1. Microsoft Deployment Workshop Deploying Office 2003 Editions
Joe Liptrot
Linkpad Limited

2. Agenda
Office installation options
Office compatibility
Migrating applications - Application Compatibility Toolkit
Access / Word / Excel migration issues
Project Management
XP - the road to Longhorn

3. Resources ORK Technical White Papers
Office 97 to Office 2003 Migration Issues (78 pages)
97-03Delta.doc
Office 2000 to Office 2003 Migration Issues (81 pages)
00-03Delta.doc
Office XP to Office 2003 Migration Issues (73 pages)
XP-03Delta.doc

4. Access / Word / Excel migration issues
If organisation has developed macro or VBA based solutions for previous versions of Office
Use the same application migration strategy as packaged applications
Evaluate
Mitigate
Deploy

5. Access migration Microsoft Office Access 2003 Conversion Toolkit
Scanning Tool
Reporting Front End
Documentation
Training
Tip – use Group Policy setting “Do Not Prompt to Convert Older Databases”

6. Access 2003 Conversion Toolkit Reporting Output

7. Access Conversion Resources
Access Articles
ACC2002: Conversion White Paper Available in the Download Center
ACC2002: How to Suppress the Convert/Open Database Dialog Box
How to Programmatically Convert Multiple Access Databases
HOW TO: Convert to a Different File Format in Microsoft Access
ACC2002: Troubleshooting Tips for Conversion Issues in Access
ACC2002: You Receive Compile Errors after You Open or Convert a Database That Has Older DAO Code
ACC2002: VBA Functions Break in a Database with Missing References

8. Word Migration Issues
For co-existence during migration use “Save As \ Word & 6.0/95 RTF”
Word upgrade issues:
More templates and wizards are now available
Web Page Wizard removed
Some document converters removed (still available for download in the Office Converter Pack

9. Excel Migration Issues
For co-existence during migration use “Save As \ Microsoft Excel 97-Excel 2003 & 5.0/95 Workbook
Excel upgrade issues:
Microsoft Map - Feature removed.
Add-ins no longer included as part of an install:
AccessLinks
AutoSave
ODBC Add-in
Report Manager
Template Utilities
Template Wizard with Data Tracking
Update Links
Quattro Pro 5.0 Converter –Now integrated into Excel.
Samples.xls - The Samples.xls under the Samples folder, and the corresponding .DBF files, are no longer available.

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