HELP!! I've done a terrible, terrible thing. I downloaded the trial
version of one of the Office 2007 programs. I thought it would download,
but NOT REPLACE my Office 2003 that was installed by Dell when I purchased
this computer last June. I'm a novice--I hope this helps to explain my
computer illeteracy. #1-I don't need the 2007 version as I'm still trying to
figure out how to use the 2003 version! #2-I can't afford the 2007 as I'm 68
and on a very low fixed income.
Can someone please get my Office 2003 back on my computer???

Also my "dictionary" seems to have gone away as my spell check used on my
e-mails doesn't seem to recognise even the most simple words such as
"today". It must (I hope) be tied into the Office 2007 that I downloaded
I tried to use my "Restore" thing for before I downloaded the Office 2007,
but it didn't help.

Hi

Where did you download Office 2007 from?

If you use Outlook Express - open it and go to:

Tools>Options> Spelling

Under the Langague drop down menu has it defaulted to French?

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"David Doucet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> HELP!! I've done a terrible, terrible thing. I downloaded the trial
> version of one of the Office 2007 programs. I thought it would download,
> but NOT REPLACE my Office 2003 that was installed by Dell when I purchased
> this computer last June. I'm a novice--I hope this helps to explain my
> computer illeteracy. #1-I don't need the 2007 version as I'm still trying
> to figure out how to use the 2003 version! #2-I can't afford the 2007 as
> I'm 68 and on a very low fixed income.
> Can someone please get my Office 2003 back on my computer???
>
> Also my "dictionary" seems to have gone away as my spell check used on my
> e-mails doesn't seem to recognise even the most simple words such as
> "today". It must (I hope) be tied into the Office 2007 that I downloaded
> I tried to use my "Restore" thing for before I downloaded the Office 2007,
> but it didn't help.
>

Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs

There should be two Office entries in the list

Office 2007 (whatever version)
Office 2003 (whatever version)

Click on Office 2007 (whatever version) and Uninstall.

Your Office 2003 (whatever version) will remain.

When you launch any Office program, it should now be the 2003 version.

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John Waller

John Waller wrote:

> Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
>
> There should be two Office entries in the list
>
> Office 2007 (whatever version)
> Office 2003 (whatever version)
>
> Click on Office 2007 (whatever version) and Uninstall.
>
> Your Office 2003 (whatever version) will remain.
>
> When you launch any Office program, it should now be the 2003 version.
>

This assumes that there were two discrete versions of Office still in
the computer. But this would not be successful if the downloaded Office
2007 installed itself on top of Office 2003. IIRC, there is no re-install
capability when a prior version of Office is over-written.

> This assumes that there were two discrete versions of Office still in
> the computer.

Thanks for pointing that out.

I've always installed new versions of Office without removing prior
versions.

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John Waller

Thanks for your help.

I got Microsoft Downloads when checking to see if I had all the latest
security updates installed for my WindowsXP. A "thing" appeared offering me
Office 2007 Trial version to see if I liked it. Being naive, I didn't know
it would be so expensive should I want to buy it!

Thanks, you're rite, it is French. Why?

More inportant how do I get the English dictionary back?
I've spent 4 hours trying to do it on my own. I went into the Office 2007
trying to change it and got totally lost and frustrated as the dictionary
there seems to be in Engish!

"Will Denny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
>
> Where did you download Office 2007 from? > If you use Outlook Express -
> open it and go to:
>
> Tools>Options> Spelling
>
> Under the Langague drop down menu has it defaulted to French?
>
> --
>
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> Please reply to the Newsgroup
>
>
> Please reply to the Newgroups
> "David Doucet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> HELP!! I've done a terrible, terrible thing. I downloaded the trial
>> version of one of the Office 2007 programs. I thought it would download,
>> but NOT REPLACE my Office 2003 that was installed by Dell when I
>> purchased this computer last June. I'm a novice--I hope this helps to
>> explain my computer illeteracy. #1-I don't need the 2007 version as I'm
>> still trying to figure out how to use the 2003 version! #2-I can't afford
>> the 2007 as I'm 68 and on a very low fixed income.
>> Can someone please get my Office 2003 back on my computer???
>>
>> Also my "dictionary" seems to have gone away as my spell check used on my
>> e-mails doesn't seem to recognise even the most simple words such as
>> "today". It must (I hope) be tied into the Office 2007 that I downloaded
>> I tried to use my "Restore" thing for before I downloaded the Office
>> 2007, but it didn't help.
>>
>
>

Thanks for your help.

I had previously gone to the Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
Unfortunately, it would appear that the Office 2007 has replaced or written
over the Office 2003.

What now?

"John Waller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23U$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
>
> There should be two Office entries in the list
>
> Office 2007 (whatever version)
> Office 2003 (whatever version)
>
> Click on Office 2007 (whatever version) and Uninstall.
>
> Your Office 2003 (whatever version) will remain.
>
> When you launch any Office program, it should now be the 2003 version.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> John Waller
>

Thanks.

That's incredible!
If they market it as a "Trial Version", what do they expect to happen to the
user if the user declines the offer to download and buy the Office 2007?

Any idea what would happen if I went into the Control Panel and deleted the
Office 2007.
Would my Office 2003 show up or would I be left with no Office Program?

"GHalleck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> John Waller wrote:
>
>> Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
>>
>> There should be two Office entries in the list
>>
>> Office 2007 (whatever version)
>> Office 2003 (whatever version)
>>
>> Click on Office 2007 (whatever version) and Uninstall.
>>
>> Your Office 2003 (whatever version) will remain.
>>
>> When you launch any Office program, it should now be the 2003 version.
>>
>
> This assumes that there were two discrete versions of Office still in
> the computer. But this would not be successful if the downloaded Office
> 2007 installed itself on top of Office 2003. IIRC, there is no re-install
> capability when a prior version of Office is over-written.

Hi

If you want to keep the 2007 version you can install a 3rd party dictionary:

Spell Checker for OE 2.1
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952


TinySpell
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).


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"David Doucet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for your help.
>
> I got Microsoft Downloads when checking to see if I had all the latest
> security updates installed for my WindowsXP. A "thing" appeared offering
> me Office 2007 Trial version to see if I liked it. Being naive, I didn't
> know it would be so expensive should I want to buy it!
>
> Thanks, you're rite, it is French. Why?
>
> More inportant how do I get the English dictionary back?
> I've spent 4 hours trying to do it on my own. I went into the Office 2007
> trying to change it and got totally lost and frustrated as the dictionary
> there seems to be in Engish!
>
> "Will Denny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi
>>
>> Where did you download Office 2007 from? > If you use Outlook Express -
>> open it and go to:
>>
>> Tools>Options> Spelling
>>
>> Under the Langague drop down menu has it defaulted to French?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> Please reply to the Newsgroup
>>
>>
>> Please reply to the Newgroups
>> "David Doucet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> HELP!! I've done a terrible, terrible thing. I downloaded the trial
>>> version of one of the Office 2007 programs. I thought it would
>>> download, but NOT REPLACE my Office 2003 that was installed by Dell when
>>> I purchased this computer last June. I'm a novice--I hope this helps to
>>> explain my computer illeteracy. #1-I don't need the 2007 version as I'm
>>> still trying to figure out how to use the 2003 version! #2-I can't
>>> afford the 2007 as I'm 68 and on a very low fixed income.
>>> Can someone please get my Office 2003 back on my computer???
>>>
>>> Also my "dictionary" seems to have gone away as my spell check used on
>>> my e-mails doesn't seem to recognise even the most simple words such as
>>> "today". It must (I hope) be tied into the Office 2007 that I
>>> downloaded
>>> I tried to use my "Restore" thing for before I downloaded the Office
>>> 2007, but it didn't help.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

David Doucet wrote:
> HELP!! I've done a terrible, terrible thing. I downloaded the trial
> version of one of the Office 2007 programs. I thought it would
> download, but NOT REPLACE my Office 2003 that was installed by Dell
> when I purchased this computer last June. I'm a novice--I hope this
> helps to explain my computer illeteracy. #1-I don't need the 2007
> version as I'm still trying to figure out how to use the 2003
> version! #2-I can't afford the 2007 as I'm 68 and on a very low fixed
> income. Can someone please get my Office 2003 back on my computer???

Contact Dell or check the documentation that came with your computer. There
should be a restore partition on your computer to get you back to the
original installation - or parts of the original condition.

Contact Microsoft and fuss like the third monkey on Noah's gangplank. Their
"trial" evidently destroyed viable software on your computer and that's not
right.

Failing all else, MS Office 2003 is available, in various incarnations, on
Ebay for around $200.00.