Download Office 2007 Resource Kit

Microsoft is offering as a free download the Resource Kit content already made available on TechNet for the Office 2007 System. Packaged in Compiled Help format, the 2007 Office Resource Kit Technical Library weighs in at just 3.7 MB, and end-users will need an operating system capable of dealing with compiled help files, namely Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. According to Microsoft, the downloadable Office 2007 Resource Kit CHM offers nothing more than the 2007 Office Resource Kit technical library, which can be accessed on the company's portal for IT professionals.

Essentially, the 2007 Office Resource Kit is designed as a resource centralizing a range of information, guides, walkthroughs, troubleshooting techniques etc. related to Office 2007. In this sense, the kit is set up to streamline the deployment of the Redmond company's productivity suite in the context of corporate IT infrastructures.

“The primary administrative tools for deploying the 2007 Microsoft Office system are included with the product and are no longer available as a download as in previous versions [of] Office,” Microsoft revealed on the page for the kit, emphasizing that the resource brings to the table “a list of all new and updated content added recently to the 2007 Office Resource Kit TechNet library; [but also] a list of all downloadable content including white papers and downloadable books—a compilation of sections in this library; [and even] white papers to help you evaluate the 2007 Microsoft Office system.”

The kit will help IT pros get started with Office 2007, deal with the aspects related to the planning and architecture for the product, but also with the actual deployment process. Via the Office 2007 Resource Kit, users can access guidelines for Office 2007 operations, security and protection, and even troubleshooting.

The 2007 Office Resource Kit Technical Library in Compiled Help format is available for download here.