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[HockeyInJune]

OK, obvesly this is not working. Some sort of error. Whatever. I am putting the post on the Homepage of my site (which is what I was going to do anyway) for a while.

[azntechguy]

Actually, there's a much more direct link out there, but this is BTHSNews.org and this is not exactly a file sharing forum. And I know three people in this forum that'll be after me if I post it here.

Anyway, just letting you know, MS Office 2007 Beta 2 is set to expire on Feb. 1, 2007. After that day, Office will continue to work in a reduced functionality mode that limits your options and operations

[Transparent Reality]

I'm not entirely sure why you would want to beta test a word processing suite so bad. The last thing you would want to have it crash when you do your homework.

[Josh]

Also, you should copy the post here, unless it's vulgar. People with RoadRunner can't access any .tk sites, and they make up a very large percentage of our site visitors.

[Transparent Reality]

http://www.microsoft...getthebeta.mspx

It's a fairly straightfoward process, as are all Microsoft betas. Which reminds me, I still have to get around to playing the Rise of Legends beta...

[z2z007]

Beta software from Microsoft that have an expiration date are a pain to deal with. I rather be patient and just wait for it to come out.

[HockeyInJune]

Here is the Post that was never posted (Haha...):

Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 has been released today (Tuesday, May 23, 2006). Get yours before Microsoft says you cannot get it anymore.

TechNet Link : http://go.microsoft....?linkid=4947396 and http://go.microsoft....?linkid=4947397

BetaExperience Link (This Is The Link I Chose, If You Are Going To Do The Same As I Describe Below You Should Click This Link) : http://go.microsoft....?linkid=4946777

First you have to have a MSN / .NET Passport (I hope you have one).
Sign-In and enter the information asked for.
Enter your E-Mail and Choose a perfered language.
Pick the programs and/or groups of programs.
It is recommended you chose : Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 (This includes: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Infopath, Communicator, IECM, Electronic Forms, AIRMPC; The abbriveated ones have no importance to the average user), Microsoft Office Groove 2007, Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 (I do not know if you will need this to run Groove successfully; Cant hurt; I dont think you need this; Groove DOES work without the server; Not too sure what the server even does), Microsoft Office OneNote 2007.
Submit.
Click on each name and save file to hard disk (Make sure you print or save the product keys).
Install all the programs (It is probably smart to keep old programs; Except Outlook).
Register all the programs (I have not been able to register correctly yet; More Later).
Make sure to remember all the programs will go half-dead in February 2007.
Stare in awe at the beautiful User Interface.

If you successfully register legally you should recieve an E-Mail saying:
Dear ******:
Thank you for your interest in the 2007 Microsoft Office system beta. Inside the 2007 beta you'll discover many new features and improvements, all designed to help people work more efficiently and productively than ever before...

I will he managing three Microsoft Office Groove Workspaces. One (Completely Private) for HackersFirst, One (Strictly and Thoroughly Filtered) for sharing all kinds of Homework, for information on how to be a part of this amazing experience, Check The New News, Old News and Interesting Information Page. One (Public) just for fun, contact me and i will invite you (I will have a couple of Managers and all users will have better privileges).

I will update this periodically as I progress.
I hope you found this insightful and helpful.
Questions, Comments, etc. are gladly accepted in any way, shape or form.
There will also be a tutorial for the Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 2 when it comes out soon (But if you are advanced enough to know how to work Multi-Operating System computers you should not need a tutorial).