Symptom
The following error is displayed:
Office XP application : Excel, word, outlook or powerpoint must be pre-installed. Higher versions work fine.
Reproducing the Issue
1. Run the Xcelsius 2008 installation setup.
2. Continue installing until the error message is thrown.
Cause
Your MS Office platform version is not supported by Xcelsius 2008.
Resolution
Here is a list of the supported platforms:
Xcelsius 2008 Platform Support
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(c) 2008 Business Objects
For the most recent version of the Xcelsius 2008 platforms support,
please refer to http://www.businessobjects.com/support/
Supported Languages
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* Chinese Simplified
* Chinese Traditional
* Dutch
* English
* French
* German
* Italian
* Japanese
* Korean
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Portuguese
Supported Operating Systems
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* Windows XP SP1 Professional
* Windows XP SP2 Professional
* Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
* Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
* Windows Server 2003 SP1 Enterprise Edition
* Windows Server 2003 SP1 Standard Edition
* Windows Vista
Recommended Minimum Hardware requirements
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* 1.0 GHz processor
* 1GB RAM
* 350 MB hard disk space
* CD-ROM
Supported Browsers
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Browser OS Browser JVM
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* Windows IE 6.0 SP2 Sun 1.4.2
Other Tools
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Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word)
* Windows Office 2003
* Windows Office 2003 SP1
* Windows Office 2003 SP2
* Windows Office XP
* Windows Office XP SP1
* Windows Office XP SP2
* Windows Office XP SP3
* Windows Office 2007
Adobe Acrobat Reader
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* Acrobat Reader 7.0
Flash
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* Adobe Flash Player 9.0
Sharepoint
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* Sharepoint Portal Server 2003
* Sharepoint Portal Server 2003 SP 1
* Windows Sharepoint Services
* Windows Sharepoint Services SP 10
* Windows Sharepoint Services SP 2
* Sharepoint Server 2007
** Note that Xcelsius Present does not support Sharepoint connectivity.
Reporting Services
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* Reporting Services 2000 SP1
* Reporting Services 2000 SP2
* Reporting Services 2005
** Note that Xcelsius Present does not support Reporting Services
connectivity.
BusinessObjects Enterprise
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* BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2
* Service Pack 2 (SP2)
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