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    • brianlittlejohnB
      brianlittlejohn @iroal
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      @iroal It is horrible... its out of date as well.

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender @brianlittlejohn
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        @brianlittlejohn said:

        So, the company doing the SAM audit actually replied back to me and confirmed it is Just Microsoft Virtual Server.

        These audit forms are pointless, they dont ask about any vm's or anything.

        Does anyone still use that product?

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        • brianlittlejohnB
          brianlittlejohn @Dashrender
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          @Dashrender I hope not.

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          • iroalI
            iroal @brianlittlejohn
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            @brianlittlejohn

            I need attach some Oem licence Pictures to the Excel, They say is compulsory, but I do now how to do it.

            It's the worst Excel file I've seen in my life, full of errors, macros crash everytime...

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            • iroalI
              iroal
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              Now the file is corrupt, macros fail and don't let me see the data in the sheet.

              I've to repeat all again..... JODER....

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              • dafyreD
                dafyre @iroal
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                @iroal said:

                Now the file is corrupt, macros fail and don't let me see the data in the sheet.

                I've to repeat all again..... JODER....

                Email them back and say send me the new spreadsheet.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                  @Dashrender said:

                  @brianlittlejohn said:

                  So, the company doing the SAM audit actually replied back to me and confirmed it is Just Microsoft Virtual Server.

                  These audit forms are pointless, they dont ask about any vm's or anything.

                  Does anyone still use that product?

                  That's what they are trying to determine 😉

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @iroal
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                    @iroal said:

                    Now the file is corrupt, macros fail and don't let me see the data in the sheet.

                    I've to repeat all again..... JODER....

                    • Email them back and say you don't use Excel and unless they provide licensing for such you can't use this file.
                    • Report them to Microsoft as clearly a scammer because MS would not be using non-working files to collect information.
                    • Email them and tell them to use a neutral format like LibreOffice so that you can respond.
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                    • iroalI
                      iroal @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller

                      The Excel have a lot of Macros It only works with Excel.

                      Only way I get to work is using Xp and office 2003, impossible make it works with Office 2013 and W 8.1.

                      Thanks you Microsoft for waste my time.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @iroal
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                        @iroal said:

                        @scottalanmiller

                        The Excel have a lot of Macros It only works with Excel.

                        Only way I get to work is using Xp and office 2003, impossible make it works with Office 2013 and W 8.1.

                        Thanks you Microsoft for waste my time.

                        Hence... not likely actually legit. Seriously, call MS and ask them to audit the situation. This sounds like a scam. That or Microsoft is sending a VERy strong statement that they are not supporting Windows 10 and Office 365. Call them and ask which it is.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          If I was in that situation, I would consider this a scam. I don't think that it is reasonable that MS doesn't support MS products.

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender
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                            I went through this last year or the year before.. I don't recall a bunch of macros in there.

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                            • coliverC
                              coliver
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                              I helped our sister company do this at my last position. It was just a super simple Excel file.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
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                                I've talked to a lot of people that have done this and it was never technically problematic.

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                                • coliverC
                                  coliver
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                                  Why do you still have XP and Office 2003... this is a bad idea even when you aren't trying to open questionable Excel files...

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @coliver
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                                    @coliver said:

                                    Why do you still have XP and Office 2003... this is a bad idea even when you aren't trying to open questionable Excel files...

                                    hence why I'm convinced something is wrong here.

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                                    • iroalI
                                      iroal @coliver
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                                      @coliver said:

                                      Why do you still have XP and Office 2003... this is a bad idea even when you aren't trying to open questionable Excel files...

                                      Company I work need connect to some old machines using Com port, with very specific software, this software It's not compatible with W7 or W8.1, so I've some old laptops, out from the company Domain, for this Tasks.
                                      I'm using one of this laptops to fill the excel file.

                                      About the file I get the English version, Microsoft send me the spanish version, and works fine in Excel 2013.

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                                      • brianlittlejohnB
                                        brianlittlejohn
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                                        Mine is opening in 2016 with no issue

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @iroal
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                                          @iroal said:

                                          About the file I get the English version, Microsoft send me the spanish version, and works fine in Excel 2013.

                                          And you are sure that it is Microsoft themselves sending this file? You have at least responded to a microsoft.com email address and gotten a direct response from it?

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                                            Jason Banned @iroal
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                                            @iroal said:

                                            @coliver said:

                                            Why do you still have XP and Office 2003... this is a bad idea even when you aren't trying to open questionable Excel files...

                                            Company I work need connect to some old machines using Com port, with very specific software, this software It's not compatible with W7 or W8.1, so I've some old laptops, out from the company Domain, for this Tasks.
                                            I'm using one of this laptops to fill the excel file.

                                            About the file I get the English version, Microsoft send me the spanish version, and works fine in Excel 2013.

                                            Almost all those old apps people say won't work in on newer OSes will if you make enough work arounds for it.

                                            For com ports VLINX serial network servers are great.

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