Thanks Razor_D for the heads up
It appears Microsoft have either been lapse with server security of they're preparing public access to the Technical Refresh of Office 2003 for those who aren't Beta testers. Below are the links to every part of the Technical Refresh available to all 600,000 that have the Beta 2 kit installed.
View: View Office 2003 Information
It appears Microsoft have either been lapse with server security of they're preparing public access to the Technical Refresh of Office 2003 for those who aren't Beta testers. Below are the links to every part of the Technical Refresh available to all 600,000 that have the Beta 2 kit installed.
View: View Office 2003 Information
"The system was built to expand but not necessarily to be secure," said Herbert Schorr, executive director of the Information Sciences Institute. The fundamental information to make the whole thing work, for example, still lives on just 12 so-called root servers. "It can be brought down. You have to be technically proficient, but there are enough people who can do it," Schorr said.
Schorr said the most likely miscreant won't be a spike-haired hacker. More likely, it will be "blocks of office buildings in a foreign capital somewhere," he said.
Plus traffic for all the other packs.
I don't want to see the transfer bill.
Anyone with beta 2 installed rebuild your icon cache after install the refresh with tweakUi to get all the new ICONS.
The refresh adds Visio 2003, this program looks great !!
So whos going to go buy it i am?
and as usual, i'll only install MS Word.
Also, paul thorugh on his website www.wininformant.com predicted ms might make the refresh update public http://wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=39347
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WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA WAAAAAAA
It ran 150kB/s rocksolid few times it degraded to 149kB/s
Im going to install in a couple of days after i've rebooted my computer. Cause my sound accelleration doesnt work.
Sorry to sound like a party pooper here but isnt this 'Warez', neowin are basically taking advantage of a security hole at beta place by providing direct links.
Is this another case of neowin's double standards then? I mention this because when i posted a link in the comments section a few weeks back to Windows Messenger 5.0 it got removed.... yet neowin freely post up security exploits that allow files that are only supposed to be available to beta testers to be downloaded. No "they may be preparing to launch it publically" does not save you, if they WANTED everyone to have it they would say so.
Last edited by 98 on 23 Jun 2003 - 19:05
Microsoft requested that we remove the links. Right or wrong we still upheld their request even if you didn't!
We'll do the same here, but these still are publically accessible. Hardly protected in BetaPlace.
As for creamhackered, you say its not a seceuity hole.. so why did you say "Microsoft have either been lapse with server security...". Says to me your not sure eitherway.
I dont have a problem with it no, i wasnt trying to have ago at neowin but sometimes the rulez on these matters seem VERY misty. Actually I want to know where you get the information from about them releasing it publically very shortley? I think thats an asumption because the files are there - They most likley have moved them to that server to allow for the HUGE demand the 15,000 users placed on the server the otherday. Considering that mess with 15,000 users are u trying to say they are now ready for 600,000 in less than 2 days? hmmm.
Sorry if one of u may have taken it slightly personally btw
Last edited by 1251 on 23 Jun 2003 - 19:31
im getting more crashes than ever!!!!
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I have the 5207 and the installation declare : " The expected version of the product was not found on your system " . thank you. ciao .
Thanks everyone
I know these are both fast, but why would they put it on public servers if Betaplace was faster?
I downloaded nearly all of them at a blazing 3,55 MB (yes megabyte) per sec...
And that's from Europe...
I install it fine, but when I go to run the new versions it tells me my CD key is invalid and asks for a new one. The real MSDN cd-key doesn't work though. Are there new keys for the refresh?
Last edited by 31455 on 24 Jun 2003 - 21:34
and is there frontpage 2003 in microsoft office 2003? no right? i only know of publisher
May be the italian one ? thanks. ciao
May be the italian one ? thanks. ciao
Neowin had to remove at MS request?
why keeping it quiet?
and search for 'Beta Technical Refresh' - you'll get the whole list.
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