Office 2008 for Mac

Office 2008 Known Issues
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I can't download the volume license version
of Office 2008 for Mac by using Safari
Cause: Downloading the volume license version of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac is unsuccessful
when you use the Safari browser.
Solution: We recommend that you use the latest version of Mozilla Firefox Web browser
(Mozilla
http://www.mozilla.com) to download the volume license versions of the Microsoft
Office 2008 for Mac suite or stand-alone applications.
Restricted users might have unauthorized access
to Office 2008 for Mac program files
Cause: An installation issue in Office 2008 for Mac could allow unauthorized access to Office 2008
program files.
Solution: Change the ownership permissions for Office 2008 files after installation.
Microsoft is aware of an issue with Office 2008 installation that could allow a local user that does
not have administrator privileges to access Office 2008 program files. The issue grants ownership
permissions to only the user account that is assigned user ID (uid) 502. This issue affects only
computers that have more than one local user account, and primarily affects environments, such as
public computer labs and workplace networks, where access to program files is restricted. This
issue will be corrected in a future update to Office 2008.
To fix this issue, a user with administrator privileges can manually adjust the ownership permissions
of Office 2008 by using the following procedure.
1. Log in to the computer by using a user account with administrator privileges.
2. In /Applications/Utilities, open
Terminal.
3. In the Terminal window, type the following command on one line, and then press
RETURN.
/usr/bin/sudo /bin/chmod -R a-st "/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008"
"/Library/Automator" "/Library/Fonts/Microsoft" "/Library/Application Support/Microsoft"
4. When prompted, enter the password for the user account that you used to log in in
step 1.