Rare Bigfoot sighting, er ah, Office crash

You know, there are certain staples in the world of Microsoft bashing. The publicly-located informational flat-screen display showing a blue screen. The jokes about what it would be like if Microsoft made cars. You know, the usual.

But one thing you don’t see very often is Microsoft Office crashes. Well, maybe you do. I’m guessing someone will inevitably chime in with a complaint in this area, which is of course a third staple in the world of Microsoft bashing: Disagreeing with a readily provable fact. But anyhoo, I actually had Word crash on me today. And I have to tell you, that never happens. Never. And I use Word every single day. Obviously.

So which are you more unlikely to see? This:

Or this?

Actually, I can think of one exception the “Office never crashes” rule. If you install iTunes and use it to sync Outlook with an iPod or iPhone, Outlook crashes all the time, thanks to Apple’s buggy sync software.

I’m sure there’s a commercial in there somewhere.

Discuss this Article 61

robertsjoe
on Nov 11, 2008
" Can anyone argue that? Did he have to put in that last jab about iTunes? " Exactly. He didn't have to. But that's what this blog is and how he is. He'd be banned from anything Microsoft if he was fair and unbiased. He'd have so much negative Microsoft stuff on here that he'd be a marked man at Redmond. But of course, I did say IF he was fair and unbiased. That it ain't.
Waethorn
on Nov 11, 2008
"However, Entourage was definitely easier to setup with Exchange than Office 2007's Outlook. Go figure." Talk to your IT guy then. When Exchange is set up correctly, domain users just have to log on to Windows with their domain account, and click the "Set up an email account now" option when Outlook loads for the first time. Their user account and server properties should be automatically propogated into the fields in the box. The user shouldn't have to type anything and it should just work. Any time I've set up Exchange, it's always worked that way.
DRWAM
on Nov 11, 2008
Wae, that would have been nice. I wish you worked down here. typing in the correct info doesn't always get us connected the first few tries, but it did with Entourage on 4 different setups, but not Outlook. They did send out an automatic app, but it never worked.
whiplash55
on Nov 11, 2008
robertsjoe If you have listened to his podcast or read much of this blog you'd know Paul's sharpest criticism are for Windows Mobile or perhaps the 1st Zune. The fact that he uses an iphone tells me he's more into the technology that works rather than just parrot what he thinks Redmond wants to hear. If you're telling us the iphone is above criticism then you never used one. One thing I don't see Paul doing that Apple does threw their ads. is, flat out lie.
Ocean
on Nov 11, 2008
I'd have to agree...I've never had a Office app (Work PC) crash on me. On the flip side, I've never had an Open Office app crash either...(Home PC). Looks like there are some live mesh apps out if you have a PDC#. http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1709
robertsjoe
on Nov 11, 2008
@whiplash55: " One thing I don't see Paul doing that Apple does threw their ads. is, flat out lie." Who said anything about Paul lying? I am talking about the constant trash-talk, anti-Apple bashing and biased posts on this blog. You can't deny that there is an unhealthy obsession with things Apple here. On the "Supersite for Windows". When you make a living by supporting and writing about Microsoft products, it pays to bash the opposition.
whiplash55
on Nov 11, 2008
Paul routinely praises some Apple products, frequently questions their products and often challenges the news media's softball approach to everything Apple does. Maybe I see it differently because I listened to the podcast he does, prior to reading the blog. You could say he talks to much about Apple on a Windows blog, but Apple products are common on Windows so he covers them. Compared to most Apple-centric blogs I've read he's pretty fair and balanced.(no pun intended)
war59312
on Nov 11, 2008
If you have a damn HP printer word crashes on you every time you close word after printing. Assuming your HP printer is the default printer.. Been broke for almost a year. Neither HP or Microsoft will fix the bug.. I'm not alone, see: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=mi... So no its not as rare as you think.. :(
Waethorn
on Nov 12, 2008
"If you have a damn HP printer word crashes on you every time you close word after printing. Assuming your HP printer is the default printer.. Been broke for almost a year." I've had an HP Laserjet 2605dn for over 2 years now and never had a problem with Word 2003 or 2007. It's also my default printer. I use the PCL 6 driver most of the time, but for better CMYK reproductions, I use the Postscript driver. It works great in Publisher!
DRWAM
on Nov 12, 2008
I REALLY DON'T GET CRASHES WITH WORD, BUT DO GET FREQUENT CRASHES WITH EXCEL AND ENTOURAGE 2004 AND OCCASIONAL OUTLOOK 2003 AND 2007, [OOPS CAPS!] AGAIN, WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING [EXCEPT A LOT OF MONEY. AT LEAST I'M HONEST AND REALISTIC]
Waethorn
on Nov 12, 2008
Calm yourself Doc. Are you self-medicating? Maybe you should be. ;)

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