Office System 2003 Beta 2 Technical Refresh
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 14 June 2003 - 14:12 · 76 comments & 5138 views
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#1 Posted by SouL2kEEp on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:19
- i thought the tech.refresh was supposed to be avail. only to beta testers...
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#1.1 Posted by maartena on 16 Jun 2003 - 17:22
QUOTE i thought the tech.refresh was supposed to be avail. only to beta testers...
now i can download it from this page.. cool!
You can only download it if you already have Beta 2 in the first place. And only beta testers can have the Beta 2.
With this remark you obviously stated that:
a) you have gotten Office 2003 Beta 2 illegally
b) you are not an official beta tester
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#2 Posted by SHoTTa35 on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:20
- well apparently if you have office beta 2 then you are a BETA tester then.. HEHE... you aren't supposed to but why bother make a big deal outta it when they know people who illegally got office beta2 will still get the refresh anyways...
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#3 Posted by SouL2kEEp on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:22
- can we have direct links on the 3 update files ???
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#4 Posted by Tom Servo on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:22
- Ever wondered why the link says officeint.microsoft.com and not officebeta.microsoft.com as it's supposed to?
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#4.4 Posted by outofcoffee on 15 Jun 2003 - 10:48
- yea, same goes for the msnint.com site..
i got flamed by an MVP on one of the MS newsgroups for asking about the "download the MSN 6 beta today!" link
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#5 Posted by j2000wall on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:28
- Yeah I'm so confused, If I click update in word 2003 beta (version 1 I guess) it takes me to www.officebeta.microsoft.com update page, but then it says there arn't any updates. When I used the link above it needed to install a different update engine but then ther it is the beta 2 update and a couple of others, should I install these is this a bug, why is the international site different fomr the beta site, it looks the same, can anyone help!!!!!!
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#5.1 Posted by SHoTTa35 on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:40
- you gotta use office beta 2, beta 1 is dropped long ago and they don't support it no more so why would they add updates for a dead os. This isn't office 2000 then office 2002. You can't have the old version and new version and expect it to work with both. If you read office beta site it says Beta 1 users MUST upgrade to beta 2
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#5.2 Posted by j2000wall on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:47
- Ok fine how do I update to beta 2, if I use the link from word it says all my products are up to date, surely they would have left a not saying oh go here to update to beta 2... Besides I thought the beta 2 refresh id brand new, up til now theres only been the beta 1, and why isn't the download for the beta 2 refresh working?
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#5.3 Posted by Jason on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:56
- If you want beta 2 you either had to be an official tester or oder a copy from :
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/
you only pay delivery if your a non beta tester, which is worth it for 15 CD's
Beta 2 refresh isn't working as its not available yet, the beta test newsgroups will let us know when it is. -
#5.4 Posted by j2000wall on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:58
- So there isn't going to be/has been a simple update that takes you from beta 1 to beta 2, I thought thats what all this was, so you have to pay again to get a second disk and make a fresh install?
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#5.5 Posted by Jason on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:59
- You only pay delivery costs for Beta 2 if your not an official tester and you do get 15 CD's !!!!
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#5.6 Posted by SHoTTa35 on 14 Jun 2003 - 15:00
QUOTE (#5.4) So there isn't going to be/has been a simple update that takes you from beta 1 to beta 2, I thought thats what all this was, so you have to pay again to get a second disk and make a fresh install?
yup.. you gotta.. If you were in the beta (and not the customer preview program) then you would have gotten your beta 2 cds. So yes you have to have bought another copy.
Hehe, i didn't tell you this but download beta 2 somewhere and use your beta key that MS gave you with beta 1
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#6 Posted by SouL2kEEp on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:29
- well, the post is updated! good job Voodoo! please provide us with direct links!
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#7 Posted by longwilli on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:45
- if you installed the refresh which was released a while back then you cant install
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#7.1 Posted by Jason on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:58
- But who would want that 2nd rate "dog food" build, the newsgroups said it wasn't the official refresh so you had to be a fool to install that.
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#8 Posted by zero-one on 14 Jun 2003 - 14:57
- I will download the Beta
THX MS
I neednt´t wait longer
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#9 Posted by darkmatter on 14 Jun 2003 - 15:38
- opps....I thought it was out....but it's not, so I am not downloading now....my mistake, I just woke up....so still asleep...
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#9.1 Posted by dougkinzinger on 14 Jun 2003 - 16:14
- LOL yeah right d00d sure you are!!!
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#10 Posted by ThunderRiver on 14 Jun 2003 - 15:53
- you are downloading the updates now? sure you are
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#11 Posted by JZolloXP on 14 Jun 2003 - 16:01
- My installation keeps failing, is anyone else having this problem? I'm thinking the servers may be too busy. Yes, I have Office 2003 Beta 2 (the whole beta kit).
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#11.1 Posted by SHoTTa35 on 14 Jun 2003 - 16:07
- did you read anything in the comments section? or even the news itself.... it says not yet available
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#12 Posted by Tom Servo on 14 Jun 2003 - 16:06
- I see stupid people.
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#13 Posted by JadeWolf324 on 14 Jun 2003 - 16:52
- didnt quite work for me for some reason....i need a DL link
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#14 Posted by I8PP on 14 Jun 2003 - 16:59
- I suppose no one realizes the (Not yet avaliable) in the post
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#15 Posted by darkmatter on 14 Jun 2003 - 17:07
- I saw it, but when I went to the website to download, it had it there, so I thought neowin just hadnt been updated...
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#16 Posted by avifear on 14 Jun 2003 - 17:15
- Well, I'll just wait for an AIO to be released either from WinBeta or xBetas, hehe
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#17 Posted by session™ on 14 Jun 2003 - 17:24
- is that the real refresh thing or it's just some kind of update thing?
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#17.1 Posted by Unforgiven on 14 Jun 2003 - 17:27
- It's the real refresh, but you can't download it at the moment yet.
Huuuryy up, MS!
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#18 Posted by FuhrerDarqueSyde on 14 Jun 2003 - 17:54
- woohoo i can't wait
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#19 Posted by DJ Prem on 14 Jun 2003 - 19:01
- cant wait for the RTM gonna get an upgrade
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#20 Posted by session™ on 14 Jun 2003 - 19:15
- hmmmm anyone know when it will be avalable for download?
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#21 Posted by reaper1576 on 14 Jun 2003 - 20:01
- its there now im just waiting for my beta refresh kit to show up
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#22 Posted by JaggedFlame on 14 Jun 2003 - 20:20
- By "Not yet available" that means that the Refresh shows up in the download list, but it aborts when it starts to download, right? That's what happens to me.
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#22.1 Posted by SHoTTa35 on 14 Jun 2003 - 20:24
- yeah, that's what is happening to everyone if you noticed...
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#22.2 Posted by JaggedFlame on 15 Jun 2003 - 02:37
- I posted before a lot of people posted their problems, so whatever.
Besides, most people just said "it didn't work." I'm just clarifying.
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#23 Posted by TranceSphere on 14 Jun 2003 - 22:11
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#24 Posted by coolio191 on 14 Jun 2003 - 22:14
- i can't wait
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#25 Posted by JZolloXP on 14 Jun 2003 - 23:52
- Come on M$!!! The patch has to be completed, I mean, if they know the exact size in KB...release it!!!
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#26 Posted by Compkid2005 on 15 Jun 2003 - 01:00
- That page has been there for a couple of days.
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#27 Posted by .com.cn on 15 Jun 2003 - 06:19
- Good news
I will wait it
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#28 Posted by zero-one on 15 Jun 2003 - 08:12
- Good News.
Neowin is the best
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#29 Posted by SouL2kEEp on 15 Jun 2003 - 12:55
- i have Office 2002 on my other PC and strangely enough the 2002 updates that i see below the 2003 ones.. DONT WORK EITHER!!!!
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#29.1 Posted by Tom Servo on 15 Jun 2003 - 14:28
- Do not use the officeint.* site, goddamnit! We told you above already, it's the freakin' internal test site!
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#29.2 Posted by ThunderRiver on 15 Jun 2003 - 15:05
- lalalala
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#30 Posted by IdobI on 15 Jun 2003 - 17:49
- If we should judge by the MSN Mess. 6 Preview site which is up for a few weeks now but without any actual download links...we might have a long wait ahead!
MSN Mess. 6 Preview - not ready
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#31 Posted by Knight' on 15 Jun 2003 - 19:43
- When does the final of Office 2003 come out? I havent tested it because I thought it may ruin the experience for me, I'm really looking forward to Outlook 2003
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#31.1 Posted by Compkid2005 on 15 Jun 2003 - 20:08
- Microsoft is saying toward the end of the summer.
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#32 Posted by session™ on 16 Jun 2003 - 01:37
- When will this download be available though
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#33 Posted by Yvo on 16 Jun 2003 - 07:07
- i'm going to think this will be avail either monday or tuesday.. hardly ever a weekend
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#34 Posted by Razor_D on 16 Jun 2003 - 07:15
- Ohhh, new updates on there:
Publisher 2003 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (English version)
38762 KB / Download Time = 13 min at your connection speed
The Publisher 2003 Beta 2 Technical Refresh contains significant stability and performance improvements for Publisher 2003. You must install this update if you installed the Office System 2003 Beta 2 Technical Refresh. To install this update you may need up to 200 MB in free space on your primary drive. This space requirement is temporary and part of the space will be freed up after the installation.
More information...
InfoPath 2003 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (English version)
77520 KB / Download Time = 26 min at your connection speed
The InfoPath 2003 Beta 2 Technical Refresh contains significant stability and performance improvements for InfoPath 2003. You must install this update if you installed the Office System 2003 Beta 2 Technical Refresh. To install this update you may need up to 250 MB in free space on your primary drive. This space requirement is temporary and part of the space will be freed up after the installation.
More information...
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#35 Posted by session™ on 16 Jun 2003 - 07:22
- nope it wont be available so soon
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#36 Posted by A-Parsa on 16 Jun 2003 - 07:28
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#37 Posted by spasiba on 16 Jun 2003 - 10:01
- lets all prey to M$ and hope they release it today!!!
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#37.1 Posted by dougkinzinger on 18 Jun 2003 - 20:53
- Let's all stalk Microsoft?? You mean PRAY, right
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#38 Posted by spasiba on 17 Jun 2003 - 13:31
- the whole officeint website is not working now!
MS what the heck is going on??
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#39 Posted by Jaman on 27 Jun 2003 - 02:44
- I received my beta kit from microsoft, so how do I access the refresh. They sent me a survey but there was no beta id in it the getting started guide I have gone from cover to cover and still cannot find a beta id.
Please help. If I am unable to access the refresh then I would have wasted my time with the Beta.
Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003 Beta Technical Refresh (English version)
193541 KB / Download Time = 80 min at your connection speed
Visio 2003 gives business and technical professionals the power to visualize and communicate ideas, business processes, information, and systems. This download is a pre-release, full-product version of Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003.
Business Contact Manager for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Beta 2 Techincal Refresh
68326 KB / Download Time = 28 min at your connection speed
Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 is an add-on to Outlook that helps small businesses track business contacts and manage sales opportunities. This download is a pre-release, full-product version of Business Contact Manager for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Beta 2.