Microsoft Releases Office 2007 Service Pack 1 Early

One year after its initial release, Microsoft announced this week that it is shipping the first the Office 2007 Service Pack. Office system services Package 1, was originally expected to start in early 2008, to improve stability, performance and safety of , according to the Office of the Product Manager reed shaffner.

"SP1 requirements, stability, and improving the overall performance of 2007 office system, keying in the leadership of productivity to customer concerns, and service to enhance security measures to maintain the leading position in the latest threats from malicious software and other risks, "shaffner pointed out.

The update addresses the client and server products. The company said it has fixed , at a minimum, five bugs in every office in 2007 Application lead to market collapse. For example, Excel 2007, will no longer stop responding, "certain circumstances when it opened for business, workbooks containing calculation," "example" and did not specify. Outlook 2007 will be closely Unexpectedly, when no longer refuse rules set to "null and void." Dozens of patches are included in the update. For example, a serious error occurred, the Excel calculation results show between 65,524 and 65,536, which is a fixed. (One example on the provision of a blog from the MSDN explained that the formula = 7.71 * 850 show 100,000 instead of correct the results of 65,535).

The more important include: rectify the problem, open large e-mail files Outlook 2007, the word appropriate enabling users to open and edit embedded object contains other embedded objects and the ability to open PowerPoint presentations from the e-mail attachments in Office Outlook Network access, and to properly display the updated search function Results from SharePoint Server 2007.

"Collisions is the most frustrating experience, customers, and team work hard, and SP1, so that our products become more stable. We have also includes most of the previously released patches, but also conducive to reduce the occurrence crashed in office applications. " Performance improvements include faster search thank improve index in the Microsoft Office SharePoint server and more short delay opening up large mailbox files in Outlook. The Service Pack also includes AJAX support the deployment, which shaffner said, we must help developers create customized Web Parts.

information security improvements is unclear. The company said only "Service Pack 1, the gradual improvement in security in the Office 2007 release contains the latest security research and ongoing response Application of the test results." SharePoint Server 2007 has been updated, compatible with Microsoft Windows Server 2008. SP1 updates of all the core Office suite : Access, Excel, planters, using InfoPath, OneNote, life, and PowerPoint, Word and publishers. It affected all the suites, and provide more than 35 languages.

SP1, through Microsofts Download Center, Microsoft Update, or (Windows XP users only) Office updates. It can be downloaded from http://o ffice.microsoft.com / en-US / downloads / default.aspx customers can also order CD on the http://office.micr osoft.com / en-US / default.aspx.

A White Paper detailing all enhancements can be http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?assetid=am102512381033 .