SharePoint (and Project Server) Shenanigans

Just a quick post to note down some of the things I noticed when upgrading my work laptop to the RTM version of Office 2013.

I chose to perform an upgrade rather than uninstall Office 2010 first since I am still working in a 2010 / 2013 environment for the time being.

Installation

• Download from MSDN
• Grab key for activation
• Click to run installations from Office 365 Preview and previous Preview installations need to be uninstalled first

MSDN Activation

• Go to backstage (File)
• Click Office Account
• Click activate product and on the pop up you are asked to sign in with your Windows Live account
• At the bottom of the pop up, there is activate via a product key (the windows live sign in, won’t work for MSDN subscribers)
• Enter the key and click ok
• Restart the product
• Product now activated

Some foibles based on my company’s internal environment

Project Professional 2013

• We are currently running Project Server 2010 in the office, Microsoft Project 2013 will not connect to Project Server 2010
• You can run Project 2010 Professional side by side with Project 2013 Professional
• You cannot run Project 2013 Professional local with the click to run version (but you don’t need to )

Visio 2013

• Can run side by side with 2010

Lync 2013

• Installation is no longer separate install package
• Installed as part of Office 2013 Professional Plus
• Can connect to Lync Server 2010

SkyDrive 2013 Pro

• Can sync with SharePoint 2010