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Dear Microsoft Office System Technical Feedback Beta 2 Participant,

Welcome to the release of Microsoft Office System Beta 2 Kit 2003. You can expect your beta kit to be delivered within the next few days within the United States, and within the next 1-2 weeks outside of the U.S.

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News source: In-House

Your beta kit will contain the following:

§ Cover letter

§ Newsgroup setup instructions

§ Beta 2 Kit 2003 with

o Getting Started Guide

o Demo CD

o Evaluation CD

o Developer Resource CD

o Office 2003

o Beta 2 Kit Language Pack CD1, CD2 (German, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Arabic, Korean)

o Publisher 2003

o FrontPage 2003

o InfoPath 2003

o OneNote 2003

o SharePoint Portal Server “v2.0”

o Windows SharePoint Services (Formerly SharePoint Team Services “v 2.0”

o Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager

o Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Beta 2

o Windows Server 2003 Release Candidate 2



Although the Beta 2 Kit 2003 documentation includes statements regarding no support, **for this technical feedback portion of the beta program (in which you are participating), the BetaPlace Website and Newsgroup services will be available to you.**



BetaPlace is Microsoft’s technical beta web community where you can:

• Update your contact information

• Report bugs online

• View status of your bugs

• Receive up to date program information and downloads if applicable

• Obtain general beta testing guidelines and information



To access BetaPlace, go to http://www.betaplace.com. Sign in using your Beta ID and Password listed below.



BetaID: XXXXXX

Password: XXXXXX

Microsoft private newsgroups will be available for technical support. Private newsgroups are accessed from a dedicated news server and require a User ID and Password before giving you access.



To access the NNTP newsgroups you will need a newsreader program. The newsgroups can also be accessed via your Internet browser by connecting to http://webnews.microsoft.com. You will need to use the account information listed below to configure either newsgroup viewing option. More detailed information about accessing the newsgroups is available on BetaPlace.com.



**NOTE: Please wait 24 hours from the time you receive this e-mail before trying to access the newsgroups and BetaPlace.**



All newsgroups for this beta program begin with: Microsoft.beta.O11IEP.

Newsgroup Account Name: betanewsXXXXXX
Password: XXXXXX
News Server: betanews.microsoft.com

Access to this specific program page on BetaPlace and its newsgroups is limited to participants of this beta release. Microsoft will never request that you send your password information to us via email or any other method. We already have this information on file, and any attempt to obtain your password could indicate fraudulent activity and should be reported to us immediately via the email address below. Please do not share this account information beyond the scope of what is allowed under the License Agreement for this beta. In addition, please do not discuss this beta in newsgroups outside of this program, including other Microsoft newsgroups.



If you need assistance, please send e-mail to onetprp@microsoft.com. This e-mail alias is for administrative issues only and is unable to answer technical support questions. To update your address information, you must go to the “Modify Contact Information” section located at http://www.betaplace.com. We are unable to handle address updates via the program alias. Please allow 2 business days for processing.



Thank you for participating in this beta program. We look forward to your valuable feedback.





The Microsoft Office Product Group