Microsoft Duet COE Blog

Duet 1.5 SP2 Hotfix 2 Available

A new client hotfix is available for installation. Duet 1.5 SP2 HF2 will be published as Microsoft KB article 973706. This patch addresses some potential cases of which can result in Outlook becoming unresponsive. It is highly recommended if you have been experiencing these issues. The patch requires SP2 HF1 as pre-requisite level.

Duet Log Viewer Tool

If you have been working with Duet you have probably seen the Duet support resources request the client log files to analyze the client activity. You too can look at these log files with the help of the Duet Log viewer utility. The Duet client logs activity to local log files, with the use of the Duet client log viewer tool you can leverage these logs to gain insight to potential issues. The tool is available for download from the Microsoft Duet Community site. This utility provides a convenient method for reviewing the Duet log files on the client system. The following sections will point out some of the basic features of the tool which you can use to investigate issues. This tool is only intended for use by skilled administrators who have the need to gain insight into actions and/or issues or just want to find out if everything is working fine on the Duet client computer. This post details where to obtain the utility and basic functions of the utility.

Updated Sample Duet Deployment Script Available

After using the client installation script on several customer sites it was apparent the prior sample script lacked some of the features required to make Duet deployments run smoothly. We have taken the lessons learned from those customer experiences and rolled it into a revised sample client installation script. Please discontinue the use of the older template (from KB957860) and refer to the revised script available on the Microsoft Connect site at https://connect.microsoft.com/content/content.aspx?ContentID=12633&SiteID=426 Key updates in the script include: 1. Re-aligned support for required pre-requisites up to Duet 1.5 SP2. 2. Covers complete installation to a Duet 1.5 SP2 level, both for upgrade and new installation scenarios. 3. Script now installs CCD support tool on the client. 4. Dramatically improved logging, including the facility for an administrator to monitor the success of each client installations centrally.

Duet 1.5 and Office 2007 SP2

Office 2007 SP2 was recently released and offers serveral improvements for the Office system. This support pack release is an important release for Office, however when looking at the support pack with the view of Duet we must ensure the changes are all compatible with Duet. At this time Duet 1.5 is targeted to support Office 2007 SP2 beginning with Duet 1.5 SP2 patch 1. At this date the latest Duet relase, 1.5 SP2 is not certfied for use with Office 2007 SP2. Please keep this requirement in mind as your organization begins planning the deployment of Office 2007 SP2 to clients running Duet.

Duet 1.5 SP2 - what do I install on the client computer?

Duet 1.5 SP2 has been released. This post provides a summary of the available client installations, install sequence requirements, and reference to find each components.

Duet 1.5 Client Install Requirements

As the duet ramp up program moves forward i have had a few requests to clarify what constitutes the duet 1 5 client install this post outlines the required installs to perform a complete client installation