Microsoft Office System TechCenter

The Microsoft Office System TechCenter is designed to help connect you with Office desktop and server resources from Microsoft and the broader Office community.

Featured Resources

Last updated: December 1, 2006

Try the 2007 Microsoft Office system

Download a free 60-day trial version of your choice of suites or programs from the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Or take a real-time, online test drive through your Web browser, with no download required.

•	2007 Microsoft Office system virtual labs
•	Get the 2007 Office Resource Kit
•	Develop a training and communication plan for employees with the Enterprise Learning Framework

Announcing Exchange Server 2007: Register for evaluation software today

The new version of Exchange Server delivers built-in features including unified messaging, data replication, and advanced management tools. See how Exchange 2007 provides virtually anywhere access, greater operational efficiency, and built-in protection; view features in action; read case studies, and more.

•	TechNet Magazine: Exchange and Outlook - Better Together
•	For Exchange 2007 downloads, documentation, and tools, visit the Exchange Server TechCenter

Try the new, easier-to-use Office 2003 Resource Kit

The Office 2003 Resource Kit has a new, easier-to-use format on Office Online, plus improved search scoping.

•	Project Server 2003 IT documentation
•	SharePoint Portal Server 2003 IT documentation

Solutions and Scenarios

Desktop

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Step by step: Configure the 2007 Office system for a hard disk image

You can deploy the 2007 Microsoft Office system and other software products at the same time to all users. Install a custom configuration of Office on a clean test computer, and then capture and distribute an image of the hard disk to users' computers. The first step in this process is to configure Office in preparation for the hard-disk image.

Servers

•	Office server products migration Download this Visio diagram to learn about the pre-migration, migration, and post-migration tasks associated with migrating to the latest version of Office server products.

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Community Resources

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Tasks

•	View system requirements
•	Test drive the 2007 release
•	Watch a task-specific demo for Forms Server
•	Watch task-specific demos for SharePoint Server
•	Learn about Microsoft ForeFront Security for SharePoint

Knowledge Base Articles RSS

•	Error message when you reinstall Exchange Server 2003 after you install Office 2003 or Office XP
•	How to deploy the Office 2003 Web Components in an Office 2003 program
•	Incorrect reference or missing reference to Office 2003 primary interop assembly (PIA)
•	Access 2003 may not start as expected after you install Office 2003 SP2
•	List of some programming resources for Visual Basic programming in Office 2003