Hi Ralph:
Thanks for the speedy reply!! Even if this thread is closed, I think I'll stay here, since our previous messages are here.
I now got what appears to be a fully functioning Word by mucking about wasting time in Admin and then logging on in Standard account, trashing the alias Word icon which I put in my dock and dragging another alias from Word in applications.
But here is the weird history of what I did originally:
1. Installed MSO 2011 for Mac from original CD (but not Powerpoint or Outlook, as I never use them but maybe that was a bad idea as updates seem to be for the whole suite and I now can see Outlook and Powerpoint items in Applications although not the full components).
2. Did not configure or set any preferences
3. Ran Ms AutoUpdate - my memory is that it only offered me the MS Service Pack 14.1.0,
so I ran that install (but confused because I have 14.2.3 on my MacPro and I couldn't get AutoUpdate to offer that) so
4. Went to MSO for Mac website, found 14.2.3, downloaded it; but before installing, read in the Software License Agreement that it is a supplement for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, Service Pack 2 software, and that you may not use the supplement if you do not have a license for the software (which I interpreted to be Service Pack 2) so I went OMG do I have to download Service Pack 2 before I can install 14.2.3?! So I stopped installation.
5. Logged out of Admin. Logged into Standard. Dragged Word icon to dock, got abreviated menu, gave up and went to bed.
Today, I did as mentioned above, and logged into Standard account, trashed old Alias in dock, put new one on
dock from Applications and got Word back.
Then I went to Update and today it came up with 2 offerings: 2.2.8 (small file) and the aforementioned
14.2.3, so I hit download, and am now at the same Software License Agreement, saying what is in #4
above but I think it's just semantics since AutoUpdate didn't offer Service Pack 2, I think it means you
can update to 14.2.3 as long as you have a license for MSO 2011 (not Service Pack 2 as I think I am
misinterpreting). I'm about to hit the continue button, but thought I would run it by you first. Just wish MS would speak plain English.
I am wanting to install Photoshop Cs5 and Lr3 already!
So I will install them from Standard user as you suggest and save myself this headache.
And guess on my single hard drive laptop that I should just put the Lightroom catalogue in default location in standard user (user/pictures/Lightroom/ lrcat and lrdata) when I install and then copy regularly to external hard drives.
Thanks