2003 student trial to 2007 proffessional

I have a Presario V5000 w a Turion 64 (not dual core) I had Office 2003
professional Installed. my laptop went wacko and i had to take it back to the
day it was bought. I didn't want to lose my office 2003 prog so i archived
onto DVD to be installed once the laptop was working again. well now when i
try to instal , I get a message that says the comp is not set up to run this
app. I do not have the original disc, it was destroyed. Can load my trial
student/teacher office 2003 and Update to 2007 Office prof or do I have to
buy the full version. Also what progs did i not copy on my Office 2003 prof.
I went to Program Files\microsoft office and thought theey would all be
there. obviouly i was wrong. I don't want to pay 4 a full edition, just an
upgrade. can anybody help me? PLEEEEEZ!

Sorry - it's not that simple. You can't upgrade a trial version.

Where did you get the 2003 version? Was it preinstalled or did you buy it
reatil?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"robertnemesis" (donotspam) wrote in message
...
I have a Presario V5000 w a Turion 64 (not dual core) I had Office 2003
professional Installed. my laptop went wacko and i had to take it back to
the
day it was bought. I didn't want to lose my office 2003 prog so i archived
onto DVD to be installed once the laptop was working again. well now when
i
try to instal , I get a message that says the comp is not set up to run
this
app. I do not have the original disc, it was destroyed. Can load my trial
student/teacher office 2003 and Update to 2007 Office prof or do I have to
buy the full version. Also what progs did i not copy on my Office 2003
prof.
I went to Program Files\microsoft office and thought theey would all be
there. obviouly i was wrong. I don't want to pay 4 a full edition, just an
upgrade. can anybody help me? PLEEEEEZ!

The original office 2003 professional was NOT preinstalled, it was purchased.
It installed perfectly. I assumed that all the files were in the
programfiles\microsoft office folder so thats what i archived. I then reset
my comp and when i replaced the folder from the DVD (not the original, which
was destroyed from my infant child) i received an error message stating that
the system was not configured for the app! So i started the preinstalled
Student/teacher office 2003. I checked on the office 2007 Professional site
and it said if i had the required version of "works", i could upgrade. (and i
believe i do). If I don't though then what ur saying is i'll have 2 shell out
the $ 4 the full ver of office 2007 prof, right?
--
NEMESIS


"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

Sorry - it's not that simple. You can't upgrade a trial version.

Where did you get the 2003 version? Was it preinstalled or did you buy it
reatil?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"robertnemesis" (donotspam) wrote in message
...
I have a Presario V5000 w a Turion 64 (not dual core) I had Office 2003
professional Installed. my laptop went wacko and i had to take it back to
the
day it was bought. I didn't want to lose my office 2003 prog so i archived
onto DVD to be installed once the laptop was working again. well now when
i
try to instal , I get a message that says the comp is not set up to run
this
app. I do not have the original disc, it was destroyed. Can load my trial
student/teacher office 2003 and Update to 2007 Office prof or do I have to
buy the full version. Also what progs did i not copy on my Office 2003
prof.
I went to Program Files\microsoft office and thought theey would all be
there. obviouly i was wrong. I don't want to pay 4 a full edition, just an
upgrade. can anybody help me? PLEEEEEZ!

If you can prove that you own a retail version, you can call Microsoft and
get a copy of the CDs for a nominal fee (~$30).

(When you install Office, files are scattered all over the place, not just
one. The days of all of your files being in one location disappeared with
DOS or shortly thereafter.)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"robertnemesis" (donotspam) wrote in message
...
The original office 2003 professional was NOT preinstalled, it was
purchased.
It installed perfectly. I assumed that all the files were in the
programfiles\microsoft office folder so thats what i archived. I then
reset
my comp and when i replaced the folder from the DVD (not the original,
which
was destroyed from my infant child) i received an error message stating
that
the system was not configured for the app! So i started the preinstalled
Student/teacher office 2003. I checked on the office 2007 Professional
site
and it said if i had the required version of "works", i could upgrade.
(and i
believe i do). If I don't though then what ur saying is i'll have 2 shell
out
the $ 4 the full ver of office 2007 prof, right?
--
NEMESIS


"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

Sorry - it's not that simple. You can't upgrade a trial version.

Where did you get the 2003 version? Was it preinstalled or did you buy it
reatil?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"robertnemesis" (donotspam) wrote in message
...
I have a Presario V5000 w a Turion 64 (not dual core) I had Office 2003
professional Installed. my laptop went wacko and i had to take it back
to
the
day it was bought. I didn't want to lose my office 2003 prog so i
archived
onto DVD to be installed once the laptop was working again. well now
when
i
try to instal , I get a message that says the comp is not set up to run
this
app. I do not have the original disc, it was destroyed. Can load my
trial
student/teacher office 2003 and Update to 2007 Office prof or do I have
to
buy the full version. Also what progs did i not copy on my Office 2003
prof.
I went to Program Files\microsoft office and thought theey would all be
there. obviouly i was wrong. I don't want to pay 4 a full edition, just
an
upgrade. can anybody help me? PLEEEEEZ!

Can I prove that I owned the retail version by providing the 25 digit
activation key or does mocrosoft want a receipt of purchase or some other
item that I wouldn't have. that was like 3yrs ago!
--
NEMESIS


"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

If you can prove that you own a retail version, you can call Microsoft and
get a copy of the CDs for a nominal fee (~$30).

(When you install Office, files are scattered all over the place, not just
one. The days of all of your files being in one location disappeared with
DOS or shortly thereafter.)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"robertnemesis" (donotspam) wrote in message
...
The original office 2003 professional was NOT preinstalled, it was
purchased.
It installed perfectly. I assumed that all the files were in the
programfiles\microsoft office folder so thats what i archived. I then
reset
my comp and when i replaced the folder from the DVD (not the original,
which
was destroyed from my infant child) i received an error message stating
that
the system was not configured for the app! So i started the preinstalled
Student/teacher office 2003. I checked on the office 2007 Professional
site
and it said if i had the required version of "works", i could upgrade.
(and i
believe i do). If I don't though then what ur saying is i'll have 2 shell
out
the $ 4 the full ver of office 2007 prof, right?
--
NEMESIS


"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

Sorry - it's not that simple. You can't upgrade a trial version.

Where did you get the 2003 version? Was it preinstalled or did you buy it
reatil?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"robertnemesis" (donotspam) wrote in message
...
I have a Presario V5000 w a Turion 64 (not dual core) I had Office 2003
professional Installed. my laptop went wacko and i had to take it back
to
the
day it was bought. I didn't want to lose my office 2003 prog so i
archived
onto DVD to be installed once the laptop was working again. well now
when
i
try to instal , I get a message that says the comp is not set up to run
this
app. I do not have the original disc, it was destroyed. Can load my
trial
student/teacher office 2003 and Update to 2007 Office prof or do I have
to
buy the full version. Also what progs did i not copy on my Office 2003
prof.
I went to Program Files\microsoft office and thought theey would all be
there. obviouly i was wrong. I don't want to pay 4 a full edition, just
an
upgrade. can anybody help me? PLEEEEEZ!

The product key was enough for the rep when I called about two years ago.
(Hey - sometimes my organization skills aren't the best.)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"robertnemesis" (donotspam) wrote in message
...
Can I prove that I owned the retail version by providing the 25 digit
activation key or does mocrosoft want a receipt of purchase or some other
item that I wouldn't have. that was like 3yrs ago!
--
NEMESIS


"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

If you can prove that you own a retail version, you can call Microsoft
and
get a copy of the CDs for a nominal fee (~$30).

(When you install Office, files are scattered all over the place, not
just
one. The days of all of your files being in one location disappeared with
DOS or shortly thereafter.)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"robertnemesis" (donotspam) wrote in message
...
The original office 2003 professional was NOT preinstalled, it was
purchased.
It installed perfectly. I assumed that all the files were in the
programfiles\microsoft office folder so thats what i archived. I then
reset
my comp and when i replaced the folder from the DVD (not the original,
which
was destroyed from my infant child) i received an error message stating
that
the system was not configured for the app! So i started the
preinstalled
Student/teacher office 2003. I checked on the office 2007 Professional
site
and it said if i had the required version of "works", i could upgrade.
(and i
believe i do). If I don't though then what ur saying is i'll have 2
shell
out
the $ 4 the full ver of office 2007 prof, right?
--
NEMESIS


"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

Sorry - it's not that simple. You can't upgrade a trial version.

Where did you get the 2003 version? Was it preinstalled or did you buy
it
reatil?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"robertnemesis" (donotspam) wrote in
message
...
I have a Presario V5000 w a Turion 64 (not dual core) I had Office
2003
professional Installed. my laptop went wacko and i had to take it
back
to
the
day it was bought. I didn't want to lose my office 2003 prog so i
archived
onto DVD to be installed once the laptop was working again. well
now
when
i
try to instal , I get a message that says the comp is not set up to
run
this
app. I do not have the original disc, it was destroyed. Can load my
trial
student/teacher office 2003 and Update to 2007 Office prof or do I
have
to
buy the full version. Also what progs did i not copy on my Office
2003
prof.
I went to Program Files\microsoft office and thought theey would all
be
there. obviouly i was wrong. I don't want to pay 4 a full edition,
just
an
upgrade. can anybody help me? PLEEEEEZ!