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#11
May 19th, 2007, 02:37 AM
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Installing Office 2007 with no DVD drive
I will follow the instructions about getting the trial and then entering my
product key. My computer is probably 4 years old and was really good then. I think I am getting close to an upgrade!! thanks for all the responses. -- Thanks, Leslie "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote: Oh. It doesn't make any sense to sell only a CD-RW though nowadays, even for really low end systems. Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message : I've recently seen some *really low end* systems that only give you a CD-RW unless you want to pay for the upgrade. (And a minimal amount of RAM too.) -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message ... Yes, but most CD-RW drives sold in the past years are CD-RW/DVD combo drives. I actually cannot think of a single CD-ROM/CD-RW drive on the market today that doesn't read DVDs. Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "Tim" timfeld_at_hotmail.com wrote in message : Patrick - Sorry...CD-RW (or CD-ROM) drives, no matter if it was purchased 5 years ago or today, will not read a DVD disk. You need a DVD drive (either ROM or a re-writable) to read a DVD disk. Tim "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message ... You can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en and give it a shot. I know that for the retail versions of Office 2007 (trials from http://trymicrosoftoffice.com), you can download the trial and convert it into a full retail version with a valid product key. I don't know if the same applies to the volume license only edition Enterprise. Are you sure your drive cannot read DVDs? A CD-RW that can't read DVDs must be 4 or 5 yrs old at least... Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "Leslie" wrote in message : Enterprise -- Thanks, Leslie "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote: Which Office 2007 suite did you buy? Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "Leslie" wrote in message news 
I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and it requires a DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go purchase a DVD drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using the product key I have? -- Thanks, Leslie 
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May 19th, 2007, 03:28 AM
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I know that and you know that but some people only want to spend x amount of
money for a computer and will only end up getting burned in the end. Nothing we can ever say will ever change that. (I used to sell computers for a living. I could tell you stories.) -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message ... Oh. It doesn't make any sense to sell only a CD-RW though nowadays, even for really low end systems. Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message : I've recently seen some *really low end* systems that only give you a CD-RW unless you want to pay for the upgrade. (And a minimal amount of RAM too.) -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message ... Yes, but most CD-RW drives sold in the past years are CD-RW/DVD combo drives. I actually cannot think of a single CD-ROM/CD-RW drive on the market today that doesn't read DVDs. Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "Tim" timfeld_at_hotmail.com wrote in message : Patrick - Sorry...CD-RW (or CD-ROM) drives, no matter if it was purchased 5 years ago or today, will not read a DVD disk. You need a DVD drive (either ROM or a re-writable) to read a DVD disk. Tim "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message ... You can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en and give it a shot. I know that for the retail versions of Office 2007 (trials from http://trymicrosoftoffice.com), you can download the trial and convert it into a full retail version with a valid product key. I don't know if the same applies to the volume license only edition Enterprise. Are you sure your drive cannot read DVDs? A CD-RW that can't read DVDs must be 4 or 5 yrs old at least... Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "Leslie" wrote in message : Enterprise -- Thanks, Leslie "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote: Which Office 2007 suite did you buy? Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "Leslie" wrote in message news
I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and it requires a DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go purchase a DVD drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using the product key I have? -- Thanks, Leslie
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#13
May 19th, 2007, 04:44 PM
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Hi Tim,
The 'perpetual license' is MS's term for a purchased license. The MS Office 2007 Enterprise Trial edtion download is a special retail configuration rather than a volume license one. =================== "Tim" timfeld_at_hotmail.com wrote in message ... I found this on MS' web site (see below). It suggests you might be able to download the trial version and use the product key you purchased. However, it refers to having a "perpetual product key". Honestly, until now I had not heard of a "perpetual" key. I don't know if that is something special or not. But if I were you, I would save some trouble now and in the future and just go get a DVD drive. They are fairly inexpensive these days (in the $30 -$40 range and even less on sale). You will find you'll be needing it more in the months/years to come. Tim -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
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#14
May 21st, 2007, 04:25 PM
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Installing Office 2007 with no DVD drive
This is all true...but I think the main point was lost. If the drive does
not have the "DVD" logo on it, it will not read DVD disks. One should not assume it will read DVD disks just because it is new or recently manufactured. I agree, it would be dumb to purchase a drive that is CD-compatible only...but they still make them and you can still purchase them. Check out Newegg...they have them for sale for $16.99. The cheapest drive they have that will read (but not write) DVDs is $21.99. I would certainly spend the extra $5 to be able to read DVDs (and certainly spend yet another $6 to be able to write DVDs). So the OP needs to ensure the drive has the DVD logo on it to ensure it will read DVD disks. Tim "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... I know that and you know that but some people only want to spend x amount of money for a computer and will only end up getting burned in the end. Nothing we can ever say will ever change that. (I used to sell computers for a living. I could tell you stories.) -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message ... Oh. It doesn't make any sense to sell only a CD-RW though nowadays, even for really low end systems. Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message : I've recently seen some *really low end* systems that only give you a CD-RW unless you want to pay for the upgrade. (And a minimal amount of RAM too.) -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message ... Yes, but most CD-RW drives sold in the past years are CD-RW/DVD combo drives. I actually cannot think of a single CD-ROM/CD-RW drive on the market today that doesn't read DVDs. Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "Tim" timfeld_at_hotmail.com wrote in message : Patrick - Sorry...CD-RW (or CD-ROM) drives, no matter if it was purchased 5 years ago or today, will not read a DVD disk. You need a DVD drive (either ROM or a re-writable) to read a DVD disk. Tim "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message ... You can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en and give it a shot. I know that for the retail versions of Office 2007 (trials from http://trymicrosoftoffice.com), you can download the trial and convert it into a full retail version with a valid product key. I don't know if the same applies to the volume license only edition Enterprise. Are you sure your drive cannot read DVDs? A CD-RW that can't read DVDs must be 4 or 5 yrs old at least... Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "Leslie" wrote in message : Enterprise -- Thanks, Leslie "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote: Which Office 2007 suite did you buy? Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed "Leslie" wrote in message news
I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and it requires a DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go purchase a DVD drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using the product key I have? -- Thanks, Leslie
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#15
May 21st, 2007, 10:28 PM
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Ah...thanks Bob. I don't remember seeing that term before. Then again, my
eyes tend to glaze over when reading about MS' licensing stuff :-) Tim "Bob Buckland ?:-)" 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com wrote in message ... Hi Tim, The 'perpetual license' is MS's term for a purchased license. The MS Office 2007 Enterprise Trial edtion download is a special retail configuration rather than a volume license one. =================== "Tim" timfeld_at_hotmail.com wrote in message ... I found this on MS' web site (see below). It suggests you might be able to download the trial version and use the product key you purchased. However, it refers to having a "perpetual product key". Honestly, until now I had not heard of a "perpetual" key. I don't know if that is something special or not. But if I were you, I would save some trouble now and in the future and just go get a DVD drive. They are fairly inexpensive these days (in the $30 -$40 range and even less on sale). You will find you'll be needing it more in the months/years to come. Tim -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
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#16
June 29th, 2007, 07:38 PM
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Leslie, Did downloading form the website work for you? I have the same
problem with no DVD drive. Let me know if you ran into any issues. Thanks, "Tim" wrote: Ah...thanks Bob. I don't remember seeing that term before. Then again, my eyes tend to glaze over when reading about MS' licensing stuff :-) Tim "Bob Buckland ?:-)" 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com wrote in message ... Hi Tim, The 'perpetual license' is MS's term for a purchased license. The MS Office 2007 Enterprise Trial edtion download is a special retail configuration rather than a volume license one. =================== "Tim" timfeld_at_hotmail.com wrote in message ... I found this on MS' web site (see below). It suggests you might be able to download the trial version and use the product key you purchased. However, it refers to having a "perpetual product key". Honestly, until now I had not heard of a "perpetual" key. I don't know if that is something special or not. But if I were you, I would save some trouble now and in the future and just go get a DVD drive. They are fairly inexpensive these days (in the $30 -$40 range and even less on sale). You will find you'll be needing it more in the months/years to come. Tim -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
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#17
June 29th, 2007, 09:33 PM
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Go back to where you got it and ask for it to be downloaded on a CD and not on a DVD
Also you can get a DVD drive for about $30 today. Why not get one . You will need it more and more since many programs now come on DVD's because of their size mostly. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Natalie" wrote in message ... Leslie, Did downloading form the website work for you? I have the same problem with no DVD drive. Let me know if you ran into any issues. Thanks, "Tim" wrote: Ah...thanks Bob. I don't remember seeing that term before. Then again, my eyes tend to glaze over when reading about MS' licensing stuff :-) Tim "Bob Buckland ?:-)" 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com wrote in message ... Hi Tim, The 'perpetual license' is MS's term for a purchased license. The MS Office 2007 Enterprise Trial edtion download is a special retail configuration rather than a volume license one. =================== "Tim" timfeld_at_hotmail.com wrote in message ... I found this on MS' web site (see below). It suggests you might be able to download the trial version and use the product key you purchased. However, it refers to having a "perpetual product key". Honestly, until now I had not heard of a "perpetual" key. I don't know if that is something special or not. But if I were you, I would save some trouble now and in the future and just go get a DVD drive. They are fairly inexpensive these days (in the $30 -$40 range and even less on sale). You will find you'll be needing it more in the months/years to come. Tim -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
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