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Office 2010 Application Compatibility Tools Bug Hunt

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Hello, this is Michael Kiselman again with exciting news related to the Office 2010 compatibility program and tools.

We have many participants using and testing the Application Compatibility tools for Office 2010. Thus far we have received much feedback from the community and are making improvements to the tools as a result of that feedback. As it goes with many pre-release programs, particularly ones which have no real precedent, the questions and feedback we are receiving is generating more questions and the need for even more feedback. As we near the launch of Office 2010, we want to double-down on our beta program for the tools and content. We're going to put some skin in the game to increase the rate of feedback we're getting on the materials.

Among the areas where we are seeking feedback are bugs in the OEAT and Code Compatibility Inspector Tools. We are going to conduct a public bug hunt, and we are going to offer prizes for those who can help us find defects in our tools.

For our bug hunters we are offering 2 prizes – XBOX360 Elite and 8GB Zune.

To win the prizes, all you need to do is to download beta of the Office Environment Assessment Tool (OEAT) and beta of the Office 2010 Code Compatibility Inspector, run them and report any bugs you discover to ofappcpt@microsoft.com before April 9th. If we are able to reproduce your bug or you can help us identify a defect in the tools, that becomes your sweepstakes entry. From the submitted and approved bugs, we will randomly select winners after April 9th.

We are looking forward to your feedback! Happy Hunting!

The Official Rules for the Sweepstakes are located here.

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  • Anonymous
    February 10, 2010
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  • Anonymous
    February 11, 2010
    @Jose Jose, could you please clarify - are you talking about using Office 2010 beta? Or one of the application compatibility tools?

  • Anonymous
    February 13, 2010
    COMENZARE HACER PRUEBAS. PARA ESTO SIEMPRE UTILIZO A LOS ESTUDIANTES. VEO LOS RESULTADOS QUE ELLOS OBTUVIERON Y LUEGO LOS COMPARO CON LOS MIOS. BUSCO LUEGO LA SOLUCION. DE ESTA FORMA HAGO EL TRABAJO  MAS RAPIDO.

  • Anonymous
    February 20, 2010
    Well no bugs yet, I thought I didn't have many plugins on my system.  But apparently the OEAT is telling me that I have a Adobe PDF and Snagit plugin.

  • Anonymous
    February 22, 2010
    Do these tools work with the Release Candidate or only with the beta?

  • Anonymous
    February 23, 2010
    The tools work with beta and RC of Office 2010

  • Anonymous
    March 05, 2010
    Please, see two bugs related with print and macrosheets on this workbook: http://cpap.com.br/cd.asp?T=2&F=MacroSheetPrintBugs.xls

  • Anonymous
    March 09, 2010
    I've been using office 2010 for two days and I had problems with pivot tables that I made in office 2007. The problem is when I have to refresh the data Excel crash. This had happened several times and always in the same way.

  • Anonymous
    March 13, 2010
    I've been using office 2010 for several months and I feel very happy . It's really good!