I installed the final version of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 on my main Windows 7 rig this week. It will be released to the general public in June 2010. I had been using the beta before this. The final version installed with a bit a difficulty. I first had to uninstall the beta and then reboot before I could install it.
However, I received the above error after rebooting and trying to install it. It took some time and effort to track down the issue. DynDNS Updater, a program I run in the background, was blocking the Office 2010 installation. I exited DynDNS Updater and the installation proceeded without further issue. I restarted DynDNS when the installation was complete.
Office 2010 is quite similar to Office 2007. It tweaks the UI/UX in many small ways. These add up to an improved experience over Office 2007. I still prefer Office 2003’s menu and toolbar interface over the Ribbon. I find the Ribbon sucks productivity out of my work by requiring more mouse clicks than Office 2003 and by using up too much vertical screen real estate. The Ribbon has been added to Outlook 2010.
While working on a Word document this morning I was surprised by a new Word dialog.
Microsoft wants us to help improve Office’s dictionary and thesaurus tools. I clicked the Send Now button. If you are concerned about privacy you can find out more at http://office2010.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy-statement-highlights-for-microsoft-office-2010-HA101098558.aspx
Office 2010 has different SKUs than Office 2007. The ones in green in the image below will be available for retail purchase.
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