Hi Severin I could be wrong, but after that part that it quits if you do the other installs and updates then, then you can re-open it and key in your serial number. As per the link Ronni sent you should be able to download the Auto Updater 2.1.1, run it, then run the other updates from the Auto Update program (or manual download from microsoft). <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads> You need to download 12.1.0 then 12.2.0 then the 12.3.2 update. You can't just do the last update, as it needs the ones before it. (Microsoft seem to not like doing a "Combo Update". Just be lucky it's not as bad as the previous version, where you HAD to do all the update. .1, .2, .3, .4. .5 right through to .12). And if you skipped one, it wouldn't install. That was fun! Not.)
Then once it's all updated, you should be able to launch the program and install your serial number and set up as per normal. Working off memory there, so hope that's right. Let us know how you go. Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh** On 25/02/2012, at 6:01 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Severin, > > Do you have a clone of your SL system, if so you can possibly drag and drop > the Office 2008 folder from your SN Application folder to your Lion > Application folder. > I don't think Office 2008 installed any files in the Library folder, but > rather kept its resources in the Office folder. > > I've never installed our used Office, so I'm not sure about this, but worth a > try ;-) > If it doesn't work just delete the folder. > > Cheers, > Ronni > Sent from Ronni's iPad > > On 25/02/2012, at 5:17 PM, Severin Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Ronni. The installer runs fine to completion but falls over when >> doing the serial number bit. I suspect from what you have said that because >> of no Rosetta it can not talk to my earlier discs. Hmmm, now that IS a >> dilemma! >> Severin >> >> On 25/02/2012, at 4:14 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> >>> On 25/02/2012, at 3:27 PM, Severin Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I am doing an install of Office 2008 on a fresh Lion. I have Office 2008 >>>> existing installed on another disk. My install DVD is an update as are my >>>> Office 2004 and Office X disks tracking back to an Office 98 original. The >>>> installer installs but will not recognise any of these disks as valid >>>> candidates, though it says disks are OK rather than installed files. How >>>> do I get around this? >>> >>> Hi Severin, >>> >>> The Office 2008 disc uses PPC code in its installer which requires Rosetta >>> (which is not available in Lion). >>> >>> This might help you find a solution. >>> >>> <http://www.officeformachelp.com/2011/07/install-office-2008-on-lion/> >>> >>> <http://www.office.mvps.org/install/office2008_lion.html> >>> >>> "If you do a fresh install of Lion or need to re-install Microsoft Office >>> 2008 at a future time, users that have an original DVD version 12.0.0 of >>> Microsoft Office 2008 can install on Lion, but will need to do an >>> additional step after installing from the DVD. Until this step is >>> complete, Office 2008 cannot see any future updates. If you have Office >>> 2008 v12.1.0 or later there are no special instructions." >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>> Severin Crisp >>>> ________________________________________________________ >>>> Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP >>>> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. >>>> Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >>>> email mailto:[email protected] >>>> ________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> ________________________________________________________ >> Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP >> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. >> Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >> email mailto:[email protected] >> ________________________________________________________ >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
