Recognition of Previous Install After Reformatting HD

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For various reasons I have to perform the dreaded REFORMAT operation. I only
have my MS Office 2000 Upgrade version disk (lost the original install way
back) and am concerned that after reformatting the upgrade disk will not
recognize a former version and therefore not install.

Is there any around this? Perhaps saving a critical portion of my current MS
Office to a cd that could then be restored to XP after reinstallation so MS
Office would recognize it?

TIA

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No, you'll need the actual Office CD. Otherwise, you'll
be unable to install Office 2000.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Radwhacker" wrote:

| For various reasons I have to perform the dreaded REFORMAT operation. I only
| have my MS Office 2000 Upgrade version disk (lost the original install way
| back) and am concerned that after reformatting the upgrade disk will not
| recognize a former version and therefore not install.
|
| Is there any around this? Perhaps saving a critical portion of my current MS
| Office to a cd that could then be restored to XP after reinstallation so MS
| Office would recognize it?
|
| TIA