Install Office on a Different Computer

[C and A Bredt]

My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed
on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student
edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002.
Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[Gordon]

My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student
edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002.
Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

No, if, as you say, it came pre-installed. That means it's an OEM version,
and cannot be moved to another machine...

 

[JoAnn Paules]

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

 

[C and A Bredt]

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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

My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[Terry Farrell]

I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers
but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an
upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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

My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[JoAnn Paules]

No, and hasn't been for a while. You may be able to locate some copies on
eBay but I will never recommend anyone do that. too much bootleg software
out there. You *might* be able to locate a copy of Office 2003
(Amazon.com?), but it too has been superceded.

--

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

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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

My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[C and A Bredt]

The ones on Amazon say "Old Version" All I need is Excel and Word.

Thanks, CB

I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers
but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an
upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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


My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Office XP and 2003 *are* old versions. Or do you mean used?

--

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

The ones on Amazon say "Old Version" All I need is Excel and Word.

Thanks, CB

I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line
retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You
qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the
qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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


My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[C and A Bredt]

Will Office 2003 run on Vista?

Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an

upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM"

CB

I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers
but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an
upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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


My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[C and A Bredt]

It says "Microsoft Office Professional 2003 [Old Version] and it says NEWso
maybe it just means it's not the new 2007??

Any problem running it on Vista
CB

Office XP and 2003 *are* old versions. Or do you mean used?

--

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

The ones on Amazon say "Old Version" All I need is Excel and Word.

Thanks, CB

I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line
retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You
qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the
qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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


My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Without seeing it, my assumption is that they mean that it's not the latest
and greatest. Some people are still not aware of Office 2007 and it's been
out a bit over a year.

--

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

It says "Microsoft Office Professional 2003 [Old Version] and it says
NEWso maybe it just means it's not the new 2007??

Any problem running it on Vista
CB

Office XP and 2003 *are* old versions. Or do you mean used?

--

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

The ones on Amazon say "Old Version" All I need is Excel and Word.

Thanks, CB

I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has
all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable
and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line
retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You
qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the
qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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


My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[Terry Farrell]

Sure, Office 2003 runs perfectly under Vista.

What I mean is that you have a version of Office XP, it qualifies you for an
UPGRADE version of Office 2003: so you do not have to pay for the full
product rather buy the upgrade which will save you some shekels.

When you install an upgrade, if you don't have the qualifying version
installed. Setup will ask you for the qualifying software: all you do is
remove the Office 2003 CD, insert the Office 2002 CD; setup will see it and
prompt you to put the Office 2003 install disk back into the drive again.

Terry

Will Office 2003 run on Vista?

Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an

upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM"

CB

I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line
retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You
qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the
qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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


My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I think Word 2002 still comes with Works Suite, but that wouldn't cover the
rest of the Office apps, and, as someone has said, Office 2003 is far
superior, anyway.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

No, and hasn't been for a while. You may be able to locate some copies on
eBay but I will never recommend anyone do that. too much bootleg software
out there. You *might* be able to locate a copy of Office 2003
(Amazon.com?), but it too has been superceded.

--

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

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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


My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

All of which assumes that the OEM actually gave you a CD and that it
qualifies for an upgrade on another machine.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Sure, Office 2003 runs perfectly under Vista.

What I mean is that you have a version of Office XP, it qualifies you for
an UPGRADE version of Office 2003: so you do not have to pay for the full
product rather buy the upgrade which will save you some shekels.

When you install an upgrade, if you don't have the qualifying version
installed. Setup will ask you for the qualifying software: all you do is
remove the Office 2003 CD, insert the Office 2002 CD; setup will see it
and prompt you to put the Office 2003 install disk back into the drive
again.

Terry

Will Office 2003 run on Vista?

Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an

upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM"

CB

I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line
retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You
qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the
qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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


My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You're slipping Suzanne. In the first post in the thread, the poster said
"I have all of the install CDs that came the the system."

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

All of which assumes that the OEM actually gave you a CD and that it
qualifies for an upgrade on another machine.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Sure, Office 2003 runs perfectly under Vista.

What I mean is that you have a version of Office XP, it qualifies you for
an UPGRADE version of Office 2003: so you do not have to pay for the full
product rather buy the upgrade which will save you some shekels.

When you install an upgrade, if you don't have the qualifying version
installed. Setup will ask you for the qualifying software: all you do is
remove the Office 2003 CD, insert the Office 2002 CD; setup will see it
and prompt you to put the Office 2003 install disk back into the drive
again.

Terry

Will Office 2003 run on Vista?

Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an
upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM"

CB

I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has
all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable
and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line
retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You
qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the
qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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


My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Good catch. I'm still not confident that an OEM app will qualify for an
upgrade on a different machine, though.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

You're slipping Suzanne. In the first post in the thread, the poster said
"I have all of the install CDs that came the the system."

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

All of which assumes that the OEM actually gave you a CD and that it
qualifies for an upgrade on another machine.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Sure, Office 2003 runs perfectly under Vista.

What I mean is that you have a version of Office XP, it qualifies you
for an UPGRADE version of Office 2003: so you do not have to pay for the
full product rather buy the upgrade which will save you some shekels.

When you install an upgrade, if you don't have the qualifying version
installed. Setup will ask you for the qualifying software: all you do is
remove the Office 2003 CD, insert the Office 2002 CD; setup will see it
and prompt you to put the Office 2003 install disk back into the drive
again.

Terry

Will Office 2003 run on Vista?

Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an
upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM"

CB

I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has
all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more
stable and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line
retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You
qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the
qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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


message My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the
the system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and
install Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[Beth Melton]

You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another
computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed
on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original
version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated.
So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

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

My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

 

[Beth Melton]

You're right. An OEM version cannot be used as a qualifying product for
another computer. See my reply to JoAnn.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Thanks, Beth. That was my gut feeling.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Beth

I'm going to look into this further because my understanding is that you can
use an OEM Office as an upgrade qualification. In a similar way, you can
purchase a software assurance upgrade for an OEM version of Office. Perhaps
this has changed since I last had a Microsoft License Overview, maybe with
the introduction of Office 2007?

Terry