Microsoft recently have released the beta version of Office Professional Plus 2010 with some new exiting features like OneNote, Publisher, PowerPivot Add-in, etc.
You can register and download the Beta version from here: http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/evalcenter/ee390818.aspx
The beta version do not require a license key to activate the product; can be installed and tried for free. The installation is pretty similar to Office 2007. You can also install Office 2010 silently to multiple computers by creating an MSP file.
Want to install Office 2010 beta to multiple computers? You don't have to run around to install manually; use Desktop Central instead. Ideally, the following will be the steps to install Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta to multiple computers at once:
Step 1: Create a common network share to store the required installable. The network share should have read permissions to the Everyone group and should be accessible from all the computers to which you are trying to install.
Step 2: Download the beta version and extract the contents
Microsoft, on Thursday announced an advance notification on the patches that will be released next Tuesday. The announcement reminds us of the earlier bulk patch releases during October 2009.
This month, there will be 13 security bulletins addressing 26 vulnerabilities - five rated Critical, seven Important, and one Moderate. Eleven of the 13 bulletins affect Windows and two bulletins affect Microsoft Office. The Office patches won't apply to newer versions
Office 2007 and Office 2008 for Mac that come equipped with more
advanced security functions. The table below provide the total number of bulletins with regard to the operating system version:
Version | Critical | Important | Moderate | Low | Total |
| Windows 2000 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Windows XP | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Windows Server 2003 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Windows Vista | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Windows Server 2008 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Windows 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Hi Folks,
Greetings.
Few of the Desktop Central users, who uses MS Windows 2000 Operating Systems, has experienced a pop-up issue. The error is typically read Path to GDIPlus.dll file is missing or simply a message conveying GDIPLUS.DLL file is missing (or atleast it is not in the path). The reason for the pop-up was the system couldn't locate gdiplus.dll which is used by Desktop Central. Since these latest DLL is not available with MS Windows 2000 computers we get this error.
Microsoft has the solution for this. The following Knowledge base article describes thishttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/915052
and below given is the actual patch file to be downloaded for GDI+
GDIplus.dll download URLThough the name has XP, it is applicable for windows 2000. I've pasted the System Requirement path from the same KB
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista; Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack 3
System Requirements: Microsoft Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 (Professional or Server)
As mentioned in the KB you will get a directory structure (you can specify the folder to extract) and in the extract you'll find GDIplus.DLL. You need to copy this and place it in the path (typically system32 folder). This will resolve the gdiplus.dll pop issue on the Windows 2000 OS computers.
regards
romanus
The recent attack on Google using the vulnerability in Internet Explorer has led Microsoft to release a patch to fix this vulnerability. Earlier Microsoft, vide its Security Advisory, had stated that it is investigating this issue.
On Jan 20, 2010 they have issued an advance notification stating that a patch to fix the IE vulnerability will be released on Jan 21, 2010. The bulletin will be for Internet Explorer to address limited attacks against customers of Internet Explorer 6, as well as fixes for vulnerabilities rated Critical that are not currently under active attack.
Desktop Central's Patch Database will be updated with this new patch at the earliest so that the customers can deploy this patch to all the computers.
Update (8.45 PM PST):
Desktop Central's Patch Database has been updated with these patches. Update the Vulnerability DB to install these patches.
Though Microsoft had provided the fixes for the recent attack, it recommends its users to upgrade to IE 8, which offers more security protections: http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/ie.aspx
The IT asset details of the computers in the network and the help desk requests made by the users now get seamlessly integrated with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus.
What details gets integrated?
Hello,
ServiceDesk Plus customers now have more than one reason to smile. Yes,
ServiceDesk Plus customers will also receive a 100-computer license of
Desktop Central, absolutely free. Both Desktop Central and ServiceDesk
Plus are closely related products targeting the same customer segments.
The offer is valid for all Service Desk Plus purchases between Jan 11,
2010 to Feb 10, 2010 (both inclusive).
The offer is also extended for existing customers from Oct, 2009.
Check out the details of this offer from here.
Did you know that Desktop Central now integrates ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus?
Cheers!
We are happy to announce that Desktop Central now the security updates released by Microsoft January 2010 Patch Tuesday. The following patches are tested and updated at our Online Patch Database at around 5 PM PST. Given below is the quick snapshot of the patches:
| Bulletin ID | Vulnerability Title | CVE ID | Exploitability Index Assessment |
| MS10-001 | Microtype Express Compressed Fonts Integer Flaw in the LZCOMP Decompressor Vulnerability | CVE-2010-0018 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely |
The affected Operating Systems and Applications list supported by Desktop Central
Support Non-Security Patches
Microsoft has announced their Patch Tuesday Advanced Notification for January 2010. Microsoft will host a webcast to address customer questions on these bulletins on January 13, 2010, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). The notification states that Microsoft will issue only one bulletin this month, which has been rated as critical. The bulletin mainly affects the Operating Systems including:
Desktop Central now extends support for automating patch deployment for Mozilla Thunderbird, Adobe Shockwave Player and Adobe Flash Player. Given below are the details of the non-Microsoft applications and their versions that can be patched using Desktop Central:
Adobe, in their recent Security Advisory, has confirmed a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Adobe plans to release an update to fix this vulnerability by January 12, 2010.
As one of the temporary solution, Adobe suggests its customers to disable JavaScript in Adobe Reader to mitigate the risk. Disabling JavaScript in Adobe Reader is very simple:
It is also widely believed that atni-virus solutions are planning to release their definitions to mark the malacious PDF documents as viruses.
Cheers!
Corp