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Mr Shaun Warburton
 
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I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to
see his tail wagg again....

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Sorry to completely disagree, but the Office Assistant was the worst
thing ever. I would suggest the following MS blog post for an
explanation why "Clippy" was so bad:
http://blogs.msdn.com/techtalk/archi...12/464152.aspx

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"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote
in message :

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to
see his tail wagg again....

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Sorry, this blog post gives you actually a better overview and links to
resources about Clippy's problems:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv...03/567261.aspx

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote
in message :

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to
see his tail wagg again....

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There's a link there to http://xenon.stanford.edu/~lswartz/paperclip/, which
looks highly intriguing.

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"Patrick Schmid" wrote in message
...
Sorry, this blog post gives you actually a better overview and links to
resources about Clippy's problems:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv...03/567261.aspx

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote
in message :

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from

Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help

them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and

I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003

just to
see his tail wagg again....

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I take on board your comments, I don't agree with them 'But that's life' only
time will tell. It will be interesting to see who is right.

"Patrick Schmid" wrote:

Sorry, this blog post gives you actually a better overview and links to
resources about Clippy's problems:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv...03/567261.aspx

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote
in message :

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to
see his tail wagg again....

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I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the
Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use
it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003
--
Marilyn Lawson


"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote:

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to
see his tail wagg again....

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The Office Assistant is dead, forever. It was a very failed experiment
in providing help to the user. Not only did it fail from an academic
point of view in providing help to a user, but most users also grew to
hate the Office Assistants. Interestingly, the Office Assistant was a
love/hate affair. You either hated it or loved it, and the vast majority
hated it.
You can read more about the end of the Office Assistant he
http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv...03/567261.aspx

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"Marilyn" wrote in message
:

I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the
Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use
it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003
--
Marilyn Lawson


"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote:

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to
see his tail wagg again....

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Thank you Marilyn and join the club,

No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to your
customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil hopfuly
be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet back to
office 2003.

We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all love.
and not be told by you that we carn't have it.

"Marilyn" wrote:

I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the
Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use
it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003
--
Marilyn Lawson


"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote:

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to
see his tail wagg again....

----------------
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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
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you cannot dictate to your
customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil hopfuly
be paying you for.


This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a lot more
than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific model, you
have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no
obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote with
their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must include or
may not eliminate.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in
message ...
Thank you Marilyn and join the club,

No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to your
customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil

hopfuly
be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet back

to
office 2003.

We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all

love.
and not be told by you that we carn't have it.

"Marilyn" wrote:

I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If

the
Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will

use
it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003
--
Marilyn Lawson


"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote:

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from

Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in

a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to

help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop,

and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003

just to
see his tail wagg again....

----------------
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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click

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For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking
what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will
have this or nothing".

Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr Ford
told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon
changed his mind. Need I say more


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

you cannot dictate to your
customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil hopfuly
be paying you for.


This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a lot more
than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific model, you
have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no
obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote with
their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must include or
may not eliminate.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in
message ...
Thank you Marilyn and join the club,

No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to your
customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil

hopfuly
be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet back

to
office 2003.

We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all

love.
and not be told by you that we carn't have it.

"Marilyn" wrote:

I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If

the
Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will

use
it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003
--
Marilyn Lawson


"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote:

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from

Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in

a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to

help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop,

and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003

just to
see his tail wagg again....

----------------
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the "I
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For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking
what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will
have this or nothing".


I do not work for Microsoft, nor does anyone you're likely to meet here.

Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr

Ford
told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon
changed his mind. Need I say more


Mr. Ford sold a *lot* of black Model T's.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in
message ...
For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking
what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will
have this or nothing".

Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr

Ford
told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon
changed his mind. Need I say more


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

you cannot dictate to your
customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil

hopfuly
be paying you for.


This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a lot

more
than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific model,

you
have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no
obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote

with
their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must include

or
may not eliminate.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote

in
message ...
Thank you Marilyn and join the club,

No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to

your
customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil

hopfuly
be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet

back
to
office 2003.

We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all

love.
and not be told by you that we carn't have it.

"Marilyn" wrote:

I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my

friends. If
the
Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I

will
use
it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003
--
Marilyn Lawson


"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote:

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant

from
Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain

computer, in
a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to

help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or

not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my

desktop,
and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office

2003
just to
see his tail wagg again....

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Well if that be the case then, and you're not employed by Microsoft, would
you kindly refrain from answering queries on this board, as if you had the
final word on the matter.

In future, I would prefer the Comments to come from the organ-grinder and
not the monkey.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking
what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will
have this or nothing".


I do not work for Microsoft, nor does anyone you're likely to meet here.

Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr

Ford
told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon
changed his mind. Need I say more


Mr. Ford sold a *lot* of black Model T's.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in
message ...
For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking
what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will
have this or nothing".

Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr

Ford
told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon
changed his mind. Need I say more


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

you cannot dictate to your
customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil

hopfuly
be paying you for.

This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a lot

more
than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific model,

you
have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no
obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote

with
their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must include

or
may not eliminate.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote

in
message ...
Thank you Marilyn and join the club,

No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to

your
customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil
hopfuly
be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet

back
to
office 2003.

We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all
love.
and not be told by you that we carn't have it.

"Marilyn" wrote:

I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my

friends. If
the
Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I

will
use
it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003
--
Marilyn Lawson


"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote:

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant

from
Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain

computer, in
a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to
help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or

not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my

desktop,
and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office

2003
just to
see his tail wagg again....

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to

the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,

click
the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
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You have steel ones, don't you?

And Microsoft employees RARELY ever pop into the newsgroups. That's one of
the things that we, as MVPs, handle. You want to talk to a 'Softie? Fine -
call Microsoft and give them your charge card number.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in
message ...
Well if that be the case then, and you're not employed by Microsoft, would
you kindly refrain from answering queries on this board, as if you had the
final word on the matter.

In future, I would prefer the Comments to come from the organ-grinder and
not the monkey.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you
asking
what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you
will
have this or nothing".


I do not work for Microsoft, nor does anyone you're likely to meet here.

Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr

Ford
told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he
soon
changed his mind. Need I say more


Mr. Ford sold a *lot* of black Model T's.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote
in
message ...
For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you
asking
what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you
will
have this or nothing".

Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr

Ford
told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he
soon
changed his mind. Need I say more


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

you cannot dictate to your
customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil

hopfuly
be paying you for.

This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a
lot

more
than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific
model,

you
have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no
obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote

with
their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must
include

or
may not eliminate.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mr Shaun Warburton"
wrote

in
message ...
Thank you Marilyn and join the club,

No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to

your
customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil
hopfuly
be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their
feet

back
to
office 2003.

We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we
all
love.
and not be told by you that we carn't have it.

"Marilyn" wrote:

I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my

friends. If
the
Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think
I

will
use
it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003
--
Marilyn Lawson


"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote:

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office
assistant

from
Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain

computer, in
a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out
to
help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or

not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my

desktop,
and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office

2003
just to
see his tail wagg again....

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I think you are suffering under a misapprehension. These newsgroups are for
peer support; they are not managed. And, although the Web interface does
appear to promise a reply from Microsoft on "suggestions to Microsoft" that
receive sufficient votes, we have yet to see a response from MS to any
suggestion that has been posted here.

That said, if you are rude to the people who volunteer their time here and
are willing to help, you will soon find yourself without any response at
all. Walk into your Ford dealership and throw garbage on the floor, yell at
the salespeople, and tell them you only want to deal with Bill Ford. Then
see if anyone wants to sell you a car of any color.

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Words into Type
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"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in
message ...
Well if that be the case then, and you're not employed by Microsoft, would
you kindly refrain from answering queries on this board, as if you had the
final word on the matter.

In future, I would prefer the Comments to come from the organ-grinder and
not the monkey.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you

asking
what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you

will
have this or nothing".


I do not work for Microsoft, nor does anyone you're likely to meet here.

Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr

Ford
told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he

soon
changed his mind. Need I say more


Mr. Ford sold a *lot* of black Model T's.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote

in
message ...
For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you

asking
what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you

will
have this or nothing".

Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr

Ford
told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he

soon
changed his mind. Need I say more


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

you cannot dictate to your
customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil

hopfuly
be paying you for.

This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a

lot
more
than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific

model,
you
have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no
obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote

with
their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must

include
or
may not eliminate.

--
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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mr Shaun Warburton"

wrote
in
message ...
Thank you Marilyn and join the club,

No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate

to
your
customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they

wil
hopfuly
be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their

feet
back
to
office 2003.

We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we

all
love.
and not be told by you that we carn't have it.

"Marilyn" wrote:

I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my

friends. If
the
Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think

I
will
use
it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003
--
Marilyn Lawson


"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote:

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office

assistant
from
Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain

computer, in
a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes

out to
help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or

not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my

desktop,
and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to

Office
2003
just to
see his tail wagg again....

----------------
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responds to
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click
the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the

button,
follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based

Newsreader
and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.




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I want the office assistant back because I like him (Clippy), period. It is
as simple as that.

This discussion seems a little absurd. Anyone wasting their time in complex
dialectical about why the assistant is 'an academic failure' and other such
rot might want to reevaluate his or her priorities.

It would be a simple matter to include it as an option in 2007, so,
Microsoft, be kind and provide it for those of us who love Clippy, Earl,
Rocky and the rest. Thanks!


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The assistants are gone. Period.

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"X" wrote in message
...
I want the office assistant back because I like him (Clippy), period. It is
as simple as that.

This discussion seems a little absurd. Anyone wasting their time in
complex
dialectical about why the assistant is 'an academic failure' and other
such
rot might want to reevaluate his or her priorities.

It would be a simple matter to include it as an option in 2007, so,
Microsoft, be kind and provide it for those of us who love Clippy, Earl,
Rocky and the rest. Thanks!



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I want the office assistant back because I like him (Clippy), period.
It is
as simple as that.

The assistants were removed because the vast majority of users hated
them, period. It is as simple as that.

This discussion seems a little absurd. Anyone wasting their time in complex
dialectical about why the assistant is 'an academic failure' and other such
rot might want to reevaluate his or her priorities.

This "rot" is simply trying to explain the reasons why people hated
them.

It would be a simple matter to include it as an option in 2007, so,
Microsoft, be kind and provide it for those of us who love Clippy, Earl,
Rocky and the rest. Thanks!

Microsoft would just be wasting resources on a very small number of its
400 million Office users. Microsoft has better uses for those resources.

Patrick Schmid
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Hi X.,

Unfortunately it may not be an easy thing to 'put back'. The MS Assistants were tied to the help system and that system has been
replaced by a different one in Office 2007.

In Windows XP you can use the assistants in Start=Search
and you can also 'run' the assistants independently of Office
(http://msagentring.org) but they wont' be able to offer 'help' suggestions in Office 2007.

===========
"X" wrote in message ...
I want the office assistant back because I like him (Clippy), period. It is
as simple as that.

This discussion seems a little absurd. Anyone wasting their time in complex
dialectical about why the assistant is 'an academic failure' and other such
rot might want to reevaluate his or her priorities.

It would be a simple matter to include it as an option in 2007, so,
Microsoft, be kind and provide it for those of us who love Clippy, Earl,
Rocky and the rest. Thanks!
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office system products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends


LINKS to the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system info,
online Test Drive, or downloadable beta is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/r...XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net


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I think what you are looking for is a computer Desk Mate such as Oska ak
www.screen-mates.co.uk

Hugo

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:

Hi X.,

Unfortunately it may not be an easy thing to 'put back'. The MS Assistants were tied to the help system and that system has been
replaced by a different one in Office 2007.

In Windows XP you can use the assistants in Start=Search
and you can also 'run' the assistants independently of Office
(http://msagentring.org) but they wont' be able to offer 'help' suggestions in Office 2007.

===========
"X" wrote in message ...
I want the office assistant back because I like him (Clippy), period. It is
as simple as that.

This discussion seems a little absurd. Anyone wasting their time in complex
dialectical about why the assistant is 'an academic failure' and other such
rot might want to reevaluate his or her priorities.

It would be a simple matter to include it as an option in 2007, so,
Microsoft, be kind and provide it for those of us who love Clippy, Earl,
Rocky and the rest. Thanks!
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office system products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends


LINKS to the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system info,
online Test Drive, or downloadable beta is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/r...XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net



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I want to see them again too. I loved them.




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Can anyone help me fix a problem with 2003 Office word? Everytime I try to
change assistant I get a message "not enough memory". I went on line and
downloaded cmd.exe and installed but still no change.
Thank you for your help

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote:

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to
see his tail wagg again....

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

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I would love to get hold of the old Shakespeare Office Assistant, from about
5 generations of Office ago.

"Patrick Schmid" wrote:

Sorry to completely disagree, but the Office Assistant was the worst
thing ever. I would suggest the following MS blog post for an
explanation why "Clippy" was so bad:
http://blogs.msdn.com/techtalk/archi...12/464152.aspx

Patrick Schmid
--------------
http://pschmid.net

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote
in message :

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to
see his tail wagg again....

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

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I would love to get hold of the old Shakespeare Office Assistant, from about
5 generations of Office ago.

"Patrick Schmid" wrote:

Sorry to completely disagree, but the Office Assistant was the worst
thing ever. I would suggest the following MS blog post for an
explanation why "Clippy" was so bad:
http://blogs.msdn.com/techtalk/archi...12/464152.aspx

Patrick Schmid
--------------
http://pschmid.net

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote
in message :

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to
see his tail wagg again....

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t



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Even if you did, you still couldn't put him to work. May he rest in peace.

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"Katydid" wrote in message
...
I would love to get hold of the old Shakespeare Office Assistant, from
about
5 generations of Office ago.

"Patrick Schmid" wrote:

Sorry to completely disagree, but the Office Assistant was the worst
thing ever. I would suggest the following MS blog post for an
explanation why "Clippy" was so bad:
http://blogs.msdn.com/techtalk/archi...12/464152.aspx

Patrick Schmid
--------------
http://pschmid.net

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote
in message :

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from
Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in
a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help
them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and
I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003
just to
see his tail wagg again....

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t





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Even if you did, you still couldn't put him to work. May he rest in peace.

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"Katydid" wrote in message
...
I would love to get hold of the old Shakespeare Office Assistant, from
about
5 generations of Office ago.

"Patrick Schmid" wrote:

Sorry to completely disagree, but the Office Assistant was the worst
thing ever. I would suggest the following MS blog post for an
explanation why "Clippy" was so bad:
http://blogs.msdn.com/techtalk/archi...12/464152.aspx

Patrick Schmid
--------------
http://pschmid.net

"Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote
in message :

I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from
Office
2007.

It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in
a
group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help
them,
and share their world.

You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me
myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and
I,
like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003
just to
see his tail wagg again....

----------------
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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
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then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

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