This is an issue that has caught many of our clients out come audit time, as unless some eagle-eyed employee notices that they have access to features they shouldn’t, the Premium edition can go unnoticed for years.
Source: Microsoft TechNet Blog: Volume License editions of Visio 2010 install Premium edition by default
If you are licensed to use Visio Standard 2010 or Visio Professional 2010, you must install the appropriate KMS client key.” By default, Visio 2010 uses this Visio Premium 2010 KMS client key, which enables all the features that are available for Visio Premium 2010. “Visio is a unique product in the volume license space in that Visio can install as Visio Standard, Visio Professional, or Visio Premium based upon the key that is input. This is irrespective of the licence agreement purchased.ĭon’t believe me? Here’s the official line from the Microsoft TechNet blog: This is because the KMS Client Key within Visio automatically defaults to Visio Premium if no alternative key is given at the time of installation. While being able to activate so many products across the volume licence at once is really efficient, the hardcoded nature of KMS Client Keys should be treated with caution, especially when installing Microsoft Visio. The system works on a client-server topology, with KMS Client Keys residing in each computer being activated when they locate a KMS host.
There are no file/binary updates with this change, only a detection on the Microsoft Update service to target all languages installed on the machine.On the whole I’m a big fan of Microsoft KMS, which were introduced by Microsoft as a more efficient way of activating all of the computers on a local network without each individual computer needing to connect to Microsoft directly. Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) admins will see Office 2010 SP1 offered in the Windows Admin console ready for approval. This will happen if you have multiple languages installed for Office 2010.
If you already have SP1 installed and go to Microsoft Update, you may see SP1 listed again as ready for download. On October 17, 2011, a fix to detect multiple languages on the same machine was rolled out. NOTE: If you installed Office 2010 SP1 prior to Octoon a system with multiple languages installed, in some cases only one language was updated to SP1. If you experience problems installing Office 2010 SP1, read the following Microsoft knowledge base article:Ģ553092 Description of the Office 2010 update: September 13, 2011
Microsoft Office Language Interface Pack 2010 Service Pack 1Ģ460044 Description of Office Language Interface Pack 2010 SP1 Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Service Pack 1Ģ460011 Description of Access Database Engine 2010 SP1 Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack Service Pack 1Ģ460041 Description of Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1 Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer Service Pack 1Ģ460050 Description of PowerPoint 2010 Viewer SP1 Microsoft Visio 2010 Viewer Service Pack 1Ģ460065 Description of Visio 2010 Viewer SP1 Microsoft Office 2010 Language Pack Service Pack 1Ģ460043 Description of Office 2010 Language Pack SP1
For example: Word 2010, Excel 2010, Powerpoint 2010, etc.įind the office version in the right pane. Note To determine the version you should download and install, such as 32-bit or 64-bit, follow these steps: You can download and install the following service packs for each product that you have installed. Method 2: Download the SP1 packages from Microsoft Download CenterĪll SP1 packages are available for download from Microsoft Download Center.
Microsoft Update will detect which products that you have installed, and then apply all updates to the products. To download the service pack from Microsoft Update, visit the following Microsoft website:Įnrolling in Microsoft Update is the recommended way to update the products to SP1. To obtain these SP1 packages, use one of the following methods.
This article lists all the Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) client packages and the information about how to obtain them.
Office Home and Business 2010 Office Home and Student 2010 Office Professional 2010 Office Professional Plus 2010 Visio Premium 2010 Visio Professional 2010 Visio Standard 2010 Project Professional 2010 Project Standard 2010 SharePoint Designer 2010 More.