trial ersion expired. now what?

My trial version Office 2007 expired so I uninstalled it. Now my Office 2003
does not work. What happened? Help!

Define "doesn't work".

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"berladybug" wrote in message
...
My trial version Office 2007 expired so I uninstalled it. Now my Office
2003
does not work. What happened? Help!

When I click on Word or Excel a screen pops up saying 'Preparing to install'
and then it asks for a disk that I do not have (Microsoft Office was already
installed on computer). When I cancel, a box then says 'fatal error during
installation'

"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

Define "doesn't work".

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"berladybug" wrote in message
...
My trial version Office 2007 expired so I uninstalled it. Now my Office
2003
does not work. What happened? Help!

"berladybug" wrote in message
...
When I click on Word or Excel a screen pops up saying 'Preparing to
install'
and then it asks for a disk that I do not have (Microsoft Office was
already
installed on computer). When I cancel, a box then says 'fatal error
during
installation'


If you had a paid-for non-trial version of Office 2003 installed on your
computer prior to the 2007 trial version, then the person who sold you the
machine should have given you an Office CD with the machine If you didn't
get one, then you need to go back to the vendor and get it.

Thanks, I will certainly get my office CD
"Gordon" wrote:

"berladybug" wrote in message
...
When I click on Word or Excel a screen pops up saying 'Preparing to
install'
and then it asks for a disk that I do not have (Microsoft Office was
already
installed on computer). When I cancel, a box then says 'fatal error
during
installation'


If you had a paid-for non-trial version of Office 2003 installed on your
computer prior to the 2007 trial version, then the person who sold you the
machine should have given you an Office CD with the machine If you didn't
get one, then you need to go back to the vendor and get it.

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 07:53:01 -0700, berladybug
wrote:

My trial version Office 2007 expired so I uninstalled it. Now my Office 2003
does not work. What happened? Help!

I hope you know that you might possibly have to pay for a full version
of Office 2003. Unless you paid for it when you purchased your
computer.

Especially if you bought the computer with Office 2003 already on the
HD. AS in, you bought your computer used from a friend or via eBay or
Craigslist or via the Internet in another way.

If that is the case, you did NOT "purchase Office 2003" when you
bought your computer, unless the former owner transferred the actual
installation disks when you purchased your computer.

The only way other ways to "purchase" Office 2003 is by purchasing a
copy from a legitimate software dealer, such as directly from
Microsoft, or a legitimate retailer of some sort.

If you have children in school, or you are in school, or you or your
spouse are educators, you can purchase a copy of Office 2007 Home and
School cheaper or as cheaply as a new copy of Office 2003.

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Donald L McDaniel
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