Porting Offfice 2003 to Vista

[GregNga]

I am thinking of buying a laptop that has Vista on it. My current computer
was died on me and it has Office 2003 on it. Can I port Office 2003 to a new
Vista laptop? The salesman told me I needed to get Office 2007. DOn't know
wheter to believe him or not

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I am thinking of buying a laptop that has Vista on it. My current computer
was died on me and it has Office 2003 on it. Can I port Office 2003 to a new
Vista laptop? The salesman told me I needed to get Office 2007. DOn't know
wheter to believe him or not

That salesman is either dishonest or technically clueless.

Office 2003 will work on Vista, just fine. However, it can't be
"ported" from one computer to another. Assuming you have a retail
license for Office 2003 (OEM licenses are permanently bound to the
computer with which they're originally purchased), you'll have to use
your Office 2003 installation CD to install it on the new computer.


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[Gordon]

I am thinking of buying a laptop that has Vista on it. My current computer
was died on me and it has Office 2003 on it. Can I port Office 2003 to a
new
Vista laptop? The salesman told me I needed to get Office 2007. DOn't know
wheter to believe him or not

In addition to what Bruce said, here's how to migrate your Outlook data
without tears:
How to backup and restore Outlook

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

There is out-dated information on some of these pages, specifically with
regard to Outlook 2003 and 2007.

The main points to note:
1. Do NOT use the import/export function to move Outlook data from one
version to another - all you need to do is to copy the pst file, with
Outlook closed.

2. Do NOT paste the copied pst file into the default location - paste into
(for example) your Documents folder and then do File-Open-Outlook Data File
within Outlook.

HTH

 

[David B.]

As stated, Office 2003 works fine on Vista, but you'll need to reinstall it
from your original media, if it was an OEM copy that came with your old PC
the license does not allow you to install it on another, so you'll have to
buy a new copy. And for future reference, "porting" means to move an app
from one platform to another, not one PC to another.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I am thinking of buying a laptop that has Vista on it. My current computer
was died on me and it has Office 2003 on it. Can I port Office 2003 to a new
Vista laptop?

I don't know what you mean by "port." If you have the installation CD,
yes, you can install it on your new Vista laptop, where it will work
fine. Without an installation CD, no, you can't transfer it to another
computer.

The salesman told me I needed to get Office 2007. DOn't know
wheter to believe him or not

Don't believe him. He doesn't know what he's talking about. Is this
one of the big-box electronic stores? With very rare exceptions, the
sales people at these stores know very little about computers. If they
had real skills, they could get better jobs than the low-paying ones
they have.

 

[ray]

I am thinking of buying a laptop that has Vista on it. My current
computer was died on me and it has Office 2003 on it. Can I port Office
2003 to a new Vista laptop? The salesman told me I needed to get Office
2007. DOn't know wheter to believe him or not

Why bother? Try OpenOffice.org first - it will most likely do everything
you need. Highly compatible with ms office; imports and exports ms office
files.

 

[Alias]

Why bother? Try OpenOffice.org first - it will most likely do everything
you need. Highly compatible with ms office; imports and exports ms office
files.

He may need Outlook which, unfortunately, Open Office doesn't include.

Alias

 

[Peter Foldes]

Ken

Porting meaning to copy over Office from one computer to another via cable and ports

 

[GregNga]

Thanks, yes I have the CD, however the CD is an upgrade cd of an older
version of Office previous to Office 2003 (Office 97, I think, which I also
have the CD for).

So if I install it on a new Vista lap, can I use the upgrade cd or do I have
to install the full, older version and then apply the upgrade to that

 

[Alias]

Thanks, yes I have the CD, however the CD is an upgrade cd of an older
version of Office previous to Office 2003 (Office 97, I think, which I also
have the CD for).

So if I install it on a new Vista lap, can I use the upgrade cd or do I have
to install the full, older version and then apply the upgrade to that

It will ask for the old CD while installing. No need to reinstall 97.

Alias

 

[David B.]

uuuh, if you say so.

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Ken

Porting meaning to copy over Office from one computer to another via cable
and ports

 

[Gordon]

Ken

Porting meaning to copy over Office from one computer to another via cable
and ports

Nope. "Porting" means to create a version of the particular application to
run on a platform it wasn't written for initially.

 

[Peter Foldes]

That is not what the OP meant. I should have used port instead of porting. The OP
wanted to copy his Office 2003 install over to the new laptop via his port
specifically his in and out ports. That is how the post was intended to sound and
that is what he meant.
Sorry about my choice of words. I know what porting is but in my haste answering I
wrongfully posted. Thanks for catching that

 

[Peter Foldes]

Start the new install and when it asks for a previous version then just insert that
as proof

 

[John Galt]

Hmm, that may be a problem. With an upgrade CD you usually have to
install the base program first. But I am not sure whether Office97 will
even install on Vista.

1) You are going to have to learn to quote/copy what you are replying
to. You vBulletin users are a PITA, but learning to do that will
reduce your annoyance factor considerably.

2) Inserting a qualifying CD will do it just fine.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Ken

Porting meaning to copy over Office from one computer to another via cable and ports

Maybe, maybe not. I wanted to know what the *OP* meant by it.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thanks, yes I have the CD, however the CD is an upgrade cd of an older
version of Office previous to Office 2003 (Office 97, I think, which I also
have the CD for).

So if I install it on a new Vista lap, can I use the upgrade cd or do I have
to install the full, older version and then apply the upgrade to that

I'm not absolutely sure. With most versions of Windows, you can
install the Upgrade CD without a previous version being installed, by
inserting the previous version's CD as proof of ownership. Whether you
can do that with Office 2003, I don't know.

 

[David B.]

Your blowing BS, there's no way you could have determined the OP wanted to
do that from his post. Regardless, it is STILL not porting.

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Why bother? Try OpenOffice.org first - it will most likely do everything
you need. Highly compatible with ms office; imports and exports ms office
files.

Hey IDIOT - He already has Office 2003. No need for that INFERIOR Open Orafice shit you peddle.

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Who are you to tell me what to do. I guess in the future I stay away
from those "Guest postings" - to much bother with you guys and too much
rude abuse.

You should provide at least a snippit of what you are replying to. If you are unable to do
that, I suggest staying away from computers and getting an Etch-A-Sketch.