Office 2007 Converters & Patches

Usage and Config Patch
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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

Hi,

With the imminent release of Office 2007, Microsoft has decided to change the default file format (eg Word now is *.docx instead of just *.doc etc). MS has created a converter and filter pack for previous versions of Office (ie Office XP or Office 2003) to be able to access 2007 file formats (which can be found here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2Fdownloads%2Fdetails.aspx%3FFamilyID%3D941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466%26DisplayLang%3Den)

Is Big Fix going to release a fixlet for this release? Or is it already available (and if so where?)

Thanks

Markj

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(imported comment written by BenKus)

Hi Mark,

The “Patches for Windows” Fixlet sites (aka “Enterprise Security”) only covers patches related to security updates.

However, this looks like a straight-forward Fixlet to create and if someone wants to take a shot at creating the relevance or action for it, I am sure there are many people who would benefit. Anyone want to post a Fixlet for this?

Ben

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(imported comment written by ErinC91)

I wrote a Task to deploy the Office 2007 compatibility pack for Office 2000/2003 Users … the relevant action script line looks like follows;

wait __Download\FileFormatConverters.exe /quiet /passive /norestart

Works a treat but need to force a restart after the installation is complete.