<div dir="ltr"><div>Details on what the actual problem was:</div><div><br></div><a href="http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=29982341#p29982341">http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=29982341#p29982341</a><br><br>TL;DR: It was an sqlite bug.<div><br></div><div>Chris<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 at 12:05 Tim Chown <<a href="mailto:tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk">tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">They clearly listen :)<br>
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Just installed. Took around 30 mins. Let’s see…<br>
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Tim<br>
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> On 22 Oct 2015, at 09:09, Jules Field <<a href="mailto:Jules@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">Jules@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
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> And, lo and behold, this morning El Capitan 10.11.1 update is available.<br>
> 2nd item in the fix list is:<br>
> - Improves compatibility with Microsoft Office 2016<br>
><br>
> So let's see if they've sorted it between them...<br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
> Jules.<br>
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> On 21/10/2015 17:23, Tim Chown wrote:<br>
>> That is what the article I linked says ;)<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Tim<br>
>><br>
>>> On 21 Oct 2015, at 15:33, Hugh Davis <<a href="mailto:hcd@soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">hcd@soton.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> I suspect Chris is correct. I think the latest version of Office was working fine on 10.10<br>
>>> /h.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Hugh Davis<br>
>>><br>
>>> Professor of Learning Technologies<br>
>>><br>
>>> Director of Institute for Learning Innovation and Development (ILIaD)<br>
>>><br>
>>> Tel: +44 (0)2380 593669<br>
>>><br>
>>> Building 16 Rm 1045<br>
>>><br>
>>> Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK<br>
>>><br>
>>> Co-ordinates at <a href="http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/hcd/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/hcd/</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> My calendar is at <a href="http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/hcd/hcdcal.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/hcd/hcdcal.html</a><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> From: <<a href="mailto:osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>>> on behalf of Chris Andrews <<a href="mailto:w@lfie.org" target="_blank">w@lfie.org</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:w@lfie.org" target="_blank">w@lfie.org</a>>><br>
>>> Reply-To: List for users of Mac OS X <<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>>><br>
>>> Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2015 at 15:22<br>
>>> To: List for users of Mac OS X <<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>>><br>
>>> Subject: [OSX-Users] Re: Office 2016 - avoid on El Capitan (or don't upgrade)<br>
>>><br>
>>> I don't use MS Office much (only Outlook - and under duress) so haven't really observed this first-hand, but I did see a statement from MS recently about it that said "we continue to work with Apple on a fix" - implying that there's something wrong in OS X as much as in Office. Might need 10.11.1 to really get it back off the ground again.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Chris<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 at 15:19 Hugh Davis <<a href="mailto:hcd@soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">hcd@soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:hcd@soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">hcd@soton.ac.uk</a>>> wrote:<br>
>>> I have this problem too.<br>
>>> Partcularly with my laptop when it sleeps when its running MS office apps – wakes up again with all apps crashed.<br>
>>> Annoying, but I have not lost anything yet.<br>
>>><br>
>>> /h.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Hugh Davis<br>
>>><br>
>>> Professor of Learning Technologies<br>
>>><br>
>>> Director of Institute for Learning Innovation and Development (ILIaD)<br>
>>><br>
>>> Tel: +44 (0)2380 593669<br>
>>><br>
>>> Building 16 Rm 1045<br>
>>><br>
>>> Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK<br>
>>><br>
>>> Co-ordinates at <a href="http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/hcd/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/hcd/</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> My calendar is at <a href="http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/hcd/hcdcal.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/hcd/hcdcal.html</a><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> From: <<a href="mailto:osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>>>> on behalf of Tim Chown <<a href="mailto:tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>><mailto:<a href="mailto:tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>>>><br>
>>> Reply-To: List for users of Mac OS X <<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>>>><br>
>>> Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2015 at 13:45<br>
>>> To: List for users of Mac OS X <<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">osx-users@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>>>><br>
>>> Subject: [OSX-Users] Office 2016 - avoid on El Capitan (or don't upgrade)<br>
>>><br>
>>> I’ve been getting significant crashes and start-up hangs (requiring forced quits) since going to El Capitan.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Seems it’s a common problem. I’d advise against the combination of Office 2016 for mac and OS X 10.11 until this is fixed. It’s very annoying.<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2993132/software-productivity/office-2016-for-mac-update-doesnt-include-fix-for-crashes-under-os-x-el-capitan.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.macworld.com/article/2993132/software-productivity/office-2016-for-mac-update-doesnt-include-fix-for-crashes-under-os-x-el-capitan.html</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> Tim<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
><br>
> Jules<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Jules Field MEng MBCS CITP CEng<br>
> email+iMessage: <a href="mailto:Jules@ecs.soton.ac.uk" target="_blank">Jules@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><br>
> Twitter: @JulesFM<br>
><br>
> Senior Tutor, Electronics and Computer Science<br>
> Teaching Systems Manager, Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering<br>
> University of Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK<br>
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