- I have Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac version 12.1.0 and am trying to download the update 12.2.0 or later. All of the links for download any of the updates appear to be broken.
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There shouldn't be a /Users/(me)/Microsoft User Data.
/Users/(me)/Documents/Microsoft User Data is the correct location (as indicated in the original post). The only way one sees /Users/(me)/Microsoft User Data is if one has accidentally moved the MUD folder. In that case, Office will create a new MUD folder in the Documents folder.
By the way, if one is using Entourage (X, 2004, 2008), the MUD folder contains the Enoutage database so, obviously, you'd better back it up.
Secondly, if anyone is still using Entourage X, you should be aware that it has a 1.99GB limit in file size. Exceed 2GB and kiss your database goodbye.
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I was getting the same error. When I downloaded and ran the update from the MicroSoft website it worked fine.
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Here is the post:
http://mattlesak.com/post/49869177/updates-for-your-office-2008-for-the-mac-not
Regards,
Matt
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The reason this happens is because the update installer sees that there is a receipt in the receipt folder claiming that the update has already been installed. It's very common if you reinstall Office from the CD it will put an older version on than what you previous had, then you go to run the updates again and it thinks it does not need it because the receipt folder shows the history of the previous updates. In my experience all you have to do is remove all the 'Office2008' receipts in the receipt folder before you reinstall from the CD and all will be well.
I was having a similar problem when I had several updates in a row come through. I had a much simpler solution - I repaired permissions on the startup drive and then rebooted. That allowed me to install the next update without any problem.
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I've seen this problem on several Macs. Reinstalling Office 2008 does work, but it is insane of Microsoft to suggest that this is an acceptable solution. The next time there's a new update, the problem recurs all over again. Another certified piece of crap from Microsoft!
Thanks to those who suggested simpler fixes. If they work, updating Office 2008 will definitely be a little less painful.
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I had the same problem. It was caused by removing the unnecessary additional languages that are installed. I would use an application to remove the languages and then the next time an update was released I could not update. To fix I would do a total uninstall through a third party uninstall app that would remove everything, including the pref files and app support files. Then after a clean install with all the languages, the updates would be applied with no problem.