How do i download publisher for free?

Hi I have office 2003 and used to have publisher but my computer got a virus
and i had to get rid of everything on it therefore publisher went to and i
have all my office back now apart from publisher and i really need it but do
not want to pay as i had it before. Please help me by telling me how to get
it for free!!!! please!

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Hi I have office 2003 and used to have publisher but my computer got
a virus and i had to get rid of everything on it therefore publisher
went to and i have all my office back now apart from publisher and i
really need it but do not want to pay as i had it before. Please help
me by telling me how to get it for free!!!! please!

Did Publisher come with your computer? If it did, you should have restore
CDs (or some kind of restore mechanism) with it on, if you don't have the
original product discs.

If Publisher came as part of Office Pro or Office SBE 2003 preinstalled on
your computer, and you only have restore/reinstallation media for Office
Standard, then contact your computer manufacturer and complain.

If you bought Publisher separately from your computer (as part of Office or
standalone), you should still have the product media from which to
reinstall.

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Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher