Today, more invitation e-mails were sent out to Microsoft Connect members for the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview - a early look into the latest and greatest version of Microsoft Office. 32-bit and 64-bit versions of all programs are available.Available for download from the connect site are:
- Microsoft Office Professional 2010
Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft Excel 2010
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft OneNote 2010
Microsoft Outlook 2010
Microsoft Publisher 2010
Microsoft Access 2010
Microsoft Visio 2010
Microsoft SharePointDesigner 2010
Microsoft InfoPath 2010
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010
Business Contact Manager for Microsoft Outlook 2010
Microsoft Outlook Connector
Microsoft Office Language Pack 2010 - English
Microsoft Office Language Pack 2010 - Japanese
Business Contact Manager for Microsoft Outlook 2010 Language Pack - Japanese
Business Contact Manager for Microsoft Outlook 2010 Database Tool
Upgrades are available for the matching architecture - 32-bit Office 2007 can be upgraded to Office 2010, but Office 2007 running on a 64-bit Operating system cannot be upgraded to Office 2010 - you must uninstall Office 2007 first.
Hardware and software requirements are listed as:
- 500 MHz processor or higher
256 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher
2 gigabytes (GB). A part of this disk space is free after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk.
CD-ROM drive or DVD drive
1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor
Operating Systems supported are Windows XP with SP3 (32-Bit Only), Windows Vista SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 with SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit) and Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit).
Microsoft has also sent out invites to the "Click-to-run" technical preview, which is a "streaming" version of Office 2010. The program runs once, and streams Microsoft Office "bits" to the users PC. Streaming only needs to happen once, and the programs remain on the computer afterward - the connect site explains:
"The program provides a first look at the future of Internet application deployment. It delivers the products rapidly to the computer via streaming over the Internet. The following Office 2010 desktop applications are included: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote" - could this be the start of a subscription based model?
If you have a 64-bit machine, take advantage of it now, as in the future, everything will be 64-bit only
If you have a 64-bit machine, take advantage of it now, as in the future, everything will be 64-bit only
That's not the point and isn't true either. 64bit addressing isn't 32 bits * 2.
If you have a 64-bit machine, take advantage of it now, as in the future, everything will be 64-bit only
That's not the point and isn't true either. 64bit addressing isn't 32 bits * 2.
Explain.
If you have a 64-bit machine, take advantage of it now, as in the future, everything will be 64-bit only
That's not the point and isn't true either. 64bit addressing isn't 32 bits * 2.
Heh, I should have paid more attention in that systems arch class I guess..
Check out http://www.microsoft.com/servers/64bit/overview.mspx - kinda gives a decentish explanation.
Last edited by Owenw on 29 Jul 2009 - 11:47
If you have a 64-bit machine, take advantage of it now, as in the future, everything will be 64-bit only
That's not the point and isn't true either. 64bit addressing isn't 32 bits * 2.
However, Office 2010 x64 is markedly faster than Office 2007 (x32) on the same setup (including Word and Outlook, the two least-likely Office applications to show improvement). If you tackle large documents or lots of e-mail, Office 2010 x64 is the Office you've been waiting for.
And is the build any different or are you just quoting rubbish?
I don't know for certain, but the likelihood is that given that the leaked preview was released quite a while ago, some things will have changed.
HAHAHAHA, that made me laugh.
Oh my... That doesn't sound good at all... I sure hope that's fixed before release...
And If I have the invitation for the technical preview, I have this one too? or what?
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