Migration to a new HDD

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"dan" wrote in message
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Hi, DL
Thank you for the link. I got it working now.

"DL" address@invalid wrote in message
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295823

"dan" wrote in message
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Hi, I had just tried to remove the 'Microsoft Office XP Small Business'
from
the Add or Remove Programs unsuccessfully.
I am getting this dialog :-
"This patch package could not be opened. Verify that the patch package
exists and that you can access it, or
contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows
Installer patch package."
What do I do now?

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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Yes to all of your questions.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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




"dan" wrote in message
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Hi JoAnn,
How do I do this?
Do I remove the 'Microsoft Office XP Small Business' from the Add or
Remove Programs?
then run a setup.exe from the 'Microsoft Office XP Small Business'
CD
disk which came with the machine. Excel was pre-installed in the
machine.
Thank you for your input.

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
You can't "copy" Office from one hard drive to another. It *must*
be
installed from the CDs.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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




"dan" wrote in message
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Hi DL,
I used the 'Data Lifeguard Tools" provided by Western Digital.
It should copy every thing in the old Hard disk to the new Hard
disk.
Then I made the new Hard disk as Master drive replacing the old
one.

"DL" address@invalid wrote in message
...
You really havent given enough info, eg what do you mean 'copy
old
hd
to
new'
what exactly did you copy?

You reinstalled Office?

"dan" wrote in message
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Recently, I had to change my hard drive because the old one is
about
to
wear
out.
My old HDD was 20GB while the new HDD is 160GB.
I partitioned the new HDD into 2_ 50GB & 110GB.
I formatted the partition and copy the old HDD to the new HDD.

The computer works except Excel.
At first, every time I opened a Workbook (any workbook) a dialog
box
(name:
Windows Installer) pops up saying:_
"The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM or other
removable
disk
that is not available.
Insert the 'Microsoft Office XP Small Business' disk and click
OK."
I have to keep the 'Microsoft Office XP Small Business' CD disk
in
the CD
drive at all time.
It worked for a day or two.
Now, not only I have to keep the 'Microsoft Office XP Small
Business'
CD
disk in the CD drive at all time,
but also a '1' is added to the end of each workbookname when it
opens
up.

I have Microsoft Office XP Small Business Version 2002 that came
with
the
machine.

Please advise, thanks.

Hi JoAnn,

Perhaps you should reconsider your answer about "copying". Indeed, as you
say, you can't copy "Office" from one drive to another, but the post you
replied to related to using a disk-driver-vendor (Western Digital, in this
case) utility to copy the "Entire Hard Disk", record by record, to a new
drive. Most all the HD vendors offer a similar utility and virtually
guarantee that the new disk can be used to exactly replace the old. It's
part of their effort to make sure that there are no hassles to a user if
he/she wants to get a new, bigger, better hard disk.

Indeed, several times, for one reason or another, I've changed my boot disk
to a new one using one of the HD vendors "copy disk" utilities, and have
never had to reinstall anything (assuming hardware compatibility, of course),
meaning Windows, Office, or other programs.

--
Tom


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

You can't "copy" Office from one hard drive to another. It *must* be
installed from the CDs.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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




"dan" wrote in message
news:IYBnh.300$GL.60@trndny06...
Hi DL,
I used the 'Data Lifeguard Tools" provided by Western Digital.
It should copy every thing in the old Hard disk to the new Hard disk.
Then I made the new Hard disk as Master drive replacing the old one.

"DL" address@invalid wrote in message
...
You really havent given enough info, eg what do you mean 'copy old hd to
new'
what exactly did you copy?

You reinstalled Office?

"dan" wrote in message
news:R%jnh.466$Ke.3@trndny04...
Recently, I had to change my hard drive because the old one is about to
wear
out.
My old HDD was 20GB while the new HDD is 160GB.
I partitioned the new HDD into 2_ 50GB & 110GB.
I formatted the partition and copy the old HDD to the new HDD.

The computer works except Excel.
At first, every time I opened a Workbook (any workbook) a dialog box
(name:
Windows Installer) pops up saying:_
"The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM or other removable
disk
that is not available.
Insert the 'Microsoft Office XP Small Business' disk and click OK."
I have to keep the 'Microsoft Office XP Small Business' CD disk in the
CD
drive at all time.
It worked for a day or two.
Now, not only I have to keep the 'Microsoft Office XP Small Business' CD
disk in the CD drive at all time,
but also a '1' is added to the end of each workbookname when it opens
up.

I have Microsoft Office XP Small Business Version 2002 that came with
the
machine.

Please advise, thanks.

Unless that software also changes the registry, it won't work. Not changing
my response.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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




"Tom" wrote in message
...
Hi JoAnn,

Perhaps you should reconsider your answer about "copying". Indeed, as you
say, you can't copy "Office" from one drive to another, but the post you
replied to related to using a disk-driver-vendor (Western Digital, in this
case) utility to copy the "Entire Hard Disk", record by record, to a new
drive. Most all the HD vendors offer a similar utility and virtually
guarantee that the new disk can be used to exactly replace the old. It's
part of their effort to make sure that there are no hassles to a user if
he/she wants to get a new, bigger, better hard disk.

Indeed, several times, for one reason or another, I've changed my boot
disk
to a new one using one of the HD vendors "copy disk" utilities, and have
never had to reinstall anything (assuming hardware compatibility, of
course),
meaning Windows, Office, or other programs.

--
Tom


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

You can't "copy" Office from one hard drive to another. It *must* be
installed from the CDs.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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




"dan" wrote in message
news:IYBnh.300$GL.60@trndny06...
Hi DL,
I used the 'Data Lifeguard Tools" provided by Western Digital.
It should copy every thing in the old Hard disk to the new Hard disk.
Then I made the new Hard disk as Master drive replacing the old one.

"DL" address@invalid wrote in message
...
You really havent given enough info, eg what do you mean 'copy old hd
to
new'
what exactly did you copy?

You reinstalled Office?

"dan" wrote in message
news:R%jnh.466$Ke.3@trndny04...
Recently, I had to change my hard drive because the old one is about
to
wear
out.
My old HDD was 20GB while the new HDD is 160GB.
I partitioned the new HDD into 2_ 50GB & 110GB.
I formatted the partition and copy the old HDD to the new HDD.

The computer works except Excel.
At first, every time I opened a Workbook (any workbook) a dialog box
(name:
Windows Installer) pops up saying:_
"The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM or other removable
disk
that is not available.
Insert the 'Microsoft Office XP Small Business' disk and click OK."
I have to keep the 'Microsoft Office XP Small Business' CD disk in
the
CD
drive at all time.
It worked for a day or two.
Now, not only I have to keep the 'Microsoft Office XP Small Business'
CD
disk in the CD drive at all time,
but also a '1' is added to the end of each workbookname when it opens
up.

I have Microsoft Office XP Small Business Version 2002 that came with
the
machine.

Please advise, thanks.