Office XP Standard fails to install on new Vista PC

[Guest]

I bought a new PC that came with Vista pre-installed. I want to install my
licensed copy of Office XP Standard. After supplying the Product Key, the
Product Compliance check dialog is displayed with the message "Setup failed
to locate a valid qualifying product on your machine." So...is Office XP not
compatible with Vista? do I need to do something in Vista to make it accept
the Office XP installation?

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User]

Office XP will run in Vista , but the message suggests that you have an
Office XP UPGRADE CD, which will not install unless there is a qualifying
product already installed.. such a product might be Office 97 or Office
2000..

I bought a new PC that came with Vista pre-installed. I want to install my
licensed copy of Office XP Standard. After supplying the Product Key, the
Product Compliance check dialog is displayed with the message "Setup
failed
to locate a valid qualifying product on your machine." So...is Office XP
not
compatible with Vista? do I need to do something in Vista to make it
accept
the Office XP installation?

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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

 

[Guest]

Yes, it is in fact an Upgrade CD--it doesn't say that anywhere on the jewel
case, but it does say it on the intensely holographic CD label itself. It's
been so long since I last installed it, I just forgot...
What is the latest version of the Office Suite that is compatible with Vista?

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User]

Office 2007 is the latest..

http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/FX100647101033.aspx

Yes, it is in fact an Upgrade CD--it doesn't say that anywhere on the
jewel
case, but it does say it on the intensely holographic CD label itself.
It's
been so long since I last installed it, I just forgot...
What is the latest version of the Office Suite that is compatible with
Vista?

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Does the qualifying product actually have to be installed, or can one
simply stick its CD in the drive for verification?
I know for a fact that Office 97 will not install in Vista.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User]

Office upgrades look for a qualifying product on the hard drive as far as I
am aware.. I have never seen an Office Upgrade installation ask for a CD
containing a previous version as qualifying material..

Does the qualifying product actually have to be installed, or can one
simply stick its CD in the drive for verification?
I know for a fact that Office 97 will not install in Vista.

Gary VanderMolen

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

 

[Guest]

I have done this in the past and it worked. I have an Office XP upgrade disc
but the not an original Office disc. I found an old Office 95 disc and stuck
it into one of the disc drives. Then the upgrade disc allowed me to load it.
One my desktop I put it into one of the 2 CD drives but on my laptop I put
it into the CD drive, the computer saw it then I removed it and replaced it
with the upgrade disc and viola!

(I was wondering the same thing about Vista and office XP which was why I
read this string.) I just bought a laptop with Vista and was going to try to
load my office XP on it and was wondering if they will work together.)

 

[BSchnur]

Office upgrades look for a qualifying product on the hard drive as far as I

am aware.. I have never seen an Office Upgrade installation ask for a CD
containing a previous version as qualifying material..

Actually, while it will look first on the hard drive, you can redirect
it to a qualifying previous version install CD. (not sure if that
works with Office XP or 2003, it did work with the Office 2000 upgrade
install).