April 15, 2007
Wow.
As monstrous as Microsoft Office Accounting Service Pack 1 is on its own, it was just the tip of the iceberg last night.
Luckily, we fared far better than Jack & Rose there. The SS Funcave is still afloat & no worse for wear.
By the time the robot horde finished, we’d completed the following:
- Completed the updates on the Funcave server
- Brought the Funcave deployment of WSUS up-to-date
- Deployed all outstanding updates to all Funcave machines
Here’s why this is such a big deal for MOA users…
MOA SP1 is tagged as HIGH-PRIORITY
Now, it’s not an auto-installer, as far as I could tell. But this is tagged high-priority because it fixes some bugs that can cause major data loss. So this is a detailed update, even for standalone implementations.
The download page for MOA SP1, however, doesn’t really imply the seriousness of implementing this update:
To install this download:
Note: Administrators should refer to the Administrator resources section.
- Download the file by clicking the Download button (above) and saving the file to your hard disk.
- It is recommended that you quit any programs you are running prior to installation.
- Double-click the OfficeAccounting2007SP1-KB932726-FullFile-ENU.exe program file on your hard disk to start the Setup program.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Administrator resources:
If you administrate a client server installation you have to install this service pack on the server and on all the clients.
Administrators working in managed environments can find complete resources for deploying Office updates in an organization on the Microsoft Office Desktop Applications TechCenter Web site. On the home page of that site, look under Update Strategies for the product version you are updating.
Instructions for use:
After you install this download, use your programs as you typically would.
To remove this download:
There is no uninstall feature for this download. You can uninstall Office Accounting 2007 and then re-install Office Accounting from the original source, i.e. CD or downloaded file.
That last item should give you a hint that this is a measure twice, load once kind of update.
But to me…those instrux make it sound like something you could easily knock out on your lunch hour, right?
For a more detailed look at the process, including some key things to decide & some gotchas to watch for during the installation of Office Accounting Service Pack 1, head over & check out the Funboard discussion about MOA SP1.
We can confirm that MOA SP1 finally fixes the BCM data loss issue. So, we’ve got that going for us…
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April 14, 2007
Time to get your toolbox on!
A week ago Thursday, MS released Service Pack 1 for Office Accounting 2007.
That’s big news here at the Funlab, since it includes the fix for the contact data loss in Business Contact Manager 2007 when integrated with Office Accounting 2007, which was documented a little less than a month ago, right here at the Funcave.
Normally I’d charge ahead, but I’m expecting to document the update process, which might warrant a full writeup at the Funboard. But this update’s merely part of a long list of things to complete during the maintenance cycle scheduled for today.
So it may get pushed off until tomorrow. But not any longer than that, since the inability to keep more detailed client info in BCM, and by extension, BCM for Pocket PC, is really starting to cramp my style.
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April 12, 2007
We do…
You know what this means, right?
The official Funboard thong can’t be too far behind…
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April 12, 2007
One of my SBS clients yesterday reported difficulty connecting to a Windows 2000 Terminal Server in their environment from their first Windows Vista machine. I connected remotely and received the same error, which was:
The remote computer disconnected the session because of an error in the licensing protocol.Please try connecting to the remote computer again or contact you server administrator.
There wasn’t much on-point that I could find on this issue, altho for some reason Bitzie’s version of Google seemed to be working much better than mine. Go figure.
However, what is out there only discusses this issue showing on Windows XP, not Vista.
Well, the robot horde over at the Funlab spared no expense bringing the details and a workaround to the Funboard. If you haven’t stopped by already, sign up and join us if you want to check out the answer. And while you’re there, you can buy the horde a can of 10w30 for all their hard work.
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April 11, 2007
No, I’m not talking about a personal gauss gun kit…
The SBSC exclusive version of the April MAPS kit also included something totally unexpected, at least for me. I hadn’t heard a single peep about it through any of my normal channels.
The inclusion of Visual Studio 2005 Standard was a welcome surprise & actually one of the best additions to the kit in a long, long time.
I know some other folks are going “Huh” at its inclusion, but the reason that this matters so much is quite simple. And you don’t have to look any farther than a couple of somewhat (in)famous pieces of historical footage. Here’s a remix version that includes both…
Long before Mr. Ballmer’s happy dance, Microsoft had realized one very simple thing:
Any platform without applications is a dead platform
That’s why developers of all kinds see what’s known as The Serious Love from the mothership. Seriously.
Put another way…
Solution = The only thing that matters
People don’t hire you because of your knowledge & expertise. They hire you because you can solve their problems with your solutions. So if you want attention, don’t be an IT provider. Be a solution provider.
Because in the end, that’s is really all that matters to your customers. And anybody else with half a clue, like Microsoft.
And if you want some of the earliest, deepest access both to what’s coming & what’s already here, then say hello to my little friend, the SDK. An SDK is the next best thing to having one of these…
In fact, the inclusion of VS05 means that Microsoft just gave you the functional equivalent of a golden ticket when it comes to (legally) getting your hands around Windows Mobile 6.
Over at the Funboard, we’ll be adding to the Mobility section full details of how to use VS05 to setup a standalone DEmu environment for WM6 as well, including some exclusive configuration items that should save you a bit of time, even a couple of things to watch out for that might help keep you from banging your head against the wall.
Here’s the Funboard registration link, if you haven’t joined us yet.
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