critical for
>> > WSUS," does not end with a mistaken worldwide release. Not only did the
>> > update appear to be a patch for a security problem by being marked as
>> > "critical", it did not always detect genuine software as genuine. As a
>> > result, many computers with legally purchased software began to spit
>> > out
>> > errors and productivity ground to a halt.]
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Don’t lean to your own
>> > understanding.
>> > In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths. Prov
>> > 3:5,6

>>

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