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VBA comes back - what a waste of time!

What world is Microsloth living in?

First they remove VBA support, so the software assurance my client‘s buy was a waste of time (they now have a copy of Office 2008 that does support all their VBA code).

So now we are halfway though converting to iCal, Address Book, Apple Mail and staying with Word 2004 (but checking out Open Office).

And now they try and dangle the carrot in front of me again. “Spend $XX,000 now for a new software assurance agreement now and in two to three years you’ll get VBA back.”

With no assurance they they wont change their minds again.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Diane,

Yes I'm aware of that and that you aren't Microsoft.

I've sent feedback and posted to the Mactopia blog but I suspect the moderator wont approve it as its not a "Microsoft is fantastic" post.

Basically they have lost me and eight of my clients (100+ machines each) due to this VBA "flip flop".

Well I’ve done both.

Hence the words “I've sent feedback and posted to the Mactopia blog“ above. Note “AND” not “OR”.

Anyway its a mute point as the damage was done with no VBA support in Office 2008.

Unfortunately, the "not enough memory" error message has been known to occur when the issue has nothing whatsoever to do with memory. i.e. it's a faulty description on a generic error that can be triggered by all sorts of things.

A user reported on the newsgroup that he was able to fix this by rebuilding his database. Important that you make a duplicate before rebuilding.

How to Rebuild your Database

If this does not work see these links.

Not enough memory error message

Not enough memory

Generally Frameworks errors indicate one or more components of Office have not been updated correctly and are now out of synch with other bits. Re-apply SP1. If that does not fix it, try this:

Insert the Office CD and reinstall over your current install. Restart and run the SP1 updater. This will not touch your emails. Your mail is stored in the Microsoft User Data folder in Documents. You can backup up this file as extra insurance. I would suggest backing up your data on a regular basis if your mail is important.

If the above does not work, you will need to use "Remove Office" and reinstall.( "Remove Office" does not remove the Microsoft User Data folder.) See these pages for extra help:

Framework Error

Install Office 2008

This is covered under [Office 2008 SP1] install causes setup assistant to loop

Office for Mac is not activated like Office for Windows. Did you remove these files?

/Users/username/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2008/Microsoft Office 2008 settings.plist
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/OfficePID.plist

Did you restart after removing the files?

Let's eliminate your User's folder as part of the problem. Drag your Identity folder to Shared. Go to System Preferences --> Create a New User in Accounts. Switch to the New User by logging out/in or use Fast User Switching. Open Entourage and let it create a Microsoft User Data folder and blank Identity. Now drag your Identity from shared (it copies it so your data is safe) Switch to your regular Identity. Does it want to upgrade? Try restarting to see if the upgrade occurs in the new User.

If the problems occur in the new user, try this...drag the Microsoft Office 2008 folder to the Trash, and then reinstall Office 2008 from your original installation disk. Restart. Update. Restart. Repair Permissions. (restarting is important)

Did you try the fix in the article 12.1.1 updater woes- a version of the software required not found

They are referring to the correct version of Office. As example would be if you had 12.1.0 installed but tried to install the wrong version 12.0.1, then this would be a legitimate error.