Hello Patrick [and everyone else who has been reading this exchange],
I have finally been successful in downloading the software through:
http://buy1.trymicrosoftoffice.com/b...&culture=en-US
which led me to the australian site. It took then about 24hrs to get the
download going as it came again from the US [due to the time difference
between the countries], but now I have installed it successfully and it is
working fine. I found it astounding however how little the Australian side
[Microsoft AU]was aware of this feature and its availability.
Once again many thanks for getting involved.
Hans
"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:
> Can you give this link a try:
> http://buy.trymicrosoftoffice.com/bu...office_product
>
> Thanks,
>
> Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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> "Hans J Walloschek" <HansJWalloschek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:99CC7B70-2BB8-4B77-ACEA-EEF1799D00A5@microsoft.com:
>
> > Hello Patrick,
> >
> > further to my last reply I have news, the US site all of a sudden allows me
> > to buy, however then comes the next hickup, it is limited to United States
> > and does not give the option to put in any other Country. The Australian
> > Website still give the error message of before so that I still cant buy it
> > [here].
> >
> > "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> > > I promise you that they have a product. I have been using the German SLP
> > > with my US-English Office since November as it has been available to
> > > MSDN/TechNet and volume license customers since then.
> > > I'm asking around to see if someone can shed some light on what is going
> > > on with the non-US stores here.
> > >
> > > Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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> > > "Hans J Walloschek" <HansJWalloschek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > message news:2464EC40-61AC-4BAD-8985-31B174FCEBBE@microsoft.com:
> > >
> > > > Hi Patrick,
> > > >
> > > > did what you suggested and read this:
> > > >
> > > > This site came up, when I entered the URL from your mail
> > > > http://us1.trymicrosoftoffice.com/ from this site I got to this one:
> > > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/default.aspx in this site I asked in
> > > > search for German language pack and got directed to this site:
> > > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/re...+language+pack here
> > > > I clicked the option:
> > > > Microsoft office language packs 2007.
> > > >
> > > > and the result was:
> > > >
> > > > http://office.microsoft.com/_service...xerrorcode=404
> > > > suggesting that I had misspelled the address
> > > > And that is why I think that there is something wrong and that in reality
> > > > they have no product!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Hans,
> > > > >
> > > > > The site is country specific. http://trymicrosoftoffice.com will send
> > > > > you to a different server depending on your country. It seems though
> > > > > that the link posted on the Office Online page links to the US server...
> > > > >
> > > > > Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
> > > > > --------------
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> > > > > "Hans J Walloschek" <HansJWalloschek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > > > message news:4797CB23-92C4-4B68-8496-6BF4C880822C@microsoft.com:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Patrick,
> > > > > > slowly I get the feeling that this is all a hoax because the Australian
> > > > > > website sends you to the following URL
> > > > > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/su...113661033.aspx which in turn
> > > > > > says that it is a wrong address.
> > > > > > I cannot see why I could not buy through the US Website. The funny thing is
> > > > > > that when I click the buy option in the US website I get connected to:
> > > > > > http://buy1.trymicrosoftoffice.com/b...&culture=en-US and the website itself talks about Trial Conversion
> > > > > > and that there is no product. It would surprise me if microsoft could make
> > > > > > so many stuff ups in just one matter.I think Microsoft are trying to pull the
> > > > > > wool over its customers eyes, they pretend to have a product which in fact
> > > > > > they dont.
> > > > > > One last try, could you perhaps give me the URL which gives you the shopping
> > > > > > cart.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Hans,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I think this is related to you not being in the US. The link seems to be
> > > > > > > specific to the United States. Can you try to go on
> > > > > > > http://trymicrosoftoffice.com and see if there is any way for you to
> > > > > > > navigate to the SLPs there?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
> > > > > > > --------------
> > > > > > > http://pschmid.net
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> > > > > > > "Hans J Walloschek" <HansJWalloschek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > > > > > message news:BA3E8A54-41C2-4E35-AE72-782671129E70@microsoft.com:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi Patrick,
> > > > > > > > this is the website comming up when I click
> > > > > > > > buy:"http://buy1.trymicrosoftoffice.com/buyus/product.aspx?family=langpack&culture=en-US.
> > > > > > > > there is no other option for selecting different packages opening up and the
> > > > > > > > response in this website is "Product not found".
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I just tried to purchase the German Language pack here and it made it to
> > > > > > > > > the shopping cart. Which one are you trying to buy and when do you get
> > > > > > > > > the error message?
> > > > > > > > > Also, which website do you get redirected to when you press the Buy link
> > > > > > > > > from Office Online?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
> > > > > > > > > --------------
> > > > > > > > > http://pschmid.net
> > > > > > > > > ***
> > > > > > > > > Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
> > > > > > > > > ***
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> > > > > > > > > RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer
> > > > > > > > > OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
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> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > "Hans J Walloschek" <HansJWalloschek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > > > > > > > message news:48AABBF7-B733-43EF-BD01-1E6897304192@microsoft.com:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Hi Patrick,
> > > > > > > > > > tried your suggestion, response when i tried to buy was: "Product not
> > > > > > > > > > found." Any further suggestions?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > You can purchase them now:
> > > > > > > > > > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...113661033.aspx
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
> > > > > > > > > > > --------------
> > > > > > > > > > > http://pschmid.net
> > > > > > > > > > > ***
> > > > > > > > > > > Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
> > > > > > > > > > > ***
> > > > > > > > > > > Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
> > > > > > > > > > > RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer
> > > > > > > > > > > OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
> > > > > > > > > > > ***
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> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > "Hans J Walloschek" <HansJWalloschek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > > > > > > > > > message news:30AC0963-77EE-440D-8E16-8528FD085709@microsoft.com:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, I'm German/Australian, much of my correspondence is in German. Had so far
> > > > > > > > > > > > no problems with Office 2003 and proofing tools, but 2007 leaves me high and
> > > > > > > > > > > > dry!
> > > > > > > > > > > > When will the German and English language packs be available. It was said to
> > > > > > > > > > > > be in March, now we have April and no news or is there and I am only not
> > > > > > > > > > > > aware of it? Does anyone know? How would I be made aware of availability?
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