Hi Arkady, I see no one else has jumped in here yet, so I'll give it my best :-). See below.
> I am about to Install Office 2004, Student And Teacher Edition. So I thought > I'd ask a few Q's to be on a safe side... TIA for any and all help! > > These sound like common sense: > > * Clean up your database before importing. > * Export your contacts. > * Make a backup of your database. > * Empty your Deleted Mail With a database as large as yours, I would also advise first compacting and then rebuilding your database before importing. You're going to be deleting unnecessary mail and compacting will reclaim the space it occupied; rebuilding, on the other hand, will assure that there is no minor corruption in the database to cause any trouble during the import. > Under "Update and Install Questions" > > ITEM #1 - I don't think I'll have the "daemon issue", since I will, > hopefully, be using only Office 2004, and I don't use use Notifications... Right. > ITEM #2 - is a little UNCLEAR as it relates to MY CASE... I very rarely > check my email anywhere other than on my Powerbook 17... > > I'd like to leave whatever email I have left "as is" at my .Mac, and other > Servers, and end up having it downloaded AGAIN onto my PB17, after I launch > Entourage 2004 with my Entourage Main Identity Imported... > > Will Entourage 2004 be smart enough to know that my Main Identity, which > hopefully got Imported OK, already has those messages, or will I end up with > a bunch of DUPLICATES, as described in ITEM #2 You'll end up with duplicates. I don't understand why you would want to download from the server after the import if you already downloaded before. Do you really need to leave the already-downloaded messages on the server(s)? Is it just a precaution? If so, it's unnecessary if you've made a copy of your database containing the downloaded messages. <snipped "scenario"> > If the above scenario applies in my case, I guess I could either DELETE all > messages on my .Mac, or Move them to a FOLDER (Old Mail), so that Entourage > 2004 "doesn't see them", and thus no DUPLICATE DOWNLOAD?! That would work, but again, I'm not sure why you need to do this unless I've misunderstood your explanation? > AND HERE ARE A SOME OTHER Q'S... > > Q 1. Do I need to do any or all of this? -- > > Upgrade my Office X to the latest version, i.e. higher than 10.1.4, > then Repair Permissions, Restart, Rebuild Database... If yes to any > or all of these, in which order? Are you planning to run both Office X and Office 2004? If not, when you install Office 2004 (using the Installer), you will be asked about removing previous versions of Office and you should do it. There is no need to update Office X. It is advisable, however, to repair permissions both after installing new software and, in the case of major software installation (like Office), before as well. If a restart is necessary after installing Office 2004 (I can't remember), you will be prompted to do so. You don't need to restart *before* installation. If you *are* planning to keep Office X around, then yes, you should upgrade to 10.1.5, but not because you're installing 2004; just because you should have it fully upgraded. If you don't need both versions of Office, you will be best served by removing Office X. > Q 2. Do I simply run Office 2004 Installer without doing anything in Q 1, or > some things in Q 1? Answered above. > Q 3. Is it a good idea to unplug my External FW HD? No. You generally want your computer in normal operating mode when doing an installation. After installing Office, you should open each application once so it initializes and creates its plists. During that process, each app will check out the locations of any system software it needs to know about so you should have everything set up as you normally would. > HERE ARE THE Q'S I HAVE AFTER READING "GETTING STARTED BOOKLET"... > [btw, it looks like it's been used, but the CD itself looks new, and this is > a brand new item, not second hand:)...] > > Although in the "Before You Begin" section on Page 1 a Drag-And-Drop > Installation Method is mentioned, it seems like Office Set Up Assistant(page > 4) is the PREFERRED way to install, right? Yes, definitely. > Step 3 on Page 6 -- that's where I choose to Import my Entourage X Main > Identity, right?! I don't have the booklet, but I guarantee that the setup assistant will make it absolutely clear when you need to do what. > Step 4: Product Key is CONFUSING... > > I have 3 Product Keys on the back of the CD case.. Which one do I use? In > which order etc... Office has 4 Applications, but only 3 3 Product Keys... Did you buy Office with VPC and Windows? There's your three product keys. The setup assistant will prompt you for each product key at the appropriate time, referring to what's on the product key labels. Don't worry about it. > Step 5 (Page 7) - Provided the Installation and the Import of my Entourage X > Main Identity etc. all went well, I will see the Congratulations Screen. > > At that point: Should I do any of these steps: > > Log Out, Repair Permission, Restart? Answered above, but I would repair permissions when the installation is complete. I would also run Microsoft AutoUpdate (which you might already have been prompted to do anyway) and download and install all necessary updaters to Office 2004 (there was just an SP2 updater released a few days ago). Then I would repair permissions again and go about my business. > Page 8 - Set up Entourage 2004 -- do I need to use Entourage's Set Up > Assistant, if my Main Identity has already been Imported in Step 3? I.e. > What I find CONFUSING is the wording in this booklet: I don't think so but if so you'll know it because you won't be able to send or receive email :-). I'm pretty sure your account settings are maintained when the database is imported. > Step 3 on Page 6 mentions "Importing Identities", while on Page 9, at > the bottom, in the screen shot of Entourage Set Up Assistant, under "What do > you want to Import", the 2nd Choice is "Information from Microsoft Entourage > X", plus the other choices there are TOO GENERAL: PIM, email program, and > the last choice is EVEN MORE GENERAL... > > i.e. Should I select the 2nd Choice - > > "Information from Microsoft Entourage X" > > in Entourage's Set Up Assistant, or should I leave the top Choice - "I want > to start using Entourage without Importing anything" as is, and then Quit > Entourage's Set Up Assistant on the assumption that my Entourage X Main > Identity got imported, as per Step 3 on Page 6, and thus is ready to go?! > > And then what do I do, click on Entourage Application Icon to Launch it, and > will I see all my Entourage X Main Identity already imported, or will I see > Entourage's Set Up Assistant AGAIN:)?! I *think* you won't even see the assistant if everything has gone well. If you do, then Entourage isn't recognizing the old database or something (which shouldn't happen). If it does, then go ahead and import everything you can and post back here. > And FINALLY, when should I do the SP2 Upgrade? > > After I run Entourage 2004 for a few days, or BEFORE I even run it? > > If BEFORE, when exactly, in which order, any pitfalls to look out for? As I said above, after the Office 2004 installation, open each application once and then quit it. This will tell you that everything is okay. Then repair permissions. Then download and install the updates and repair permissions again. > Sorry for being so €CAUTIOUS€, it's just that I depend on my email for work, > and, it's also a huge part of my trying to help a friend find a Bone > Marrow/Stem Cells Donor (see the link below) I do understand but I think you're worrying overmuch about this :-). It's a very simple process and if you have everything backed up, you have nothing to worry about anyway. Just forget about that booklet and DO IT :-). You'll be fine! Beth -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
