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Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.2 Update
After being punked on the Office 2004 11.3.1 update, I'm guessing there won't be a mad dash to grab the Office 2004 11.3.2 update, but just in case you have a change of heart -- the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.2 Update claims to offer "several improvements for PowerPoint and Entourage" and is recommended for all Office 2004 users. But it doesn't appear to address any of the security issues that 11.3.1 was supposed to address before 11.3.1 was disappeared.Specific Improvements from the Read Me:
PowerPoint 2004
Stability is improved -- This update fixes an issue that causes PowerPoint to quit unexpectedly when you open a presentation.
Entourage 2004
Contact names that contain special characters are handled correctly -- This update fixes an issue that causes meeting requests to display incorrectly when sent to contacts with names that contain single quotation marks ('), double quotation marks ("), and parentheses.
Public folder messages are not duplicated -- This update fixes an issue that causes duplicate messages to appear in public folders.
Compatibility with Mirapoint Message Server is improved -- This update fixes an issue that causes Entourage to quit unexpectedly when accessing mail folders on a Mirapoint Message Server.
If you decide to proceed, make sure you're at Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.0 Update already, because 11.3.2 is not a "combo" updater. And since Office Updates change the version number on some Office apps, but not all Office apps, the best way confirm what version you actually have is to check the version number of the Microsoft Component Plugin file in the Microsoft Office 2004 folder, which is always updated even if other apps aren't.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sherman Homan said 9:31PM on 12-20-2006
I got hosed by the disappearing 11.3.1 update. I had to explain to a client that Microsoft yanked it. That went over real well...
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Tilted said 9:22AM on 12-20-2006
I think an easier way to check your latest version is to look inside the aforementioned "Microsoft Office 2004" folder, but to then go into the "Updater Logs" folder and see what the latest .txt file is called.
So, since I just updated, I have a file called "11.3.2 Update Log.txt." Before that I had the much-maligned, but never actually causing me a problem, "11.3.1 Update Log.txt." And so on...
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